Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Christine Boynton, Graham Warwick
Flight tests are to validate performance characteristics of the open fan engine and long, thin wing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
Collins and Safran are testing electric powertrains for hybridized turbine engines.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair has cut its capacity growth guidance after Middle East disruptions but raised its revenue outlook amid resilient travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

United Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 50 Airbus A321XLRs on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Ryanair Group airline Lauda plans to extend its Airbus A320 lease contracts after it was decided that A320neos are too expensive under current market conditions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Cote d‘Ivoire is set to expand its narrowbody fleet following the award of a funding package from the West African Development Bank.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
As Airbus and Boeing develop A320neo and 737 MAX successors, opportunities will open for suppliers to deploy long-developed products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Airbus and Lufthansa Group have signed a deal to support the airline group’s fleet of Airbus A220s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says the airframer will launch its A320 successor in 2030 as planned, welcoming news that Boeing’s competing program may be delayed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
An Airbus A319 destined for modification into a prototype air tanker for aerial firefighting specialist Neptune Aviation Services has arrived in Dothan, Alabama, for conversion work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Yemen Airways has estimated the cost of May 2025 Israeli airstrikes that destroyed four of its aircraft at $181 million.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
As airframers ponder the next-generation single-aisle aircraft, the aerospace industry considers what the proportion of composite materials its airframe and propulsion system will rely on.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Keith Mwanalushi
Technical Director Robert Dando speaks with Aviation Week about Air Astana’s shift to more in-house heavy maintenance.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo has big plans for its expanding fleet of Airbus A321XLRs, making it one of multiple Asia-Pacific LCCs that foresee major roles for this longer-range narrowbody variant.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus will need to assimilate its growth in the coming years, as difficulties ramping up production according to plan show, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
Amid growing concerns over fuel shortages, easyJet recently announced that it intends to accelerate the retirement of its aging Airbus A319ceo fleet.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By David Casey
IndiGo plans to return most of its damp-leased fleet and reduce the use of older-generation aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
JetBlue Airways is seeking to enter the Venezuela market for the first time, announcing plans to launch nonstop service to Caracas.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
“Strong and growing demand” for small narrowbody jets (SNJs) was behind Azorra’s purchase of fellow lessor DAE’s portfolio of Airbus A220s, according to a senior Azorra executive.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Daniel Williams
As the inaugural MRO Greater China event in Beijing nears, Flight Friday looks at how the largest Chinese operators’ flights have performed over recent years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EasyJet plans to accelerate its upgauging plan and retire Airbus A319s from its fleet earlier than planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Lufthansa Technik has received Certain STC Privilege from EASA, meaning the company can now independently approve cabin conversions for the A320ceo family.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi
HAECO will establish a new line of support for Airbus A320 and A330 flight control and actuation components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
LATAM Airlines Group is reevaluating plans for its initial Airbus A321XLRs while still preparing for first delivery in 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As it navigates the higher fuel environment, Allegiant Air sees opportunity to potentially accelerate some retirements of older Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors