Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is bracing for higher unit costs in 2025 after forging contract-related adjustments to show a better-than-anticipated cost performance for this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has selected MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner as the new head of its commercial aircraft business, succeeding long-time senior exec Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Riyadh Air has picked Airbus over Boeing to supply its first narrowbody fleet, placing a firm order for 60 Airbus A321neos.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airbus has delivered the first A321XLR to launch customer Iberia, which plans to deploy the long-range narrowbody on a Madrid-to-Boston route from mid-November.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
To be ready for an anticipated surge in Leap engine shop visit demand, Safran Aircraft Engines is adding capacity to its global MRO network.
MRO Europe

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has opted to order 10 Boeing 787-9 widebodies after recently issuing a brighter financial outlook for 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Nigeria is pledging to enhance the viability of the country’s airports, while simultaneously embarking on a review of its airport master plan.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Another BWB challenger, flying wind turbine, large uncrewed freighter, and automaker flies eVTOL.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
United is set to resume taking A321neo deliveries after working with the manufacturer to address a problem United said was affecting some of its in-service fleet
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus delivered 50 commercial aircraft in September, largely in line with production levels throughout the year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Pegasus Airlines is pushing ahead with its fleet growth, expecting a further six Airbus A321neos to arrive in its fleet by the end of 2024, and nine in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Air Arabia expects Airbus A320neo deliveries now in the second half of 2025, followed by A321XLRs from 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A 2022 CFM Leap-1A in-flight engine shutdown traced to non-conforming parts has prompted the FAA to plan mandatory replacements of the affected components.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plans to lease three Airbus A320neos and three A321neos from AerCap, with delivery expected in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order for 70 Airbus A321neos, confirming a large part of a memorandum of understanding announced in July.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not launch Airbus A321XLR operations until 2026, when crucial upgrades should have been made to the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines expects to begin taking delivery of 20 leased Airbus A321neos in 2026, under an agreement now formalized with SMBC Aviation Capital.
Airlines & Lessors

By Swaati Ketkar
The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
SalamAir CEO Adrian Hamilton-Manns has outlined the challenges the LCC is having operating CFM International's Leap 1A engine in a harsh environment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
SalamAir's ambitious plans mean it will need 10 more A320neos to hit its growth targets, but deliveries of six on-order Embraer 195-E2s have been put on hold.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Aegean Airlines reports positive Q2 results, despite Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan challenges forcing the grounding of several of its A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Shenzhen-based China Development Bank Leasing says that CDB Aviation Lease Finance has entered a purchase agreement with Airbus for 80 A320neo-family aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Egyptian LCC Air Cairo is aiming is to greatly increase its fleet, taking it to 72 aircraft by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus must deliver just over 320 aircraft in the last three months of the year in order to reach its target of handing over around 770 aircraft to customers in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air will base its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft at Milan Malpensa Airport from June 2025.
Airports & Networks