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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231)

A320-257Scrapped

RegistrationINVT-EVP

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAir India

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) built in 1991 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Balkan, WTC and Air India. Scrapped.

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x IAE V2500-A1

PropulsionJet

First flight1991

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationIndia

MSN257

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N257RX · Oct 8, 2026

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 Mumbai it could fly non-stop as far as:

ICNSeoul5,548 km PVGShanghai (Pudong)5,064 kmISTIstanbul4,836 km PEKBeijing4,765 km CAICairo4,342 km

Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main6,570 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.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2001–2007Indian Airlines airline base

Base

BOMMumbai

since 2007Air India network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DELNew Delhi BOMMumbai

Main destinations

CCUKolkata MAAChennai HYDHyderabad BLRBengaluru GOIVasco da Gama TRVThiruvananthapuram COKKochi SHJSharjah AMDAhmedabad MCTMuscat/Seeb

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1991

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile.

Dec 23, 1991

Delivered to Balkan

Delivered to Balkan as LZ-ABA.

Jul 1, 1995

Transferred to WTC

Transferred to WTC.

Sep 24, 1995

Transferred to Translift Airways

Transferred to Translift Airways.

Sep 28, 1995

Transferred to All Leisure Airlines

Transferred to All Leisure Airlines.

Dec 16, 1995

Transferred to Transmeridian

Transferred to Transmeridian.

Apr 23, 1996

Transferred to Sun Express

Transferred to Sun Express.

Dec 13, 1996

Transferred to Transmeridian

Transferred to Transmeridian.

May 1, 1997

Transferred to Turkish Airlines

Transferred to Turkish Airlines.

May 1, 1997

Transferred to THY Turkish Airlines

Transferred to THY Turkish Airlines.

Oct 21, 1997

Transferred to TransAer

Transferred to TransAer.

Dec 16, 1997

Transferred to Transmeridian

Transferred to Transmeridian.

May 1, 1998

Transferred to Britannia Airways

Transferred to Britannia Airways.

Nov 22, 1998

Transferred to Cubana

Transferred to Cubana.

Mar 29, 2001

Transferred to Indian Airlines

Transferred to Indian Airlines.

Aug 24, 2007

Transferred to Air India

Transferred to Air India.

Operators

1991-12-23

Balkan

Registration LZ-ABA · Lessor: Orix

1995-07-01

WTC

Registration N257RX

1995-09-24

Translift Airways

Registration EI-TLJ

1995-09-28

All Leisure Airlines

Registration EI-TLJ

1995-12-16

Transmeridian

Registration EI-TLJ

1996-04-23

Sun Express

Registration EI-TLJ

1996-12-13

Transmeridian

Registration EI-TLJ

1997-05-01

Turkish Airlines

Registration EI-TLJ

1997-05-01

THY Turkish Airlines

Registration EI-TLJ

1997-10-21

TransAer

Registration EI-TLJ

1997-12-16

Transmeridian

Registration EI-TLJ

1998-05-01

Britannia Airways

Registration EI-TLJ

1998-11-22

Cubana

Registration EI-TLJ

2001-03-29

Indian Airlines

Registration VT-EVP

2007-08-24

Air India

Registration VT-EVP

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