Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Alan Dron
Egyptian LCC Air Cairo is aiming is to greatly increase its fleet, taking it to 72 aircraft by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
JAL will be keeping an eye on the type’s entry-into-service with Iberia this November to see if it is suitable for the Japanese market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
BOC Aviation has placed three Boeing 747-8 freighters with new customer Atlas Air and signed sale-and-leaseback deals for 15 new Airbus A320neos with Frontier.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Gambian company Magic Air has ferried its four Airbus airliners into Belarus, a country subject to Western sanctions that bar the import of aircraft or parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines has flight-tested a planned update to advanced cockpit display functionality that will provide pilots with a lead aircraft’s vertical path.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The MRO's 2024 first half results show strong demand for third-party maintenance services.
Services & Support

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s Ural Airlines will strip down its Airbus A320 that has been stuck in a wheat field near Novosibirsk, Siberia, since making an emergency landing in 2023
Aircraft & Propulsion

Modern winglet designs are improving fuel efficiency, extending range and cruising altitudes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Sri Lanka and Pakistan encounter setbacks in their quests to find suitable buyers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK LCC easyJet has extended leases on 10 Airbus A319s, a type which it is working to phase out by 2034.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
North America will continue to be the biggest market for sub-150-seat jets over the next two decades, Embraer predicts.
Small Narrowbody Jets

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

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is rushing to reverse course on an unpopular distribution strategy that could result in over $1 billion in lost revenue in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The carrier plans to expand its network to Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia after signing an MOU with Airbus.
On Location

By Alan Dron
Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
France's BEA has released its final report on a ground proximity event showing altimeter setting errors remain a serious threat.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
The $36 million agreement covers CFM56-5B engine maintenance for the Vietnamese airline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
In pursuit of more third-party MRO projects, ETG Maintenance is looking to add further capacity in Bulgaria.
Services & Support

By Christian Albertson
International Airlines Group’s MRO demand over the next decade will surpass $24.1 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Persistent problems with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the Airbus A220 are forcing Cyprus Airways to rethink its strategies.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
The A321XLR is reviving a niche created decades ago by the Boeing 757, currently the only narrowbody capable of flying true long-haul services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Despite double-digit revenue growth, Vietnam Airlines is still clawing its way back to profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The Israeli leisure carrier announced in May that it plans to acquire a further 50% in the MRO provider.
MRO

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
As Airbus has increasingly globalized the production of its A320-family narrowbodies, the matter of which FAL builds what variant has come into focus.
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