A319 order for Airbus

Hamburg International has become a new customer for the Airbus A319 with an order for 14 aircraft of the type, plus options for six more.

Ten of those aircraft will replace the airline's current fleet of previous-generation single-aisle aircraft. Airbus will deliver the aircraft configured in a single-class layout, seating up to 150 passengers.

The airline will operate ten of the A319s on its European charter routes and on dedicated international flights to Africa, Asia and the

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The A319 is a member of Airbus' fly-by-wire single-aisle family, which also includes the A318, the A320 and A321 with passenger capacities ranging from 100 to 200 seats.