Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of Icelandair, which took delivery of its first Airbus on Dec. 23, 2024, is exploring the opportunities of the A321LR.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The strong post-COVID-19 travel recovery has been generating expectations for accommodations in all cabin classes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
IAG CEO Luis Gallego says he is happy with the Airbus A321XLR and sees more opportunity ahead for the aircraft type, while anticipating a difficult summer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Asian airlines are eager to leverage the capabilities and route possibilities of long-range narrowbodies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Airline executives at Routes Americas voiced concerns about the supply chain and high taxes.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air, Virgin Atlantic and Scandinavian Airlines are among the airlines adding new routes during March 2025 as the northern summer season gets underway.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
TransNusa is launching a new scheduled service between Bali and Guangzhou, becoming the first Indonesian airline to operate the route.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas will undertake a cabin refit of most of its Boeing 737-800s, which will update this fleet until a narrowbody replacement program can be completed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Under a new agreement, HAECO will carry out end-of-lease checks for Tigerair Taiwan's Airbus A320 fleet in Hong Kong.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SalamAir plans to add 10 extra aircraft to its fleet over the coming three years to meet growing passenger demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Avianca will open service between Managua Sandino International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Florida.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
From June 3, Avianca will commence flights between El Salvador International Airport in capital San Salvador and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Alan Dron
IAG’s Spain-based transatlantic LCC is playing it smart while setting down roots (and routes) to the Americas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways has unveiled its new business-class seats, recently retrofitted on its Airbus A320 fleet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Daniel Williams
With Aviation Week’s MRO Latin America coming up, this week’s Flight Friday looks at the last two years of flights for Latin American operators by aircraft class.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A fire broke out on an Air Busan Airbus A321 leased from AerCap while at the gate at South Korea's Busan Gimhae International Airport on Jan. 28.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
MRO Japan’s base in Okinawa includes firsts and sets it up for potential growth.
Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Airlines in Latin America are boosting their internal MRO capabilities, creating opportunities to capture more third-party work.
Workforce & Training

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
SriLankan Airlines will be modifying its Airbus A320s and A330s with Fokker Services Group’s upgraded electronic flight bag system.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 modified with a Eurofighter nose to support active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
South African Airways (SAA) has rebuilt its fleet to 20 aircraft with the arrival of two Airbus A320s on lease from AerCap.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Etihad Airways has taken back a daily slot at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) that had been leased to American Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2024.
Aerospace