The aircraft, which was built at Airbus’s Tianjin final assembly line, is powered by two CFM International CFM56 engines, and has 128 passenger seats, with 120 in economy class and eight in ...

An Airbus A319 normally has 120 seats, but soon flying on trunk routes will be a version with only 54 all-business class seats either by the window or aisle – and none in the middle.