Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not launch Airbus A321XLR operations until 2026, when crucial upgrades should have been made to the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines expects to begin taking delivery of 20 leased Airbus A321neos in 2026, under an agreement now formalized with SMBC Aviation Capital.
Airlines & Lessors

By Swaati Ketkar
The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns has outlined the challenges the LCC is having operating CFM International's Leap 1A engine in a harsh environment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
SalamAir's ambitious plans mean it will need 10 more A320neos to hit its growth targets, but deliveries of six on-order Embraer 195-E2s have been put on hold.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Aegean Airlines reports positive Q2 results, despite Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan challenges forcing the grounding of several of its A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Shenzhen-based China Development Bank Leasing says that CDB Aviation Lease Finance has entered a purchase agreement with Airbus for 80 A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

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
Airbus must deliver just over 320 aircraft in the last three months of the year in order to reach its target of handing over around 770 aircraft to customers in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air will base its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft at Milan Malpensa Airport from June 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
TAP has returned to pre-COVID level operations, reporting a Q2 profit based on strong summer demand, its structural transformation and MRO business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
As airlines struggle with hundreds of out-of-service aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is working to ease the inevitable pain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas Group expects to receive 20 aircraft by the end of its current fiscal year, including its first Airbus A321XLRs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Peach is launching its longest service yet with flights between Osaka, Japan, and Singapore.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
FACC has reported significant revenue and earnings growth for the first half of 2024 backed by rate rises, notably the shift from Airbus A320neo to A321neo.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
The UAE-based LCC has deferred deliveries of its A320neo family aircraft on order to 2025 in hopes that the new engine technology on the aircraft will mature.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air Canada will restart transatlantic flights from Ottawa next March and is exploring adding Airbus A321XLR service to London.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines dropped the Airbus A321XLR from its fleet plan because the aircraft’s performance fell short of the carrier’s expectations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is benefiting from strong demand in the first six months of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Prolonged grounding of its Airbus A320neo fleet has brought HK Express into the red for the first half of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
CFM International blames high-pressure turbine blade supply issues for Leap 1A delivery delays that are adding to Airbus’ production headaches.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
AerCap says its deal with Spirit Airlines for 36 A320neos comes with the benefit of getting aircraft sooner than it could have by ordering from Airbus.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Air Astana Group has taken another step in its continuing expansion by signing an operating lease for seven Airbus A321LRs from Air Lease Corporation.
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 Jens Flottau
Airbus and Flynas announced an MOU during Farnborough Airshow for 75 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900s.
Farnborough Airshow