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Egypt plane crash: Airbus’ A320 is workhorse of the skies

This is a Jan 2015 image of EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC in the air near Zaventem airport in Brussels. Egyptian aviation officials said on Thursday May 19, 2016 that an EgyptAir flight MS804 with the registration SU-GCC, travelling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed. The officials say the search is now underway for the debris.(AP Photo/Kevin Cleynhens)
This is a Jan 2015 image of EgyptAir Airbus A320 with the registration SU-GCC in the air near Zaventem airport in Brussels. Egyptian aviation officials said on Thursday May 19, 2016 that an EgyptAir flight MS804 with the registration SU-GCC, travelling from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board has crashed. The officials say the search is now underway for the debris.(AP Photo/Kevin Cleynhens)

By Associated Press 1 min read

PARIS (AP) – The Airbus A320, the model of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, is one of the most common planes in service around the world today.

Some key facts about it:

-Similar to the Boeing 737, the single-aisle, twin-engine jet is used to connect cities that are between one and five hours apart.

-The Airbus A320 is generally considered one of the safest passenger planes in service. A Boeing safety analysis in early 2015 said the A320 registered just 0.14 fatal accidents per million takeoffs.

-The first A320 entered service in 1988.