Fleet commonality

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title: "Fleet commonality" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["civil-aviation", "aircraft-maintenance"] description: "Standardization of aircraft parts" topic_path: "general/civil-aviation" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_commonality" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Standardization of aircraft parts ::

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In aviation, fleet commonality is the economic and logistic benefits of operating a standardized fleet of aircraft that share common parts, training requirements, or other characteristics. Fleet commonality has been shown to be positively associated with operating performance.

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References

1. (November 2010). "How fleet commonality influences low-cost airline operating performance: Empirical evidence". Journal of Air Transport Management.
2. ""L'Airbus A318 rejoint la famille A320 d'Air France"".

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