Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By Daniel Williams, Jens Flottau
Even with slower growth, demand for replacement aircraft will enable Europe to contribute its share to sustaining manufacturers’ production plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
EasyJet is banking on cost efficiencies from fleet modernization and aircraft upgauging to help push the airline toward £1 billion in annual pre-tax profit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Narrowbody deliveries for Airbus and Boeing came to a total of 79 units in April 2025, representing a 12.8% year-over-year increase.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
An order for 40 A321neos previously listed by Airbus as an undisclosed customer is from United Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Air Canada expects aircraft delivery delays from Airbus and Boeing, bumping its first A321XLR to 2026 and eating into the number of 787-10s joining the fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Germany could decide before year-end on what platform to use to meet an emerging requirement to field a standoff jammer, with the Airbus A400M a candidate.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By David Casey
Wizz Air, the largest international airline in Armenia’s market, will expand its presence in the country from October with the opening of a new base in Yerevan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air’s first Airbus A321XLR delivery remains pending while the European ULCC has suspended one of its first planned routes with the long-range narrowbody.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Finnair will give an update on its narrowbody fleet renewal plans “toward the end of the year,” CEO Turkkaa Kuusisto said in London April 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Pilling
Etihad Airways showcased the interiors for its new Airbus A321LR fleet at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways continues to increase its backlog for more Airbus A321neos, this time agreeing to five aircraft from BOC Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways has signed a lease agreement with Hong Kong's CALC for nine Airbus A321neos, as the flag carrier grows its narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa City Airlines is eyeing further fleet growth in 2025 as it receives its first brand-new Airbus A320neo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The group is planning substantial capacity growth as it moves beyond its rebuilding period.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Longer-range narrowbodies like the Airbus A321XLR will redefine networks through flexibility and efficiency—not just range, say panelists at Routes Europe 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Uzbekistan Airways has selected Neo Space Group to provide inflight connectivity for its new Airbus A321neo narrowbodies.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's EVA Air has placed a firm order for six Airbus A350-1000 widebody aircraft and three A321neo narrowbodies with the European manufacturer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Unical Aviation has begun what it says is the first dedicated Airbus A320neo-family disassembly program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With MRO Americas firmly on the horizon, this week’s #FlightFriday again has a U.S.-focused theme as we look at some of the slightly smaller US operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indian carrier IndiGo says its future fleet of Airbus A321XLR narrowbody aircraft offers unique route development opportunities and a compelling business case.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
While some nagging issues persist, Airbus' Christian Scherer reports “encouraging signs of overall performance improvement” in its supply chains.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Aegean Airlines expects accelerated inspections of geared turbofan engines will affect its Airbus A320neo family aircraft for another two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Aegean Technics is seeing success and growing workforce pipeline a year after its launch.
MRO

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies