With the flexibility to serve short, medium and extended-range routes, the A310 and A300-600 form Airbus' highly popular widebody twin family, providing operators with an unmatched combination of versatility, economy, and reliability. The A300 and A310 feature the widest fuselage cross-section in their category (222-inch/5.64m), ensuring that all First or Business Class passengers obtain a preferred aisle or window seat, while the comfortable eight-abreast Economy class layout offers more space than any competing aircraft. The A300 and A310 are also highly appreciated for their quiet cabins, their superior fuel economy which contributes to environmentally-friendly operations, and their ability to carry industry-standard LD3 cargo-containers side-by-side underfloor, unlike any other aircraft in their category. More on the A310

The A320 Family has become the world's fastest selling jetliner family. In a decade of innovation and progress, perhaps more than any other, it is the airliner that has set new standards.

Designed to optimise passenger comfort and ensure savings in just about every element of direct operating costs, the A318, A319, A320 and A321 form the world's most profitable and fastest selling single-aisle aircraft family. All derived from the same fuselage, the A320 Family aircraft provide operators with the highest degree of commonality and economy for aircraft in the 107-185 seat category... more on the A320

Airbus' A330/A340 Family of aircraft has established market leadership in the 239-380 seat category, with a choice of six twin or four-engine aircraft, offering the highest degree of operational flexibility and economy combined with unmatched passenger comfort. Indeed, for passengers, the A330/A340 Family is the most popular in its class, with 89 per cent or more of business travellers preferring to fly in a cabin without a middle seat, according to recent independent surveys by IATA, arnold + bolingbroke and MORI. The A330/A340 Family features a luxurious four-abreast arrangement in First Class, with each passenger enjoying unimpeded access to an aisle. Business Class features spacious six-abreast seating, affording each passenger an aisle or window seat, while Economy Class passengers are generally seated in a comfortable eight-abreast layout with no passenger more than one seat away from an aisle... more on Airbus Family
Photo : On April 27 the A380 lines up on the runway at Blagnac International Airport in Toulouse, France for its initial takeoff. (Copyright Airbus)