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Details of Airbus plane that crashed in Pakistan

Here are some details of the type of plane involved in the crash in Pakistan

  • Reuters
  • Published: 15:56 July 28, 2010

Pakistan air crash
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  • Pakistani rescuers surround the wreckage of the Airblue passenger plane that crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan. A government official says there were no survivors.
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An Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani airline Airblue crashed in bad weather near Islamabad on Wednesday.

Here are some details of the type of plane involved.

Description

The A321 is a stretched version of the single-aisle, short- and medium-haul A-320 passenger plane, the most widely sold type of jetliner built by European planemaker Airbus.

The first A321 went into service in 1994 and the plane involved in Wednesday's crash was manufactured in 2000.

The crashed plane had carried out 13,500 flights and accumulated 34,000 flight hours in service, Airbus said. The aircraft was leased to Airblue in 2006.

Aviation industry sources said the plane was leased to Airblue by International Lease Finance Corp, the leasing unit of US insurer AIG. Airbus is owned by European aerospace group EADS.

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Aircraft details

Passenger capacity (standard, 2-class): 185
Passenger capacity (high density): 220
Flight crew: 2
Length: 146 feet/44.5 metres
Wingspan: 111 ft 10 in/34.12 m
Interior cabin width: 12 ft 1 in/3.7 m
Emergency exits: 8
Range: 2,350 nautical miles/4,400 kilometres

Production

First A321 delivery: 1994
Number of aircraft produced (as of end-June): 606
Backlog of planes ordered, not yet produced: 204
(Airblue has 14 of the sister A320 model on order)

Price 
List price: $95.5 million

Saftey record

The crash is the first fatal incident involving an A321, according to the Flight Safety Foundation, a non-profit organization which keeps track of global aircraft accidents.

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