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    Airbus A320: From CEO To NEO: Differences

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    The document summarizes the differences between the Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) and A320neo (new engine option). The A320neo features more fuel-efficient new generation engines from Pratt & Whitney or CFM International, along with sharklet wingtip devices that reduce drag for 3% lower fuel burn. Cabin improvements include modern seating, larger luggage space, and noise reduction. While the A320neo has over 95% commonality, pilots require computer-based type difference training due to system procedure changes from the new engines.

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    Airbus A320: From CEO To NEO: Differences

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    The document summarizes the differences between the Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) and A320neo (new engine option). The A320neo features more fuel-efficient new generation engines from Pratt & Whitney or CFM International, along with sharklet wingtip devices that reduce drag for 3% lower fuel burn. Cabin improvements include modern seating, larger luggage space, and noise reduction. While the A320neo has over 95% commonality, pilots require computer-based type difference training due to system procedure changes from the new engines.

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    The document summarizes the differences between the Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) and A320neo (new engine option). The A320neo features more fuel-efficient new generation engines from Pratt & Whitney or CFM International, along with sharklet wingtip devices that reduce drag for 3% lower fuel burn. Cabin improvements include modern seating, larger luggage space, and noise reduction. While the A320neo has over 95% commonality, pilots require computer-based type difference training due to system procedure changes from the new engines.

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    Airbus A320: From CEO To NEO: Differences

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    The document summarizes the differences between the Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) and A320neo (new engine option). The A320neo features more fuel-efficient new generation engines from Pratt & Whitney or CFM International, along with sharklet wingtip devices that reduce drag for 3% lower fuel burn. Cabin improvements include modern seating, larger luggage space, and noise reduction. While the A320neo has over 95% commonality, pilots require computer-based type difference training due to system procedure changes from the new engines.

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    Airbus A320: From CEO to NEO

    1984 is the year to remember. Every Airbus fan knows the day when the Airbus
    A320 was launched. Air France was the first Airbus customer to operate this type
    of aircraft in 1988.

    A320 family aircraft fly on every continent and it is often a top-choice around the globe
    from low-cost carriers to full-service airlines due to its flexibility. A320 can take passengers
    probably anywhere – from short runway urban environments to remote high-altitude
    airports. Airbus A320 became one of the leading aircraft due to several reasons and
    one of them is related to the high adoption of advanced solutions.

    At the moment Airbus offers two versions of the A320 – the original A320ceo and the
    next A320neo. The ‘ceo’ is older and it stands for the ‘current engine option’ and the ‘neo’
    is the ‘new engine option’. What are the differences between these two aircraft types? Did
    Airbus redesign the aircraft for the next generation? Let’s take a closer look.

    Differences
    Airbus launched A320neo on 1 December 2010. The first A320neo rolled out of the
    Airbus factory in Toulouse on 1 July 2014 and it made the first flight on 25 September
    2014. Afterwards it entered service in 2016 when introduced to the first client Lufthansa.

    Moreover, the original A320 family has been renamed A320ceo. A320neo used several
    technological advancements delivered by Airbus’ continuing commitment and investment
    in the most successful aircraft family of all time. What are these aircraft developments?

    New engine. The ‘neo’ come for the new engine option which is the major improvement
    of the aircraft. It was created to bring more value to the airline – to be more fuel-efficient,
    quieter and can fly a longer distance.

    According to Airbus, its update help maintain its A320 product line’s position as the world’s
    most advanced and fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft family. The baseline A320neo jetliner
    has a choice of two new-generation engines (the PurePower PW1100G-JM from Pratt
    and Whitney and the LEAP-1A from CFM International). New engine saves more fuel and
    is able to carry more fuel, which means ability to fly longer flights.

    Sharklets. The Airbus A320neo was launched with changes on the aircraft exterior to
    increase its performance. Originally, Airbus came with small triangle wingtips, which
    functionally worked but increased drag. Looking for neo’s performance improvement
    the aircraft manufacturer added a big curved wingtip called a ‘sharklet’. Although the
    installation of ‘sharklets’ adds 200kgs to the aircraft weight, the wing area is increased
    generating more lift.

    This also creates a smaller wingtip vortex, thanks to less lift-induced drag. Overall, there
    is a reduction in fuel burn (up to 3 percent) and a small climb performance boost.

    Cabin updates. Moreover, Airbus improved aircraft cabin too – modern seating was
    designed for greater passenger comfort. It comes together with better pressurization,
    larger luggage space, noise reduction, LED lighting, and modern seating design for
    greater passenger comfort.

    How Improvements Affect and Change Pilot


    Workplace and Training?
    Although Airbus A320neo is a new type of aircraft, there are not any major noticeable
    differences compared to the Airbus A320ceo. The Airbus A320neo has over 95 percent
    airframe commonality with the Airbus A320ceo, meaning sitting in the flight deck of a
    neo will have no real difference than in a A320ceo.

    From a pilot’s perspective, the new engines have provided a quieter, more comfortable
    flight deck. In addition, there have been minor updates to the cockpit information and menu
    navigation within the flight management system.

    Although, the operating philosophy of the A320ceo and A320neo is the same, some of the
    systems and procedures change in relation to the new engine, but overall the differences
    are not enough to require the operator to roll out a full training program for the new type.
    Thus an Airbus A320ceo pilot has to undergo the computer-based type difference
    training, to qualify for flying the Airbus A320neo.

    The type difference training is related to the modifications done related to A320ceo
    upgrade to A320neo – the most of them are related to the power plant and associated
    systems. There are many limitations like weights, speeds, time for engines to warm up
    and cool down, ECAM actions and display properties that Airbus A320neo pilots have to
    be familiar with.

    Designed the A320neo aircraft, Airbus provided the minimum change with maximum
    benefit for both airlines and pilots. What’s next? The European aircraft manufacturer is
    considering bringing the world’s first hybrid-electric airliner to market as it weighs its
    strategy for replacing the bread-and-butter A320neo narrow-body jet in the next 15 years.
    That would mark a technological leap for the aerospace industry.

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