Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

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

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

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

By Karen Walker
The firm order signed earlier this year with Airbus for six A320neo family aircraft.
On Location

By Christine Boynton
British Airways has improved the performance of its Airbus A320neo fleet through enhanced use of data and analytics, as it works through a transformation plan.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Ferneyhough
Pratt & Whitney has secured an order from Avolon for the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) to power 80 Airbus A320neos.
Farnborough Airshow

Here is what's been happening in the industry amidst the ongoing airshow.
On Location

By Jens Flottau
Drukair has signed on with Airbus for three A320neos and two A321XLRs in a move that underlines Bhutan’s ambitions to become better connected.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris
Pratt says SMBC Aviation Capital—one of the largest lessors for GTF-powered Airbus A320neo-family aircraft—has exercised options for a further 22 firm orders.
Farnborough Airshow

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
As Pratt & Whitney works hard to optimize the GTF, orders for A320neos equipped with the engine have slowed compared to CFM's Leap.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
The Airbus A321XLR equipped with CFM Leap 1A engines has received its type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Farnborough Airshow

By David Casey
With no commercial aircraft on show from Boeing at Farnborough Airshow’s static or flying displays, the Airbus A321XLR is expected to garner significant interest.
On Location

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air expects to have another 45 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft grounded in 2025 due to inspections of their Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Richard Aboulafia
Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Jet2.com has exercised the purchase rights for 36 Airbus A321neos, which will take its future A321neo fleet to 146.
Airlines & Lessors