page_title: Airbus A320 family
section_title: A318
hierarchical_section_title: Airbus A320 family / Variants / A318
caption_attribution_description: Air France Airbus A318-111; F-GUGI@FRA;06.07.2011/603gt
context_page_description: The Airbus A320 family are narrow-body airliners designed and produced by Airbus.
  The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
  The first member of the family was followed by the longer A321, the shorter A319, and the even shorter A318.
  Final assembly takes place in Toulouse in France; Hamburg in Germany; Tianjin in China since 2009; and in Mobile, Alabama in the United States since April 2016.
  The twinjet has a six-abreast cross-section and is powered by either CFM56 or IAE V2500 turbofans, except the CFM56/PW6000 powered A318.
  The family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire and side-stick flight controls in airliners.
  Variants offer maximum take-off weights from 68 to 93.5 t, to cover a 5,740–6,940 km range.
  The 31.4 m long A318 typically accommodates 107 to 132 passengers.
  The 124-156 seats A319 is 33.8 m long.
  The A320 is 37.6 m long and can accommodate 150 to 186 passengers.
  The 44.5 m A321 offers 185 to 230 seats.
  The Airbus Corporate Jets are business jet versions.
  In December 2010, Airbus announced the re-engined A320neo, which entered service with Lufthansa in January 2016.
context_section_description: The Airbus A318 is the smallest member of the Airbus A320 family. The A318 carries up to 132 passengers and has a maximum range of 5,700 km (3,100 nmi). The aircraft entered service in July 2003 with Frontier Airlines, and shares a common type rating with all other Airbus A320 family variants, allowing existing A320 family pilots to fly the aircraft without the need for further training. It is the largest commercial aircraft certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency for steep approach operations, allowing flights at airports such as London City Airport. Relative to other Airbus A320 family variants, the A318 has sold in only small numbers with total orders for only 80 aircraft placed as of 31 October 2015.
caption: The 31.44 m (103.1 ft) long A318 is the shortest variant
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