Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By David Casey
Athens will become the first destination to be served by the start-up, while a second route to Greece will start next month.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian aerospace company FACC believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for first-tier suppliers such as itself, which provide parts and services to the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
The lure of Asia-Pacific market growth potential has spurred the region’s LCCs to dramatically inflate manufacturers’ narrowbody orderbooks in recent years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Wesley Charnock
The airline will deploy A321neos on new domestic services.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith discusses the overhaul of the group’s strategy in the French domestic market.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
The Greek government is to provide funds to the carrier as it is deemed crucial to the country’s tourism industry.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The LCC will begin services to LGW and STN in 2021.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
London remains JetBlue Airways’ number one priority but other markets in Europe are under consideration as the U.S. carrier pushes ahead with its transatlantic expansion strategy, according to CEO Robin Hayes.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Robin Hayes believes the US carrier’s entry into the transatlantic market will be “brilliantly timed.”
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The airline industry is bracing for a long winter, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
OGMA will become a Pratt & Whitney-authorized maintenance center for the geared turbofan engine that powers the Airbus A320neo.
MRO

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines signed major deals with CFM International and Honeywell on the Nov. 5 opening day of the China International Import Expo, both relating to its future Airbus A320neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The aircraft is the first of three A321LRs that SAS is taking on lease from Air Lease Corporation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The order represents the first for an Airbus commercial aircraft since an undisclosed private customer bought a single A320neo on Aug. 7.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines is issuing CNY16 billion ($2.3 billion) in convertible bonds, primarily to purchase 11 Airbus A320neo series aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Middle East Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A321neo narrowbody, which is the 10,000th A320 family aircraft the airframer has rolled out.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Peach has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, an aircraft that the Japanese LCC intends to use for fleet replacement rather than growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Spring Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo at the Airbus Tianjin Delivery Center on Sept. 18.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Ireland-based lessor CDB Aviation has initiated delivery of three Airbus A320neos to new customer Frontier Airlines as part of a sale-and-leaseback transaction.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
India’s Vistara received its first Airbus A321neo, which will be used on short- to medium-haul international routes or destinations within seven hours of flying time.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
EasyJet has agreed to new delivery dates for 32 Airbus A320-family aircraft and secured an extension on its purchase and deferral rights, in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
French all-business-class airline La Compagnie has secured a €10 million ($11.3 million) state-guaranteed loan to help it weather the COVID-19 crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana has retired all of its Boeing 757s and Embraer 190s after their phase-out was accelerated following the coronavirus crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK-based ULCC easyJet has deferred deliveries of 24 Airbus A320neo-series aircraft as it seeks to maximize its liquidity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Operators of Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos face fast-tracked inspection mandates to help eliminate the risk of engine turbine blade fractures caused by mid-frame turbine piston seal debris that have been plaguing older blades.
Aircraft & Propulsion