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B737-800 vs A320
May 2012 1
ENGINEERING
EVALUATION
1. B737-300 REPLACEMENT
2. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
3. CARGO CAPACITY
4. SEATING / CABIN CONFIGURATION
5. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE
6. MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
7. PASSAANGER COMFORT
8. AIRFRAME SYSTEMS
9. POWERPLANT / APU
10. AVIONICS SYSTEMS
11. MAINTENANCE COST
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
1. Airbus A320
2. Boeing 737-800
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Technical
Characteristics
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Usable Fuel Capacity 5,360 U.S Gallons 6,875 U.S Gallons 6,302 U.S Gallons
Maximum Range 1,635 nautical miles 3,060 nautical miles 2,830 nautical miles
Manufacturer Empty Weight 65,700 lbs 84,850 lbs 82,995 lbs (CFM)
83,196 lbs (IAE)
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Cargo Capacity
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Total Cargo 1,068 cubic feet 1,555 cubic feet (Bulk) 1,322 cubic feet (Bulk)
Capacity 1,426 cubic feet with 1,048 cubic feet with
mechanized loading containerized loading
system system
Baggage Capacity 9.0 cubic feet 9.8 cubic feet 9.0 cubic feet
Per Passenger
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
Forward Cargo Door 48 inches wide by 35 71.5 inches wide by 48.3
inches high inches high
Aft Cargo Door 48 inches wide by 33 71.5 inches wide by 48.3
inches high inches high
Bulk Cargo --- 37 inches wide by 34
inches high
• Manual loading without any GSE can be done on B737-800, whereas cargo loading
without GSE is not possible due to height of cargo doors on A320.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Seating / Cabin
Configuration
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
24 EY Plus Seats @ 36 inch pitch 20 BC Seats @ 36 inch pitch 20 BC Seats @ 37 inch pitch
Two Class 94 EY Seats @ 32inch pitch 138 EY Seats @ 32inch pitch 126 EY Seats @ 32inch pitch
Arrangement
Total = 118 Seats Total = 158 Seats Total = 146 Seats
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A320 – LOPA
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B737-800 – LOPA
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Aircraft Structure
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
The A320 requires 10% additional pounds of structure per seat compared to
B737-800. The results are higher maintenance cost, fuel cost, landing fees,
and other weight related costs.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Maintenance Program
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
C- D- C- 6 Yrs 12 Yrs
Check Check Check Check Check
Out of Service (Days per Year) 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.4
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Passenger Comfort
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Airframe Systems
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
Fueling System Fueling rate of 500 U.S Fueling rate of 370 U.S
ATA – 28 Gallons / min – Require less Gallons / min – Require more
time for refueling. time for refueling.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
APU Operating Range APU starting up to 41,000 ft. APU starting up to 31,000 ft.
ATA – 49 90 KVA electrical load capability 90 KVA electrical load
up to 37,000 ft. capability up to 25,000 ft.
65 KVA electrical load capability
up to 41,000 ft.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
Mature Shop Visit 0.09 per 1,000 EFH 0.08 per 1,000 EFH (CFM56-5B)
Rate 0.07 per 1,000 EFH (V2500)
(MSVR)
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Avionics Systems
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
Auto Flight Auto Cat II (Approach & Auto CAT III B basic certified.
ATA-22 Landing) basic certified. Same on PIA 777 aircraft.
Same on PIA 6 737-340 a/c. Automatic landing and roll out
(DH<200ft & RVR<1200ft). with
No Decision Height (DH) or
Partial Provision for Cat III B DH < 50ft.
with certification by FAA Runway Visual Range (RVR)
on cost. RVR < 700 ft.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
Electronic Centralized Aircraft ECAM is installed as basic.
Aircraft Indicating and Monitoring ( ECAM) is not Used for system operation to
Recording System installed. display system data on System
ATA-31 Display(SD)&Engine Warning
Operational Abnormal Display (E/WD).
Procedures are available Data processing is fully
in”Manual” (AFM / FCOM). Automatic & Operational
assistance is for both normal
/abnormal situations.
A/C Condition Monitoring Sys Aircraft Integraded Data
Aircraft Indicating and (ACMS) offerable inplace of System(AIDS)
Recording System AIDS on cost. installed as basic.
ATA-31 ACMS enables operators to Used to record Engine, APU &
optimize their performance to other systems performance
reduce cost in areas as: and health analysis and
maintenace, flt ops, sys preventive maintenance
trouble shooting. actions.
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
B737-800 A320
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
Maintenance Cost
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
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ENGINEERING EVALUATION
B737-800 A320
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Advantages of A320 Family over 737 NG
• Redundancy in dispatch reliability due to more LRU QPA like 3
ADIRU (instead of 2 in 737) as improvement in dispatch Reliability.
May 2012