LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile) has now officially phased out its last remaining A318-100 CC-CZR (c/n 3635), ch-aviation can confirm. The aircraft had been used to ply Chilean domestic routes and will now be replaced by the larger A319-100.

Sep 6, 2013 · The last Airbus A318 operated by a North American airline has exited service. The A318, sometimes affectionately referred to as the “Babybus,” is the smallest member of the Airbus A320 family.

LAN Airlines Airbus A318-121 Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini (Ezeiza) (EZE / SAEZ)

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Jul 11, 2023 · The main reason the A318 failed to meet expectations, was the unavailability of the originally planned motor (PW6000). Don’t recall exactly what went wrong with it, but they ended up having to sling CFM-56s on the frame instead.

The Airbus A318 is a small commercial, narrow-body (single-aisle) aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear and is powered by two wing pylon-mounted turbofan engines. Two suppliers provide turbofan engines for the A318, CFM International with the CFM56-5B engine and Pratt & Whitney with the PW6000 engine.

The Pratt & Whitney PW6000 is a high-bypass turbofan jet engine designed for the Airbus A318 with a design thrust range of 18,000–24,000 lbf (80–107 kN).

Jul 4, 2024 · Atraída por el exitoso desempeño que los modelos A320 y A319 brindaron, la aerolínea chilena LAN Airlines (actualmente LATAM Airlines) adquirió quince unidades del A318, más otras cinco unidades opcionales, siendo el único operador en el mundo de esta aeronave que optó por los motores Pratt & Whitney PW6000.

Jun 9, 2013 · This A318 (CC-CZS) was one of the only two airplanes flown for LAN before departure. CZS is now awaiting final preps before enter service for Avianca ...more. * During my last flight back to...

LAN Airlines has taken delivery of its first A318, powered by new Pratt & Whithney PW6000 engines. LAN Airlines placed an order for 20 A318s in 2005. Currently the airline operates 34 Airbus aircraft of which 15 are A319s, 15 A320s and 4 A340-300s.