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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231)

A320-43Scrapped

RegistrationSIS5-AAA

OperatorAdria Airways

6operators

0incidents

0accidents

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) built in 1988. Operated for Adria Airways, Aero Lloyd and Afriqiyah Airways. Scrapped.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 59,400 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x IAE V2500-A1

Seats162 (Y162)

First flight1988

Country of registrationEslovenia

MSN43

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

162Economy

162 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2006Afriqiyah Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

TIPBENBenina

Main destinations

MRAISTIstanbul TUNTunis AMMAmman CAICairo CMNCasablanca SFASfax AKFKufra FCORome JEDJeddah

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1988

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

May 16, 1989

Delivered to Adria Airways

Delivered to Adria Airways as YU-AOA.

Jul 14, 1991

Transferred to Aero Lloyd

Transferred to Aero Lloyd.

Dec 26, 1991

Transferred to Adria Airways

Transferred to Adria Airways.

Apr 2, 1992

Transferred to Air Columbus

Transferred to Air Columbus.

Mar 30, 1993

Transferred to Cretan Airlines

Transferred to Cretan Airlines.

Jun 2, 1993

Re-registered

Changed from S5-AAA to SX-BAS (still with Cretan Airlines).

Jan 20, 1995

Transferred to Adria Airways

Transferred to Adria Airways.

May 4, 1995

Transferred to Kibris T?rk Hava Yollari (KTHY)

Transferred to Kibris T?rk Hava Yollari (KTHY).

Apr 6, 2006

Transferred to Afriqiyah Airways

Transferred to Afriqiyah Airways.

Operators

1989-05-16

Adria Airways

Registration YU-AOA

1991-07-14

Aero Lloyd

Registration YU-AOA

1991-12-26

Adria Airways

Registration SL-AAA

1992-04-02

Air Columbus

Registration SL-AAA

1993-03-30

Cretan Airlines

Registration S5-AAA

1993-06-02

Cretan Airlines

Registration SX-BAS

1995-01-20

Adria Airways

Registration S5-AAA

1995-05-04

Kibris T?rk Hava Yollari (KTHY)

Registration S5-AAA

2006-04-06

Afriqiyah Airways

Registration S5-AAA

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) · S5-AAA · Adria Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-43},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-43}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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