Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By Sean Broderick
Pratt said as many as 1,200 engines would need to be pulled in the next year, including up to 200 by Oct. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
United Airlines’ first Airbus A321neo routes will connect Chicago with three cities in Florida and two in the U.S. Southwest.
Airports & Networks

Christian Albertson
Aviation Week projects that a significant boost in Asia-Pacific narrowbody fleets will drive a 61% increase in MRO spending by 2032.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Taiwan-based carrier Starlux Airlines is extending its route map in Japan to an eighth city as capacity between the two countries gradually recovers.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Avolon's binding agreement for the Airbus A330neos finalizes a deal that was originally announced at the June 2023 Paris Air Show.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Hawaiian Airlines adapts to a challenging environment intensified by wildfire tragedy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, James Pozzi, Daniel Williams
Aviation Week Network experts discuss the impact of technical issues with the GTF engine powering Airbus A320neo aircraft on the global fleet and aftermarket.
MRO Podcast

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has secured new aircraft deals that will help boost its short-haul international and domestic fleets in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Routes to New Delhi and Dushanbe are being launched by Air Astana’s LCC subsidiary FlyArystan.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
A deal for more Airbus A320neos shows Cathay is looking to expand beyond recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s AD mandates Pratt’s recommended inspections on the most susceptible engines within 30 days of its effective date.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
FACC has been investing extra cash, about €50 million ($55 million) of working capital, to secure deliveries of its products.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay has exercised purchase rights for 32 more Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The first nonstop flights between Israel and Sri Lanka will begin in October.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Florida-based Spirit Airlines is “open to doing less-than-daily” frequencies on routes where it makes sense from a utilization and demand standpoint.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is adding flights to Peru for the first time, with Montreal-Lima becoming the farthest Airbus A321LR route in its network.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines' planned 600-aircraft order for narrowbodies and widebodies was set to have been announced by now.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Sean Broderick
Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
A filing from Cathay Pacific said the group will convert purchase rights for 32 Airbus A320neos or A321neos into firm orders by the end of September.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Omani LCC SalamAir intends to add more flights and destinations in Pakistan.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Although Wizz Air has a fat order book for more Airbus A321neos, the LCC is under increased scrutiny in the UK and EU over operational issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Even so, the company's year-to-date total of 381 deliveries means it is still behind schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Wizz Air shareholders attending the Hungarian LCC’s Aug. 2 annual general meeting have voted in favor of buying a further 75 Airbus A321neo family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandic LCC Play Airlines is in preliminary negotiations to add one Airbus aircraft for the 2024 summer season and four aircraft in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
New data linked to a known problem has convinced Pratt & Whitney to accelerate inspections on more than 1,000 A320neo-family engines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation