The word on the street here at my company is that they are considering the A319 to substitute the A310 on some routes with not enough demand for the 10 on the winter. My question, being these routes around 2,500 NM and some under etops 120 minutes, is the A319 capable of operating those services with 124 pax? What would be the lowest dry operating weight achievable for the A319? I think that only with a low empty weight and a MTOW of 75,500 kg would A319 be of any interest to operate these routes. I presume that when Airbus announces the A319 with 3,600 NM with 124 pax is using at least one ACT.
Your comments please.