Why The Airbus A319neo Hasn’t Been Popular

The Airbus A319neo is by far the least successful A320neo variant out there. Overshadowed heavily by the A320neo and A321neo, Airbus has persisted with the aircraft and continues to describe the aircraft as “game-changing.” So why isn’t it popular?

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[deus_ex_machina_]

Short and sweet, informative, free from clickbait or drama, I've been enjoying the videos I see sporadically.

[kevinp]

At 01:49...shouldn't the black bar on the top right say A319?

[FoxyPaulBlart]

Everybody gangsta till the a318 neo gets built

[aviationchannel]

I think airlines like Easyjet and Spirit will get their hands on some A319neos in a few years time as low fare airlines need fleet commonality.

[charlesharper]

The A220 has the highest percentage of it's type flying of any aircraft type due to it's low cost and high efficiency.
Delta Air Lines is parking all 62 of its A320s but still flying its 31 A220-100s

[oforaustin]

I love this channel...great content very informative.

[kenwhitfield]

It’s interesting that you picked Spirit as a typical A319 customer. I flew for Spirit for eleven years and can explain its continuing popularity with that model. Spirit deploys this version on long haul, thin routes for which the A320 is not suitable because of range constraints and the A321neo would be too large for the market or the destination runway length. Spirit flies it A319 on non-stop routes such as Lima, Peru which is a 5+ hour flight from Ft. Lauderdale, it’s principal international hub airport. High altitude airports such as Medellin, Columbia are a challenge for the A320 and A321. Even US flying between the East and West coasts are also 5+!hour flights for which the A319!is better suited for non-stop flights. Even if it weren’t for the Covid pandemic problems for the airlines, lower capacity Airbus aircraft can offer a more profitable opportunity. But, with fewer passengers flying these days, it is better to utilize the slightly lower fuel burn capability of the lighter weight A319 rather the larger capacity models. Spirit will need to start replacing its older A319co aircraft soon, and that is also part of their rationale for ordering so many A319neo models.

[waco]

I didn’t know that the a319 neo existed

[qmam]

The A220 has advantage in the purchase cost - 10 million USD less than a A319 neo, the fuel consumption is 10-20% lower (based on data found online) so it is no brainer, that it cought more traction than the A319. But I believe, that there will be a spot for A319 for the operators, that have the larger types. AirBaltic is an example of the other approach as they simply unified the fleet with full A220 type, so A319 would not really make sense. And the other thing - A220 is a design about 20 years younger with larger windows and sexy nose :)

[mr.salami]

I looked at the title and I thought, "Wait, that's a thing?"

[filledwithvariousknowledge]

It’s all because of A220-300. Even before the Airbus rebrand it had outsold both A319neo and 737 Max 7 by 3 to 1, now with the rebrand its 5 to 1

[nateweter]

Great video, great channel. I hadn’t heard of it before but have subscribed. Keep it up!

[goldduster]

Haven't been on an A220, but I can tell you that I generally enjoy the A319 over a B717 or a 737-700 as a passenger. And that's even with American Airlines

[theskyline]

The A319 NEO, A330-800 NEO, A380, Boeing 737 Max 7 and the Boeing 747-8 all share one thing. They are not selling. But they are still successful in their own special ways

[bartholomewdan]

Honestly, despite having never flown on one, I like the A319. It just has more character than a 320 or 321.

[VelvetCondoms]

The only advantage the A319Neo has over the A220-300 is that it shares a type rating with the A320Neo and compatibility with its Ceo counterpart.
There won't be a third generation of the A319. Airbus already makes a superior product in the same niche. They will probably allocate the manufacturing capacity to the more profitable A321 and A320.

[Wheninflight]

I completely agree that the A220 is affecting the sales. Found and Explained was also explaining that airlines are finding it a better fit for these smaller routes.

[louissikkema]

The a220-300 and the a319 neo are overlapping in customer base, but it is still good for airbus to have both. It was not to expensive to build (due to communality with 320neo), but still has some customers of niches that airbus wants to fill. The a220-300 is great for airlines like swiss (they got rid of their a319 ceos for a220s), because they operate a220-100 and a220-300 for the efficient low demand routes and have quite an ammount of these aircraft. They had a320 ceos and a321ceos and are replacing those with neos.
On the other hand airlines that operate mostly higher demand routes would need a lot of additional pilot training for just a hand full of a220-300 if they have no market for the a220-100. Also the business jet market loves the a319neo due to its range and space in the cabin.

[mathieuc]

I've only seen 1 A319neo over my home this summer, was going to land at Le Bourget (LFPB). I think I will never see one again...

[RichardMigneron]

I doubt it when you have the a220-300 that is a lot smaller and probably, more economical to buy and to fuel !

The A318 was killed off already by other planes that can operate at a lower cost.