Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

For Airbus and Boeing to increase production rates, possibly beyond 100 aircraft per month for each narrowbody program, the industry must scale up automation.

United Airlines’ new Airbus A321XLR aircraft will feature a premium economy row with an empty middle seat and a shared table accessible to both the aisle and window seat.

Widebody sales have been rebounding since the pandemic.

Aircastle plans to return Spirit’s A320neos to service by 2027, addressing engine costs and fuel efficiency amid rising fuel prices and cautious market outlook.

Setna iO is the latest company to acquire a Spirit Airlines airframe amid ongoing aftermarket competition for its assets.

Frontier Airlines has firmed a previously announced commitment to sell 11 Airbus A321neos to existing lessor Avolon.

Taiwan's Starlux Airlines has leased eight additional Airbus A321neos from BOC Aviation, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2028.

Air New Zealand is close to having all of its grounded aircraft back in service, but the carrier will be stuck with some of the leasing costs related to the groundings for at least another year.

KP Aviation’s new Chief Commercial Officer on the company’s expansion strategies over the next decade.

SalamAir plans a fleet expansion to 35 aircraft as CFM resolves Leap-1A engine issues and Embraer E195-E2 deliveries loom.

Boeing's CEO believes airlines are more interested in getting current products on time and at quality rather than a next-generation aircraft quickly, but his counterpart at Airbus has a different view.

Some of Spirit Airlines’ fleet of young A320neo aircraft are being snapped up by aftermarket suppliers for teardown, with engines diverted to the spares market.

Cyprus Airways CEO says engine availability now drives fleet decisions as the airline adapts to disruptions and supply chain challenges.

AirAsia has begun the process of reversing its temporary capacity cuts and lowering fares as the price of fuel progressively drops.

LATAM is preparing for its Premium Comfort cabin rollout and Airbus A321XLR deliveries as corporate demand remains steady despite geopolitical tensions.

IndiGo has received three of the long-range narrowbodies, and four more low-cost carriers in the region have placed orders.

MEA plans A321XLR deliveries and new LCC despite Lebanon conflict impacts, aiming to restore 70% of network by June.

Technical Director Robert Dando speaks with Aviation Week about Air Astana’s shift to more in-house heavy maintenance.

Wizz Air is progressively returning Airbus A321neos to service.

Wizz Air said it would keep all 11 of the Airbus A321XLRs it already has in its fleet or on order in its own network.

Airbus will need to assimilate its growth in the coming years, as difficulties ramping up production according to plan show, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

More ex-Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neos are entering the part-out market following the purchase of three units by Dublin-based Killick Aerospace.

Saab supplies composite-material ailerons for the Airbus A320 family, and overwing doors for the A321.

Betting on strong sales for the new A321XLR, Airbus has invested in new facilities, tooling and personnel to develop the aircraft.

Aftermarket specialist AerFin has said it is disassembling more Airbus A320neo aircraft following eight teardowns already.