How the A319 fits into the A320 story
A319 is the representative branch of the Airbus A320 family, capturing the shorter branch prized for right-sized missions and premium-heavy layouts.
This page isolates the A319 branch of the Airbus A320 family, focusing on the engines, service entry, seating, range, and mission role that justify a dedicated variant page while keeping the family history on the canonical parent URL.
Service entry
1996
Seating
124 to 156
Range
3,750 nm
Variant history
Why it branches from the family
The A319 is treated as the representative branch because it captures the shorter branch prized for right-sized missions and premium-heavy layouts.
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than the family page so differences in cabin, engines, mission, and market role remain clear without duplicating the full program history.
Fact rows
Reference snapshot
- ICAO designator
- A319
- Designator references
- Engines
- CFM56 or V2500 options
- Type data
- Service entry
- 1996
- Operator records
- Typical seating
- 124 to 156
- Operator layouts
- Range
- 3,750 nm
- Planning data
Return to the family page
Variant pages stay intentionally narrower than family pages. They isolate meaningful technical or commercial differences while the canonical family page holds the broader historical narrative.