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Airbus A320 turnarounds?

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Old 1st Aug 2002, 20:20
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Question Airbus A320 turnarounds?

Hi Guys.
I'm interested to see what the dispatch and engineering team think on how easy and quick the A320s for low-cost airlines like jetBlue and Good Jet can be turned around.
Are they as easy as the 737s to turn quickly?
Any info from these airlines' ground teams or anyothers...
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A320 turnaround times

In another life, we used to transit the 320 in about 35 minutes, if it needed full tanks 40 -45 minutes. We used to manually load the plane as well. The 737 (we used to operate those as well) could be turned around in slightly less time but for ease of operation, the planned time for the turnaround was the same. In my current reincarnation, they think an hour is the bare minimum, but their paperwork system prohibits refuelling while there are passengers on board. The aircraft have the cargo loading system as well. This place likes the idea of using $40 million airplanes as museum pieces.
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A B737 will always have a slightly less turn-around-time.

1. Less fuel capacity.
2. Less cargo volume.

For planning purposes both AIB and BOE use 40 minutes turn-around-time. An airline should use 45 minutes for planning purposes.
If the figures gets actually lower, it will translate into better dispatch reliability and better profit margins.
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