Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

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

By Adrian Schofield
The carrier is one of many that have been forced to ground some of their A321neos due to long-term servicing backlogs for P&W geared turbofan engines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The process will start with a surge of checks in the next few months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair President and CEO Bogi Nils Bogason spoke to Aviation Daily about the flag-carrier's plans for its future Airbus A321LR and A321XLR fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Ferneyhough
The UK LCC exceeded its 2019 levels of flying for the first time post-COVID in May and June, albeit now with more aircraft in its all-Airbus fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week, Flight Friday pivots to looking at just one aircraft family—the Airbus A320.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The delivery of the 36 A321neos is expected to take place at the end of 2029.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
While system redundancy is a pillar of aviation safety, a design team’s efforts may be ruined if a technician makes the same servicing mistake twice.
Maintenance & Training

By Jens Flottau
Airbus revealed in its monthly orders and deliveries summary on July 7 that IndiGo had selected 375 A321neos and only 125 A320neos in the transaction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Additionally, the airline finalized long-term lease agreements with SMBC Aviation Capital for four new A321LR aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
International Airlines Group (IAG) is converting options for 10 Airbus A320 family aircraft into firm orders for A320neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
LCC FlyArystan continues to grow not only in its native Kazakhstan, but also in Central Asia and the Caucasus region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
With nearly 1,000 A320 and 737 MAX family aircraft ordered at Paris Air Show, this week’s #FlightFriday looks at the A320ceo, A320neo, 737-800 and the 737-8 MAX
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Saudi Arabian carrier flynas is planning to broaden its route map with flights to Kyrgyzstan, with services to the cities of Oshkosh and Bishkek.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Aboulafia
What was once a 50-50 single-aisle/twin-aisle market is now a 70-30 market, with no signs of changing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The Kazakhstan flag-carrier is evaluating whether to increase the range of its Airbus A321LR by adding an additional center tank to the aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lessor Avolon has signed an agreement to place an order for 20 further Airbus A330-900s and is swapping 50 A320neo orders for the larger A321neo version.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
IndiGo and Airbus managed to stun the industry on the first day of the Paris Air Show with the firm order for A320neo family aircraft which was unusually big.
Paris Air Show

By Jens Flottau
IndiGo's firm order for another 500 A320neos at Paris Air Show 2023 is one of the largest deals in Airbus history.
Paris Air Show

By James Pozzi
How Icelandic low-cost carrier Play is planning its maintenance and driving efficiencies.
Aircraft & Propulsion