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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · 9V-SLB · Silkair

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) illustration in Silkair livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Airbus A320-200 (A320-232)

A320-899Scrapped
RegistrationSG9V-SLB
OperatorSilkair
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Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) built in 1998 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Silkair. Scrapped in 2014.

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Mature · 16 years · ≈ 52,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus
Engines2× IAE V2527-A5
PropulsionTurbofan
First flight1998
Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile
Country of registrationSingapur
MSN899
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

With its 6,204 km range, from Singapore it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai5,846 kmNRTNarita5,358 kmICNSeoul4,627 kmPEKBeijing4,491 kmDELNew Delhi4,159 km
Beyond its rangeDOHDoha6,207 km

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

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

The full story of the Airbus A320 Compare this aircraft

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1998–2014Silkair network of its single-aisle aircraft
Base
SINSingapore
Main destinations
REPCEBCebu City/Lapu-Lapu CityDADDa NangDVODavaoPNHBDOBandungBKIKota KinabaluBLRBengaluruBPNBalikpapanCCUKolkataCJBCoimbatore

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1998
Built
Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.
Nov 5, 1998
Delivered to Silkair
Delivered to Silkair as 9V-SLB.
Apr 2014
Placed in storage
In April 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration 9V-SLB), operated by Silkair, was placed in storage. Source: Silkair.
Source: Silkair
Aug 2014
Scrapped
In August 2014, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration 9V-SLB), operated by Silkair, was scrapped. Source: Silkair.
Source: Silkair

Operators

1998-11-05
Silkair
Registration 9V-SLB

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Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

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Vuelopedia (2026) Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · 9V-SLB · Silkair. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-899 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Airbus A320-200 (A320-232) · 9V-SLB · Silkair}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-16},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-899},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/A320-899}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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Wikipedia

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