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Airbus A320-200 (A320-231)

OS-800012Stored

RegistrationINVT-ESF

OperatorAir India

2operators

1incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

Airbus A320-200 (A320-231) built in 1993 in Toulouse / Hamburg / Tianjin / Mobile. Operated for Indian Airlines and Air India. Currently in storage.

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Aging · 24 years · ≈ 79,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2500-A1

PropulsionJet

Seats150 (C12 · Y138)

First flight1993

Built inToulouse / Hamburgo / Tianjin / Mobile

Country of registrationIndia

OwnerAir India

MSN432

Hex / ICAO 24-bit800012

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 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

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Seating layout

12Business

138Economy

150 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1993–2007Indian Airlines airline base

Base

BOMMumbai

2007–2017Air 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

1993

Built

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

Aug 5, 1993

Delivered to Indian Airlines

Delivered to Indian Airlines as VT-ESF.

Aug 24, 2007

Transferred to Air India

Transferred to Air India.

Aug 6, 2017

Incident at Delhi

On August 6, 2017, the Airbus A320 231 aircraft (registration VT-ESF), operated by Air India, was involved in an incident at Delhi. Source: India.

Source: India

Oct 2017

Placed in storage

In October 2017, the Airbus A320-231 aircraft (registration VT-ESF), operated by Air India, was placed in storage. Source: Air India.

Source: Air India

Operators

1993-08-05

Indian Airlines

Registration VT-ESF

2007-08-24

Air India

Registration VT-ESF

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