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Module 7 of 7Airbus A320 family: ceo to neo, and A319 / A320 / A3216 min readUpdated Sep 2026

Every figure below comes from EASA TCDS A.064 unless another source is named, and most are explained in modules 1 to 6. Weights are the highest certified values; the weight variant in your aircraft's AFM, its cabin layout and its options decide what applies to you.

In this module
  1. A319, A320 and A321 ceo
  2. ceo against neo
  3. A321neo, ACF and XLR
  4. Training levels at a glance
  5. Revision list
  6. Key differences

A319, A320 and A321 ceo

A319 A320 A321
Length 33.84 m 37.57 m 44.51 m
Span 34.10 m, or 35.80 m with sharklets Same Same
Height, main gear track 11.76 m, 7.59 m Same Same
Nose gear to main gear 11.04 m 12.64 m 16.91 m
Exits per side C-III-C C-III-III-C C-C-C-C
Seats: original, highest certified 145, 160 180, 195 220, 230
MTOW, MLW, MZFW (kg) 76,500, 62,500, 58,500 78,000, 66,000, 62,500 93,500, 77,800, 73,800
Cargo forward, aft, bulk (kg) 2,268, 3,021, 1,497 3,402, 4,536, 1,497 5,670, 5,670, 1,497
Usable fuel, three tanks 23,859 L 23,859 L 23,700 L
FULL slats/flaps, VFE 27/40, 177 kt 27/35 (CFM56) or 27/40 (V2500), 177 kt 27/25, 190 kt
VFE CONF 1, 1+F, 2, 3 230, 215, 200, 185 kt 230, 215, 200, 185 kt 230, 215, 205, 195 kt
Approach category (FSB) C C C or D, by certified MLW
Engines CFM56-5A or -5B, V2500 CFM56-5A or -5B, V2500 CFM56-5B, V2500

Common to all three: VMO 350 kt, MMO 0.82; VLE 280 kt or M 0.67; VLO 250 kt extension, 220 kt retraction; tyre limit 195.5 kt ground speed; maximum altitude 39,100 ft, or 39,800 ft with MOD 30748. On the A321 each engine is fed only from its own wing tank, centre tank fuel being transferred to the wings (XFR L and R pushbuttons), the one FSB item from the A320 flagged as a procedural change.

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  1. The A320 Family and Your Type RatingThe A318, A319, A320 and A321 in their ceo and neo versions, how to read a model number such as A320-214 or A321-251NX, the single type rating, the FAA and EASA differences levels A to E and the levels set between the variants.MODULE 1 · 8 MIN READ
  2. A319, A320 and A321 ComparedThe three main variants side by side from the EASA type certificate data sheet and the FAA and EASA differences tables: dimensions, exits and seating, weights, fuel, flaps, speed limits, altitude and the handling and systems items a pilot must know.MODULE 2 · 8 MIN READ
  3. Engines, ceo and neoThe six engine families on the A320-family type certificate, which engine each model carries, what the engine suffixes and optional ratings mean, what the FAA and EASA require in training when the engine changes, and the engine limitations that do not carry across.MODULE 3 · 8 MIN READ
  4. The neo Airframe and SystemsWhat the type certificate and its annexes record as changed in the neo airframe and systems, chapter by chapter, and what each change means for a ceo pilot.MODULE 4 · 8 MIN READ
  5. Flight Deck and ProceduresWhat a ceo pilot sees and does differently on the neo, from engine indications and start to flap settings, go-around, abnormal procedures and limitations, and which ceo figures not to carry across.MODULE 5 · 6 MIN READ
  6. A321neo ACF and XLRThe A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex with its new exit and tank options, and the A321neo XLR with its rear centre tank, electrical rudder and revised flight control laws, with the FSB training levels.MODULE 6 · 8 MIN READ
  7. Quick ReferenceSide-by-side tables of the A319, A320 and A321 ceo, of ceo against neo and of the A321neo, ACF and XLR, then a revision list of the differences that matter most.MODULE 7 · 6 MIN READ

Sources

  1. FAA Flight Standardization Board Report, Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, Revision 7 (draft)
  2. EASA Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.A.064, Airbus A318, A319, A320, A321
  3. EASA TCDS EASA.A.064 Explanatory Note, Annex I (special conditions and equivalent safety findings)
  4. EASA TCDS EASA.A.064 Explanatory Note, Annex II (areas affected by significant changes: neo, Sharklet, ACF, XLR)
  5. EASA, Transition from OEB Reports to OSD: Airbus A320 Family (with the 2003 JAA JOEB report)

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