Airbus A319/A320/A321

The January 2022 incident occurred at Yampa Valley Airport, Colorado, which has one runway and no control tower.

The Montreal-based airline currently has three aircraft affected, and the total number should reach five or six by the end of its fiscal 2024.

The exclusive route, with a flight time of around 2 hr. 45 min., will be operated with an Airbus A320 configured to carry 180 passengers.

A new operator has commenced domestic flights in Nigeria with the launch of NG Eagle.

American Airlines says it is flying 40 peak-day flights between the U.S. and Cancun on its winter schedule running through March 2024.

Chile’s Sky Airline is seeking a foreign air carrier permit so it can serve the U.S.

Malta’s new national carrier plans to serve 17 European destinations during the summer 2024 season.

AJet is expected to have its first scheduled service at the end of March 2024.

New routes to Erbil and Yerevan have been scheduled by German LCC Eurowings.

Ibom Air has started to take delivery of a batch of 10 Airbus A220-300s, as the airline prepares to significantly expand its operations.

Interest in ADL’s aerodynamic modification kit is growing among Boeing 737-800/-900 operators as future design work pivots to the Airbus A320 family.

This week’s Carbon Analysis assesses whether modern narrowbody aircraft are living up to the bold claims made by Airbus and Boeing surrounding emissions.

ADL says it has fine-tuned the mod package for the 737-800 to gain additional fuel burn savings after validating its technology during initial 737-700 trials.

Jetstar Airways is making Perth, Australia, its latest base, as the carrier boosts its international network from the West Australian city.

Deferred maintenance activity combined with a tendency towards smaller workscopes, has also led to a buildup of MRO demand.

Launch of the stretched A220 earlier than 2026 would free production slots for the higher-margin A321 and A321XLR variants—but a few hurdles stand in the way.

This year has breathed new life into older equipment as airlines have tried to mitigate new aircraft delivery delays, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and the durability problems of new engines.

One Airbus A320 will be stationed in Brest, enabling the launch of 13 new routes.

Air Arabia has made JVs a strategic foundation.

AirAsia expects to return all of its narrowbody aircraft to service by the end of 2023, and the airline is looking to grow its fleet further in 2024.

While Sweden’s Braathens Regional Airlines recently went into administration, the airline’s operations will continue as normal throughout the restructuring.

The upcoming round of inspections will see a peak of 650 A320neos on the ground.

Canada’s Air Transat plans to open a route to Marrakesh, Morocco, during the northern summer 2024 season.

Lufthansa’s newest operating unit City Airlines will begin flying in summer 2024 with Airbus A319s.

EasyJet has completed a fuel- and noise-reducing retrofit program which means Airbus’s Descent Profile Optimization technology is now in place across its fleet.