Build to compete with the Boeing 737, the Airbus 320 (with it's brother the 319), is designed to be efficient and cheap to operate. It was the first airliner in the world to be fully Fly-By-Wire.

Also special for an aircraft build in the 1980's is the advanced electronic flightdeck, with six fully integrated EFIS colour displays and innovative sidestick controllers rather than conventional control columns. The A320 also employs a relatively high percentage of composite materials compared to earlier designs. 

The A320 program was launched in March 1982, first flight was on February 22, 1987, while certification was awarded on February 26 1988. Launch customer Air France took delivery of its first A320 in March that year. Over a thousand are in operation at this moment, making it one of those aircraft you hardly notice. But passengers like it. It's quiet and, although depending on the operator, often more roomy then then competitive Boeing models.

The model from Aerosoft is fully updated to FS2004 and contains all the main panels, animations and even includes a complete push back module. Inlcudes additional modules like a load editor that loads you aircraft with passengers and weight. There is even a flight plan module that let's you select flight from the Eurowings flight schedule.

For an aircraft in this price range it is surprising that a fully functional FMC is included (we choose the best one around, the one of Flight One) that will push your flight the superb realism. Please note that we did not include a Virtual Cockpit in this model.