Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Sean Broderick
American Airlines has flight-tested a planned update to advanced cockpit display functionality that will provide pilots with a lead aircraft’s vertical path.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The MRO's 2024 first half results show strong demand for third-party maintenance services.
Services & Support

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s Ural Airlines will strip down its Airbus A320 that has been stuck in a wheat field near Novosibirsk, Siberia, since making an emergency landing in 2023
Aircraft & Propulsion

Modern winglet designs are improving fuel efficiency, extending range and cruising altitudes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Sri Lanka and Pakistan encounter setbacks in their quests to find suitable buyers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK LCC easyJet has extended leases on 10 Airbus A319s, a type which it is working to phase out by 2034.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
North America will continue to be the biggest market for sub-150-seat jets over the next two decades, Embraer predicts.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is rushing to reverse course on an unpopular distribution strategy that could result in over $1 billion in lost revenue in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The carrier plans to expand its network to Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia after signing an MOU with Airbus.
On Location

By Alan Dron
Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
France's BEA has released its final report on a ground proximity event showing altimeter setting errors remain a serious threat.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
The $36 million agreement covers CFM56-5B engine maintenance for the Vietnamese airline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
In pursuit of more third-party MRO projects, ETG Maintenance is looking to add further capacity in Bulgaria.
Services & Support

Christian Albertson
International Airlines Group’s MRO demand over the next decade will surpass $24.1 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Persistent problems with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the Airbus A220 are forcing Cyprus Airways to rethink its strategies.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
The A321XLR is reviving a niche created decades ago by the Boeing 757, currently the only narrowbody capable of flying true long-haul services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Despite double-digit revenue growth, Vietnam Airlines is still clawing its way back to profitability.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The Israeli leisure carrier announced in May that it plans to acquire a further 50% in the MRO provider.
MRO

By Daniel Williams, Guy Ferneyhough
As Airbus has increasingly globalized the production of its A320-family narrowbodies, the matter of which FAL builds what variant has come into focus.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Aaron Karp
Colombia’s Avianca is this month resuming 11 seasonal routes between Central America and the U.S., including between Chicago O’Hare and Guatemala City.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Network Staff
A shortage of spare parts for foreign-made passenger aircraft is forcing Russian carriers to seek alternatives inside the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
The LCC has deferred deliveries of 120 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft to start in 2025 in hopes that the new engine technology on the aircraft will mature.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Mirus Aircraft Seating has received approval from Airbus for its Kestrel economy-class seat to be included in the OEM’s BFE product catalogue.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Certification of the Airbus A321XLR is expected before summer, the new head of EASA Florian Guillermet has told a conference in Paris.
Safety, Ops & Regulation