AIRBUS INDUSTRIE: Alitalia receives its first A320.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-12 March 1999-AIRBUS INDUSTRIE: Alitalia receives its first A320 (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:110399 Alitalia took delivery of the first of 19 firmly ordered Airbus Industrie A320 single-aisle aircraft today in Toulouse. The aircraft joins a 22-strong A321 fleet on the domestic, European and Mediterranean routes of the Rome-based carrier.

Seating between 131 and 147 passengers in a spacious convertible two- or single-class configuration, Alitalia's A320 is powered by two CFM International CFM56-5 engines. Extensive commonality between the A320 and A321 -- which, in Alitalia's configuration seats between 171 and 187 passengers -- means that Alitalia now has one aircraft type, but in two different sizes, allowing it to match...