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Old 15th Apr 2021, 11:48
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The first A320 were model -100, which had a notable number of differences to the model -200 which became the standard, although of course considerably upgraded since. Some of the differences are noted above, such as plain wingtips. The first 21 aircraft built in 1987-8 were this standard, only BA and Air France had them; aircraft 22 onwards were -200. The last -100 was withdrawn and scrapped over 10 years ago. Some of the Air France ones were originally with Air Inter, their onetime domestic operation, while the BA ones were an original British Caledonian order, the first being delivered just a few days before the merger, in BA colours. Pictures of one in B Cal livery are of an Airbus prototype which had been previously painted thus, one side only.
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