early a320 holiday jets 1989 to 2000
I believe Excalibur was the first charter airline in the UK to have the new A320 (CFM56) in 1992.
I worked on their first ones at LGW. The airline were very proud of them.
Cyprus AW and Adria were both flying new early model A320's from 1989, and Eurocypria in 1992.
All had IAE V2500's.
Adria in 1990 (due to the War conflict) leased one to Cyprus AW, and in 1991 leased one to Aero Lloyd, and 2 to Cretan Airlines.
Air Malta flew 2 new CFM A320 from 1990.
In 1991 Conair DK of Scandinavia joined in with 6 new V2500 A320's - and would end up merging with Scanair, then Premiair, Airtours, My Travel, then finally Thomas Cook.
In 1992 Air 2000 took 4 new V2500 A320's - in 2000 they would order 6 more but with CFM's.
In 1993 IEA leased 2 new A320 V2500 - one summer only before Airtours International AIH bought out IEA.
In 1993 ACI Air Charter International took one new CFM A320
Monarch took 6 CFM A320's from 1993 (But the later A321 fleet were all V2500)
From 1993 Translift would obtain V2500 A320's, to become Transaer.
In 1994 they would fly for Leisure Air/Translift, and then in 1995 for All Leisure Airways, a UK-based subsidiary of Translift, and ceased flying at the end of the 1996 season.
Translift would also fly for Airworld in 1997 and also for Britannia Airways 1998-2000.
In 1994 Ambassador leased 2 ex Mexicana A320 V2500. One summer only.
In 1994 Virgin Atlantic leased a V2500 A320 for the LON-ATH flights, SX-BSV from SEEA, then it was EI-VIR to become G-OUZO.
Airworld Aviation began operations in 1994. It was the in-house charter airline for Thomas Cook.
2 V2500 A320's new in 1994 were returned in 1997, replaced with 5 new CFM A320 in 1997. The airline was the first British operator of 2 new CFM Airbus A321 in 1997, closely followed by 3 new CFM A321's for Leisure International Airways, and V2500 A321's for Monarch.
Airworld was integrated with Flying Colours Airlines in 1998 when they were acquired by Thomas Cook, but the 2 Airworld A321's were soon returned to the lessor in 1999.
Caledonian Airways (1988) in 1995 leased from Kawasaki 3 stored V2500 A320's that had f/f in 1992. CKT were now no longer owned by BA.
Airtours International AIH also took a Kawasaki A320 in 1995. The only sole brand new A320 that AIH would obtain.
In 1996 Aero Lloyd took their first 3 new V2500 A320, with V2500 A321's in 1998.
In 1997 Constellation International Airlines Belgium began operations with 2 brand new Airbus V2500 A320 aircraft, leased from ILFC.
They was the first company in Benelux to operate the Airbus A320. Ceased Ops in 1999.
In 1997 Star Airlines France would start to receive 6 CFM A320's. The airline was set up by the owners of Canadian Air Transat and continued until 2019 as XL Airways France.
In 1998 British Midland Airways started to take deliveries of 10 new V2500 A321's, at least 4 of which were dedicated 220 seat charter aircraft, some flying exclusively each summer
for Air 2000.
In 1999 Air 2000 would obtain 3 new CFM A321, in addition to the Leisure International fleet of 3 taken over by Air 2000 in 1998.
In 1998 Condor Berlin would begin deliveries of CFM A320's
In 1998 Iberoworld Spain would obtain 2 new CFM A320
In 1998 Airtours International would obtain it's first of 4 new CFM A321's. The rest would arrive under the My Travel Airways brand.
In 1999 Kuoni's Edelweiss would obtain 3 new CFmMA320.
Leisure airline GB Airways (BA Franchise) ordered 8 new V2500 A321's, several of these were left undelivered and went brand new straight to Easy Jet after the 2008 buyout.
Easy Jet now have 13 new CFM LEAP A321Neo entering their fleet.
Many airlines today are obtaining new A320 and A321 NEO aircraft now seen on holiday flights.