Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Chen Chuanren
Under a new agreement, HAECO will carry out end-of-lease checks for Tigerair Taiwan's Airbus A320 fleet in Hong Kong.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SalamAir plans to add 10 extra aircraft to its fleet over the coming three years to meet growing passenger demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Avianca will open service between Managua Sandino International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
From June 3, Avianca will commence flights between El Salvador International Airport in capital San Salvador and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Alan Dron
IAG’s Spain-based transatlantic LCC is playing it smart while setting down roots (and routes) to the Americas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways has unveiled its new business-class seats, recently retrofitted on its Airbus A320 fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Daniel Williams
With Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America coming up, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the last two years of flights for Latin American operators by aircraft class.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 leased from AerCap while at the gate at South Korea's Busan Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
MRO Japan’s base in Okinawa includes firsts and sets it up for potential growth.
Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Airlines in Latin America are boosting their internal MRO capabilities, creating opportunities to capture more third-party work.
Workforce & Training

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
SriLankan Airlines will be modifying its Airbus A320s and A330s with Fokker Services Group’s upgraded electronic flight bag system.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 modified with a Eurofighter nose to support active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
South African Airways (SAA) has rebuilt its fleet to 20 aircraft with the arrival of two Airbus A320s on lease from AerCap.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Etihad Airways has taken back a daily slot at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) that had been leased to American Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
A look at which trends are gaining popularity and which are losing steam in commercial aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Air Transat will return to the German market after a 10-year hiatus with a new route to Berlin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Dublin-based Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLRs from the Airbus production site in Hamburg.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
DLR is gearing up for flight trials of an AESA radar for German and Spanish Eurofighter combat fleets using a modified Airbus A320 testbed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By David Casey
Air Arabia is adding Sochi to its growing Russian network as UAE-Russia seat capacity hits record levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) has received U.S. FAA engine type certification for use on the longer-range Airbus A321XLR.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
A former Airbus facility in Russia has been used to manufacture spare parts for the A321’s drainage system through reverse engineering.
Aircraft & Propulsion