Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By David Casey
Jet2 says its new London Gatwick base will be the foundation for further expansion, with the CEO telling analysts the airline intends to chase further slots.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air has temporarily grounded two of its five Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF)-powered Airbus A321XLRs to use their engines for other A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Estonian leisure carrier Marabu Airlines has agreed to lease four Airbus A320neos from China Development Bank Financial Leasing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Flydubai is deviating from its all-Boeing fleet strategy and committed to order 150 Airbus A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The Wizz Air CEO has reminded investors of the tradeoffs associated with new engine technologies such as the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
Pratt earns EASA certification for a PW1100G durability improvement thrust rating change which will enable the use of reduced climb thrust on the A320neo family
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Air Transat has confirmed two more summer routes from Montreal in 2026, adding points in Senegal and Iceland to its network.
Airports & Networks

By Daniel Williams
With the aviation community converging for the Dubai Airshow, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the post-pandemic recovery of the Middle East’s major carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Aegean is marking two years since its cost structure was first affected by mandatory early inspections on the PW1000G GTF engines of its A320/321neo fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air is preparing for a slower expansion through 2033: adjusting its orderbook, selling aircraft and prepping for engine groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A new Saudi carrier approaches its debut.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
With almost a third of SalamAir's A320neo fleet grounded due to engine issues, CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns is bringing in two older A320ceos and expects more to follow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
All-Airbus A320 operator flyadeal has been unofficially guided to expect over a year’s delay to its Airbus A321neo deliveries.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines is still working on details with engine manufacturer CFM International as it works to finalize the purchase of up to 150 more Boeing 737 MAXs.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air has formally revised its Airbus orderbook, confirming a substantial reduction of its A321XLR commitment and a three-year deferral of almost 90 aircraft as the carrier recalibrates fleet and network growth in the face of prolonged engine-related groundings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM reported a dip in net profit for the third quarter, as the airline group was hit by tax increases in France and disruptions in the Netherlands.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
While the teardown of young, desirable airframes may seem illogical, it is being driven by business realities.
Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
German leisure carrier Condor has become an all-Airbus operator after completing its final Boeing 757-300 flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Aircraft demand recovered immediately after the pandemic and airframers have been struggling with production ever since, but is the tide now turning?
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
The German low-cost carrier manages an aging Airbus fleet through predictive maintenance, centralized checks and AI tools.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christian Albertson
More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
The carbon analysis looks at the effects of recent groundings of GTF-powered aircraft at Swiss International Air Lines and Cebu Pacific.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Swaati Ketkar
Air India has completed the retrofit of its legacy Airbus A320neo, a milestone in the flag carrier’s ongoing $400 million fleet modernization initiative.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines will fly its first international route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR between New York JFK and Edinburgh Airport.
Airports & Networks