Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

Airbus delivered 50 commercial aircraft in September, largely in line with production levels throughout the year.

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.

Air Arabia expects Airbus A320neo deliveries now in the second half of 2025, followed by A321XLRs from 2027.

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.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plans to lease three Airbus A320neos and three A321neos from AerCap, with delivery expected in 2026.

Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order for 70 Airbus A321neos, confirming a large part of a memorandum of understanding announced in July.

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.

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

The airline has started retrofits on its Airbus A320neos and will move on to its Boeing widebodies in early 2025.

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

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.

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

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

Egyptian LCC Air Cairo is aiming is to greatly increase its fleet, taking it to 72 aircraft by 2030.

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.

Wizz Air will base its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft at Milan Malpensa Airport from June 2025.

TAP has returned to pre-COVID level operations, reporting a Q2 profit based on strong summer demand, its structural transformation and MRO business.

As airlines struggle with hundreds of out-of-service aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is working to ease the inevitable pain.

Qantas Group expects to receive 20 aircraft by the end of its current fiscal year, including its first Airbus A321XLRs.

Peach is launching its longest service yet with flights between Osaka, Japan, and Singapore.

FACC has reported significant revenue and earnings growth for the first half of 2024 backed by rate rises, notably the shift from Airbus A320neo to A321neo.

The UAE-based LCC has deferred deliveries of its A320neo family aircraft on order to 2025 in hopes that the new engine technology on the aircraft will mature.

Air Canada will restart transatlantic flights from Ottawa next March and is exploring adding Airbus A321XLR service to London.

Frontier Airlines dropped the Airbus A321XLR from its fleet plan because the aircraft’s performance fell short of the carrier’s expectations.

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