The Fall Of The Airbus A310

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

Correction @1:20: "shorter -200 and longer -300" should be "shorter-range -200 and longer range -300". Both variants are the same size. Also, @1:34 should be 255 orders and not 225.

[@sebastianfloyd372]

They should convert the A310s into freighters

[@notforrestbono3100]

@@sebastianfloyd372 there are ULS cargo has 3

[@nicov1837]

A couple of serious mistakes in this video: -the A310-200 and A310-300 are exactly the same size. The difference in in their maximum takeoff weight and range. The -300 also introduced the wingtip fences, AND was the first Airbus, and I believe the first passenger aircraft to be equipped with a tailfin made of composite materials: CFRP (carbon fibre reinforced plastic). -Airbus didn't build 225 A310 as claimed here, they built 255.

[@henrykaung9064]

Thanks for that mate

[@JasonKutchma]

I wouldn't call those serious but yeah 🤣

[@aviationchannel6204]

I've never seen an A310 in real life before.

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

I’ve not either but it’s in essence a baby A300 with a similar exit layout to what you’d find with 737-700 (4 standard sized doors and 2 smaller ones near the centre)

[@bluebox2000]

There doesn't seem to be an explanation why this plane wasn't more successful. Right now, it's exactly what Boeing needs to fit between the 737 and the 787. It could maybe even replace the aging 737 covering most of the smaller aircraft segment. If only Boeing had bought Bombardier's CS100 (A220) they could cover the entire market. But Boeing has been ruined by bean counters.

[@doabarrellroll69]

@@bluebox2000 the market for the A310 was pretty small, almost a niche at that point, add that to fact that it already had a competitor (767-200), it becomes clear why I didn't sell extremely well. It should be noted however that both the A310 and 767-200 sold in very similar amounts (the 767-200 sold 120 units, the 767-200ER sold 126 units totaling 246 units) meaning that both aircraft had each corner for themselves.

[@BagusWidyanto_HappyIn1997]

I've flown with it on multiple occasions. They were almost like average Airbus wide body airplanes, except that they were really short

[@Hololiamong]

I saw one once of a private a310 while plane spotting at jfk it was just when I was setting up and never got to see what it’s number was Edit the livery kinda looks like the same livery on hiflys a330neo

[@ChrisZoomER]

I always though the A310 looks like a baby A330. It is after all the smallest wide-body jet ever manufactured.

[@wjekat]

I flew the old 310 from Munich to JFK on PanAm back in the day. Interesting situation, PanAm were basically broke and got very advantageous terms from Airbus. The old Munich airport was very close to the city and had a fairly short single runway. Most other long range aircraft weren‘t suitable and the 310 could just barely make it to New York. So for a while only PanAm, not even Lufthansa, could offer nonstop transatlantic services from Munich. The flight on the brand new plane was comfortable and pleasant enough.

[@spongebubatz]

The -200 and -300 had the same length, the only differences where and increased MTOW and range as well as other slight modifications!

[@andydrivesanastra]

Yep... flew in Singapore Airlines Bangkok (Don Mueang back then) to Singapore, Emirates from Singapore to Dubai, and Yemenia from Asmara to Sana'a... a beautiful jet with so much power at take off!

[@Vicstarz26]

I’ve been on a A310 twice with Air Transat from YYZ - LGW and back. It was a nice aircraft from what I experienced.

[@SleepingCube]

The A310 was an aircraft too ahead of its time in my opinion. When introduced, many airlines followed the hub and spoke model, and there weren't many direct routes available. Nowadays planes like the 787-8 perfectly fit many lower demand direct routes and are efficient in doing so. The A310 managed to keep the route Bucharest LROP - New York JFK profitable for a while. Real sad to see these planes go, I love them very much :(

[@ConcordeError404]

Me who hasn't even flown on a wide body to begin with:

[@redshirt5126]

BRUH

[@EvanAviator]

same tho

[@SourishBanik]

Please do. It's a whole different experience.

[@EvanAviator]

@@SourishBanik mate I don’t have a choice at the moment, just flew on a Delta A321 earlier today though

[@ConcordeError404]

@@EvanAviator I just flew on 737's and A320/321's only till now Bad luck I guess

[@vap57]

I worked for Wardair Canada for 10 years from 1980-1989. Our fleet consisted of 747, DC10, A300 and A310 aircraft. The A310 was the favourite of mine to travel on. Very comfortable.

[@jasoneldridge4738]

I was fortunate enough to fly Wardair 747 and A310 in 1980 and 1988, shame they are no longer around.

[@davidsavage6227]

The A310 is such a cute little widebody. It would seem that Airbus could quickly modernize it and have it flying in a few years with minimal investment. I’ve always felt that this little hidden gem should’ve gotten more traction than it did, but the airline industry was in turmoil around the time of introduction and the uncertainty let most airlines to pass on the A310.

[@tridentair]

Yes. I flew Pan Am's A310 from MIA to JFK back in October 1988

[@MarcvanExel]

I flew on the A-310 with KLM, great aircraft!

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

What was amazing? That you landed and survived?

[@MDB21ful]

A310 NEO would be great for low cost airlines.

[@abdulmajed5679]

Yeah A310 Neo XLR

[@spongebubatz]

@@TysonIke the A310 is smaller than the A338 and could fill the gap between the A321 and A338 pretty good Edit: also the failure of the A338 isn’t necessarily due to its size

[@spongebubatz]

@@TysonIke that’s true, a newly developed aircraft would always be the better way, I was just playing mind games and must agree an A310neo would be more than unlikely!

[@MDB21ful]

I think if Airbus want to play safe, it would provides another aircraft against theBoeing NMA, not just A322 or A321 XLR

[@skylineXpert]

With the appeal of the a321xlr then not so likely

[@herrdrayer]

My first A310 flight was also my first Airbus flight, my first trans-Atlantic flight, and my first international flight circa 1993 when I flew as an unaccompanied minor from Portland, OR to Nice, France with transfers in Cincinatti, New York JFK, and a stopover in Lisbon. What stood out to me, after having flown aboard loads of old Boeing and McDonnel Douglas narrowbodies with low bypass turbofans plus the occasional DC-10 whose engines also had fairly low bypass ratios, was that the engine noise was quite different. Whilst the DC-9s, 727s, and 737-200s of my previous experience had screamed during takeoff, the A-310's engines moaned down the runway. The only gripe I had with that flight was that Delta Airlines allowed smoking at the time, and the smoking seats were only a few rows behind mine. Two months after I returned from my first European trip, Delta went non-smoking network wide. I felt cheated. In every other way though, that trip was phenomenal.

[@TIR-yx5wp]

1:20 The A310-200 and A310-300 were exactly the same length. All the differences between the 200 and 300 were internal except for the addition of wingtip fences as standard on the 300.

[@320ifly]

For all you flight sim fans out there, inibuilds A310 has made this my favorite aircraft.

[@theworldofflightsim.1169]

Yep im gonna buy it soon

[@_Toralu_]

When I flew transatlantic with Air Transat, the plane used would always have been an A310 or an A330, 2019 was the last year I flew the route on an A310 and A330, after that in 2020 both directions of the trip I took the A321LR. I am going to miss taking the A310 with Air Transat. Although they didn't update the cabin, I liked that. It would remind me of a different era of flying.

[@ravelino123]

I flew thje 310 by 5 times between Lisbon and Azores with SATA. What I remember is the fantastic space and height of cabin, really very comfortable.

[@Nasitiht]

Umm the -200 and the -300 are quite the same in length, basically they are dimensionally identical. But the -300 has an increased MTOW (so increased range) and wingtips. I did flew once on TG. It was quite a funny look airplane, short but fat lol. The interior was exactly the same to A300. Nice plane.

[@spongebubatz]

Exactly! Additionally it’s important to say that a few late A310-200s also had winglets

[@Francisco_CS]

Flew in it and loved it!

[@ChrisMTL25]

I’ve actually flowed in the A310 from Montreal to Mexico back in 2010 or 2011

[@Gameflyer001]

Flew on one with Air Transat in 2004, from Toronto to Puerto Plata, DR. It was a decent experience, though the planes were fairly old at that point.

[@ShahnawazKhan-sk2rq]

I travelled from London to Karachi on A310 with PIA

[@nathanarielsantosa2317]

First Comment For New Avgeeks: "Is That Airbus?"

[@s2v8377]

Why does this channel always use the title "The Fall of"? For example the recent videos on the 757/767. They were both incredibly successful aircraft even to this day that are now being replaced by newer generation aircraft. In this case the A310 was always a niche aircraft and never saw the popularity of other aircraft in this series. So did the A310 really have "The Fall of"? All that can be said for the A310 is it like the A300 both were the beginning of what has become a very successful line of aircraft from Airbus.

[@Milk-ew4pf]

if you don't like the title, how about you make your own. I would like to see what you come up with.

[@henrykaung9064]

But they're falling from the radar! Airlines barely uses this plane nowadays and that's why it's called the fall of. The title didn't mean it wasn't successful. It was very successful but after time it will eventually go away because of age. Same applies to the 757 and 767!

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Yeah, this is a good point. It bothered me on the 757 article. The B757 was probably the most highly-regarded plane of its generation for pilots to fly, it provided a powerful mid-market platform that could operate rapidly from either hubs or smaller airports and had a lot of utility. Many airlines wish they had a successor. Every airplane type ever made will have a production start date and production end date eventually. It doesn't mean it "fell" or failed.

[@thatguyalex2835]

The fall of makes it seem like the A310 fell. We wouldn't want that. :/

[@bobcorrin4037]

Flew on an A310 operated buy Air Transat in Feb 2020! One of the last flights for Her out of Canada. It was a great ride from Samana.

[@Oriol123456]

I flew the A310-300 once only, between Toronto Pearson and Barcelona back in 2016 with Air Transat. It was a confortable trip but there was a medical emergency onboard and they had to evacuate a passenger upon the arrival in Barcelona.

[@jeromes5141]

I flew on the 300 model once with Air Jamaica. It was a short 20 min trip from (MKJP) Kingston to (MKJS) Momtego Bay then jumping on an A320. I loved it. The A300 and A310 aircrafts made me fall on love with aviation. Would love to go the cargo rout one day and get a chance to fly one of those birds. Till then I'll continue building these flight hours.

[@far-east411]

Many times on SQ A310. It was a superb aircraft!

[@electricheartpony]

I'm already subbed. ^.^

[@Stevesmith-rk5kv]

I flew with Cyprus Airways BHX-LCA-BHX on the A310 Great flights as I remember,with lots of legroom

[@RyanFlyinHigh]

I loved flying on Air Transat's A310's 😍. I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks the takeoff in those things are unreal!! Such a high nose up attitude during the initial climb. Thanks for the video!!

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

Thanks for the feedback! - TB

[@georgesantos-jt6me]

I flew in this aircraft for 16 years,every year from toronto to lisbon and back ,very good plane ,

[@MirzaAhmed89]

Stop telling people to subscribe. They'll do it if they want. Being nagged into subscribing is the sort of thing that'll drive viewers away.

[@paflyer584]

Over the years flown the A310 with Air Transat & Sata (Azores). Found them as comfortable as any other wide body except the A380. Would be happy to fly in any revamped version of the model.

[@claudioavia]

I flew it by Sata from Lisbon to São Miguel island in Azores. It was an amazing flight, the A310 is very comfortable and espacious, I was so excited about flying it!❤

[@krugmeister7301]

I LOVE and MISS THE A310..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻A Workhorse of the TIME..

[@qbnguy153]

I flew the A310 from Frankfurt to Athens on Lufthansa, great trip and aircraft.

[@omarhossam.8162]

❤ A310

[@leoarjuncrasto]

I flew an A310 as a child. Today I am a pilot on the A320

[@Guilhem74]

I flew an a310 from Air transat, maybe the one on the thumbnail, that was in December 2006 and the plane was already on the older side as far as cabin equipment, but it was still a smooth transatlantic Paris-Montreal flight. The width didn't feel that different from that of a A330, basically the same fuselage.

[@pgsaurusjr169]

I subscribed

[@bignessgta5]

I'm 1 of the 20% of people who are subscribed

[@moriver3857]

I made several flight on A310s back in the mid 90s with Lapsa/Saeta out of South America to Miami. Very comfortable ride, even in coach. That was the last non-FBW Airbus airplane. I could have sworn I saw one in UPS livery a few month back.

[@nicov1837]

UPS don't operate the A310. They do however operate a large fleet of A300s, the A310's bigger brother.

[@patrickoneal8514]

I’m fascinated by this aircraft. I think Boeing could garner some inspiration from this plane and incorporate it into its Dreamliner family (e.g. “787-700”). It could be seen as a modern day example of the old 767-200 in terms of specifications and fill a Middle of the Market gap with a smaller longer range wide body.

[@Man_from_UNCLE]

Used to fly regularly every few months on Swissair A310s ZRH to Abu Dhabi via Saudi Arabia (RUH) -- very nice comfortable aircraft although pilots told me it wallowed like a dolphin and made some a little queasy. Have also flown with TAP, EK, SQ & PIA on A310s. Also I have flown on almost all of the Airbus fleet namely ........ A300B4/A300-600/A310-300/A320-100/A320-200/A330-200/A330-300/A340-300/A340-500/A340-600/A350-900/A350-1000 and the majestic A380

[@TravisMartin-l4q]

Flew in a KLM A310 from London Heathrow to Amsterdam in 1990. Nice ride

[@Oskar0424]

Have great memories flying on the A310 from KWI to DEL and back through Kuwait Airways

[@andylyas]

I flew on an Air New Guinea A310 ( not certain of variant) in 1993 from Sydney to Port Moresby in New Guinea.....very nice aircraft. Even got into the flight deck and chatted with the flight crew. Pre 911 of course!

[@SirChad771]

Don't forget FedEx & UPS

[@miketennent9036]

Many flights on SATA A310’s YYZ - PDL/TER flying to the Azores. Miss the wide body on these flights. The A310’s were replaced with single aisle A321 neo’s

[@MKHHF]

I flew with the A310 a few times to PMI. Allways with Hapag Lloyd...

[@younesm4203]

I flew them a lot when I was younger from 2004 until 2014 with Iran Air from Frankfurt to Tehran. Sometimes we also flew with the a300

[@slukas1375]

I was fortunate enough to fly Wardair's (Canada) A310. Great plane and a really great airline too.

[@jasoneldridge4738]

I flew on one back in 1988, Wardair was a great airline.

[@talldiversvideos3682]

Loved flying the A310 with PanAm on its Frankfurt Berlin route prior to 1990

[@XavierLignieres]

An A310 Neo would actually be very successful in todays market though the spiritual successor is probably the A321 XLR with a similar philosophy of small size long-haul airliner.

[@CO84trucker]

My first flight to Europe back in 1997 was on a CSA Czech Airlines Airbus A300 from Newark to Praha.

[@12345fowler]

What I like in both the A310 and B757 is that they were massively overpowered.

[@fahimsami321]

A310 is a good comfortable aircraft 👍🏻

[@monnidesmonnides8554]

Many years ago I flew the 310 from Heathrow to Madrid, nice flight

[@nicov1837]

What airline flew A310s between Heathrow and Madrid?

[@johnpatrick1588]

Airbus started the wide-body twinjet market while only 3 and 4 engine widebodies around. Good job.

[@dinispereira7211]

I flew the a310 on TAP portugal it was great from lisbon to boston

[@AzAvShip]

Great engine thrust at take-off. First time I travel in one was back in 2008. Great seat space too... things we don't see much these days... and if you want to see, got to pay for it.

[@razlan81]

Flew with KLM A310 from LHR to AMS in 1994. Very windy landing indeed.

[@sethuramancbi]

Was lucky to fly with Kuwait airways in 2004 between Kuwait City and Cochin ( India), was really smooth and cosy.

[@filipevieira9475]

First time I flew was in one of this. Quite an experience.

[@Hanibazzz]

Iran Air has several A300 and A310.. It's amazing to fly them

[@richardshiggins704]

Yes , I flew them with LH (CDG-FRA) , SR(ZHR -IST) and TG (ORY-IST) within Europe . I also flew it with Royal Air (CDG to Montréal Mirabel) back in 1997 . I think their day has gone in the light of newer technology .

[@mstewie9718]

The A310 was not a failure. It's various variants bridge the gap between analogue and digital aircraft systems. It was revolutionary.

[@raktimbiswas2000]

Yes I last flew an Airbus A310 with Biman Bangladesh Airlines in 2004 from Singapore to Dhaka. The seating was comfortable for me not gonna lie.

[@xdd8543]

I dont know why I keep watching videos about airplanes I have flown like 2 times in my life lol

[@planesandcooking5142]

Probably cause planes are so fascinating.

[@dongrandmaster3787]

I did fly the A310 on routes to Amsterdam, London Heathrow, Kai Tak Hong Kong with RJ.

[@ignorance15bliss]

I have flown it on sq on SIN to Penang and SIN to PEK. My favourite cute plane

[@jetaddicted]

My last flight in a -310 was ages ago, in 1998 or 1999 maybe, a CDG-BKO flight, you could tell it was an oooooold bird already.

[@Danial0152]

flew on the A310 from the UK to Pakistan with PIA and it was a comfortable flight

[@krugmeister7301]

I flew both the A300 and A310 with Lufthansa..👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻💜💜💜💜🍷🌺

[@derekcaan7686]

I have flown the A310 with PIA, it was a good comfortable aircraft, but nothing exceptional to where I would like to see a modernized version

[@JasonAarons86]

Air Jamaica had the A310 loved it as a passenger

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

I flew on an a-310 on Southwest Airlines last summer and it was amazing

[@qwertyasdf2971]

Im not from the us so i may be wrong but i though southwest only operated boeing aircraft

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

@@qwertyasdf2971 Southwest is all 737 so the guy somehow got muddled

[@coolandgood0062]

You lyin

[@letsseeif]

The A310 was never used by any operator in Australasia/Oceania. However TAA (Trans Australia Airlines [Melbourne based]) were launch customers of the A300(B4) and used them on internal routes across the Australian continent.[-> Ansett Airlines of Australia added the B767 [Melbourne Based] until both airlines met their end at the hand of Sydney interests. However, Virgin Australia A330s are very popular on the main &/or longer haul routes & the B787 Dreamliner does the same on Low Cost Carrier JETSTAR (QF affiliated Melb Based).]

[@jonathanjones2835]

So an updated a310 would in effect be a a330~100 or an a330~700 neo. The 800 isn't selling so well so I can't imagine a shortened 700 variant doing any better.

[@leognst]

I flew in a a310-300 a few years ago with AirTransat from Toulouse to Montreal. I think they are now retired.

[@Chin53]

I've flown on Air Jamaica a310 to New York from Kingston Jamaica in may 2001.

[@robinsala9090]

I am waiting for the Inibuilds A310 addon for MSFS 🔥🔥

[@catalinpopa1421]

I flew old a310 betwen Bucharest and Amsterdam when Tarom was still operating a310.i was very nice

[@arminariaei2982]

Hello, you forgot to introduce Iran Air Tour and Toos Airlines, because these companies also own this Airbus in Iran.

[@dennisthebrony2022]

3:29 Air Transat JUST RECENTLY Retired the A310!

[@manifestgtr]

A redesigned A310neo seems like it could easily find a place in todays market. A tiny widebody with some range? I know Airbus would probably rather push the a321 and save the development costs but still…it’s a cool thing to think about…

[@md.mehedihasanshohan2161]

My first flight ever was on an A310 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on a domestic route

[@strafrag1]

As a retired LH employee I can say that this was not a popular aircraft with savvy passengers in the transatlantic market. It had to fly close to landmasses so these flights took longer. I was happy when it was gone across the Atlantic.

[@spongebubatz]

Ich wusste gar nicht dass die LH A310 auch Langstrecke gemacht haben, ich dachte die wären eher auf Kurz- bis Mittelstrecken zum Einsatz gekommen

[@JDFloyd]

I have flown on the 300, 310, 318, 319, 320, 321, 330, 340, and 380-variants. Just need a 350 trip.

[@JBM425]

Thanks to the popularity of the A350, you should have plenty of opportunities to get that. Good luck!

[@saeidshm21]

And A220 too😊🌹🌹🙏🙏 Well done

[@monibstar]

The Airbus A310 It's my favourite Airbus ✌ and thankfully because of my late father Nabeen Manandhar i got to fly in an Airbus A310 once 🙏

[@نادرالیراحمان]

I flew it on Pakistan International Airlines from Karachi to Kuwait and I liked it. It was spacious. But maybe because the plane was only about 65% full. If this plane is renewed it would need newer engines & sharklets. But I think the Airbus 321neo has more or less replaced it.

[@bayofbengal7170]

Flew on the Bangladesh airline A310 from UK to Sylhet in the 2000s.

[@adityabadami]

Yes flew many an Air India A310 during the early 90s between BOM and SIN

[@mhdibm7515]

My country's national carrier (Sudan airways) had one that sadly crashed in 2008 at khartoum airport

[@wagnerbejaranocarvalho9971]

I flew A300-B4 with Cruzeiro linhas aéreas in Brazil, it was a great ACFT.

[@dc10fomin65]

Someone told me either Cruzeiro or VARIG flew the 300 from Congonhas, is it true?

[@propman3523]

I flew on the A300/310 aircraft with Eastern and didn't like it as much as the L-1011. Like many European aircraft, it felt cramped and not because I'm one of those over-sized American countrymen. It does have beautiful lines, however. We (KMSN) have a A310 which flies for FedEx Between Appleton and Louisville (I think). There's a photo on Flight Aware.