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Capital A MRO affiliate Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) has completed the company’s first Airbus A320 tailcone removal and installation.

Global Crossing Airlines has gained approval from the U.S. DOT to increase its fleet to 20 aircraft, up from the 16 it is currently authorized to operate.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

Growing commercial fleets in Uzbekistan and neighboring countries in post-Soviet Central Asia are increasing demand for MRO services.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

International Aero Engines completed the test at MTU Maintenance’s facility in Germany.

The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.

Spirit AeroSystems will build and test a large, experimental wing to support high-speed aircraft applications under a new DARPA program.

Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.

For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.

Two Airbus A320 pilots on a flight to Jakarta were simultaneously asleep for around 28 minutes, an Indonesian safety report of the Jan. 25 incident reveals.

This week’s #FlightFriday looks at the A320 family, and their breakdown of their average flight cycles per month showcased by their engine type.

Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.

The premium leisure carrier will temporarily halt flights between Munich and Maldives capital Malé for the summer season, beginning March 10.

The collaboration shows the promise of broadening traffic surveillance capabilities to aircraft.

Latin American airlines face headwinds from financial challenges and politics.

An array of technologies is being matured that could transform the design of airliner wings.

Qantas has converted more of its Airbus narrowbody backlog to A321XLRs, and is also advancing its plans for inflight Wi-Fi in its international fleet.

Following increased interest, Airbus Defense & Space is revisiting the design for a maritime patrol aircraft based on the commercial A320 single-aisle airliner.

Croatia Airlines expects delivery of the first of its 15 new Airbus A220s in June, with the second to follow by year-end.

Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research program ends in March, having matured an array of potential technologies for Airbus’ next airliner.

Finnair is raising overall capacity by 10% this year, expanding frequencies to several cities in Europe and Asia.

The Bulgarian charter and ACMI airline plans to retrofit all eight of its current A320 aircraft.

Airbourne Colours recently announced plans to establish another UK facility later this year.

The airline has plans to transport around 12 million passengers in 2024, a 60% increase on 2019 levels.