Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Ella Nethersole
Libya is moving to revive its aviation sector with plans to launch a new national airline, Libyan United Airlines, expecting to begin operations in early 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Sichuan Airlines is seeking to sell six Airbus A320ceos along with three spare engines and is inviting appraisers to assess the assets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
Dornier Technology’s CEO on the company’s recent FAA certification and its expansion plans for the future.
MRO

By Alan Dron
Small narrowbody jets are increasingly tackling distances that would have been thought impossible by previous-generation regional jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Though supply chain troubles continue to slow down moves to higher production levels, both large aircraft manufacturers are displaying more optimism.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Pilling
South African Airways is ramping up its codeshare partnerships to bolster its network reach while seeking to grow its widebody fleet next year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Avianca is close to completing software fixes on its Airbus A320 fleet to mitigate risks of uncommanded flight control inputs from intense solar radiation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines is adding five more Airbus A320s to its fleet, which will help the carrier meet its narrowbody capacity needs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The global fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft burned nearly $200 million in fuel in 2024 while idle waiting for takeoff, according to data gathered by IATA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
BBN Airlines Thailand has secured its first customer, Vietjet Thailand, and began operating a single Airbus A320 for the LCC.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
A fast-growing LCC stays true to its niche.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Carlos Muñoz has co-founded two Spanish LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus says most of the 6,000 A320-family aircraft requiring an immediate flight controls software update have received the necessary modifications.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Airbus warns A320 operators that solar radiation could corrupt flight control inputs, prompting EASA to issue an emergency airworthiness directive.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
An A320 that came dangerously close to the sea's surface after takeoff did not have reference speeds inserted in its avionics system, a preliminary report says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The small numbers of passengers using many of West Africa’s air routes were a major factor behind Air Côte d’Ivoire selecting the Embraer 175 for its fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has finalized a six-year lease-to-buy agreement with Air Lease Corp. for two Airbus A321XLRs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA plans to mandate manufacturer-recommended swaps of certain IAE V2500 high pressure compressor (HPC) stage 3 rotor blades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
With almost a third of SalamAir's A320neo fleet grounded due to engine issues, CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns is bringing in two older A320ceos and expects more to follow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Orange remains a signature color associated with easyJet, but much else has changed over the years.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
IndiGo expects long-haul additions to be a key driver of its winter 2025-26 schedule.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The German low-cost carrier manages an aging Airbus fleet through predictive maintenance, centralized checks and AI tools.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christian Albertson
More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The French accident investigation bureau is focusing on infrastructure and procedures at the Nice airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation