Airbus A319/A320/A321

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

By James Pozzi
International Aero Engines completed the test at MTU Maintenance’s facility in Germany.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Spirit AeroSystems will build and test a large, experimental wing to support high-speed aircraft applications under a new DARPA program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to look at the replacement of its Airbus A320ceos soon and is likely to stick with Airbus for its medium-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Kevin Michaels
Every dollar of aircraft production underpins at least another dollar of supplier activity in all tiers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
The premium leisure carrier will temporarily halt flights between Munich and Maldives capital Malé for the summer season, beginning March 10.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The collaboration shows the promise of broadening traffic surveillance capabilities to aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Latin American airlines face headwinds from financial challenges and politics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
An array of technologies is being matured that could transform the design of airliner wings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
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.
Airlines & Lessors

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

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

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

By David Casey
Finnair is raising overall capacity by 10% this year, expanding frequencies to several cities in Europe and Asia.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
The Bulgarian charter and ACMI airline plans to retrofit all eight of its current A320 aircraft.
Interiors & Connectivity

By James Pozzi
Airbourne Colours recently announced plans to establish another UK facility later this year.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline has plans to transport around 12 million passengers in 2024, a 60% increase on 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
Manufacturers of aircraft cargo handling systems target improvements to reduce maintenance and enable more cargo flexibility.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Premium leisure startup Beond Airlines has taken delivery of its second aircraft, an Airbus A321, which will be used to add flights to Bangkok, Dubai and Milan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair returned to profitability in 2023, increased flight schedules for the summer 2024 season by 11% and plans to invest in slots at major airports.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow