During this week in March 1988 Airbus Industrie began deliveries of Airbus A320s to Air France. One of my memories of working for AF was a number of trips out of LHR Terminal 2 as 'ballast' on some A320 test trips - and having to hold on tight as the aircraft was literally thrown about the sky....
Below; A319-111 F-GRXC
AIR FRANCE AIRBUS A318-111 F-GUGE at BHX via Paul Evans flickr images