How much does an Airbus A320 cost?

Short answer

Airbus stopped publishing list prices in 2018; in its last list, an A320neo was priced at about $110.6 million and an A320ceo at about $101 million (as of January 2018). Airlines pay considerably less: discounts on large orders typically cut the real price in half or more.

Published: September 21, 2026 · Updated: September 21, 2026 · Edited by Above Ten Thousand · Editorial policy

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List price versus actual price

For decades Airbus published an indicative price list every January. The last one, from 2018, put the A320neo at $110.6 million and the A320ceo, the earlier version with CFM56 or V2500 engines, at around $101 million. The company later stopped publishing these figures, partly because no one paid them: large customers negotiate discounts that the industry typically puts at around half of list price. An order for hundreds of units, like those from IndiGo, Wizz Air or easyJet, closes at prices well below what a small airline buying two aircraft would pay.

What's included and what isn't

The aircraft price covers the airframe, engines and basic equipment, but the buyer chooses the engine (CFM LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G), cabin configuration, seats, entertainment system and avionics options. These choices can add several million dollars. Maintenance, crew training, spare parts and fees are not included either, and over the aircraft's service life (around 25 years) these far exceed the purchase price.

Buying versus leasing

Nearly half of the world's commercial fleet is leased. A new A320neo is leased for a monthly rate that lessors set based on the market, the aircraft's age and the airline's creditworthiness, and which in recent years has been in the range of several hundred thousand dollars. For many airlines this arrangement is more affordable than financing a purchase, which explains why giants like AerCap or Avolon are among Airbus's biggest customers.