Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

Being selected for a new-generation flight management system (FMS) on the Airbus A320, A330 and A350 is consolidating Thales’ position in the avionics market versus Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Honeywell.

Qantas has confirmed a much-delayed order for the Airbus A350-1000s it will use for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-range flights; it has also finalized orders for Airbus narrowbodies to replace its domestic fleet.

Manchester Airport estimates that almost 50,000 people from its catchment area currently travel indirectly to Kuwait.

KLM traffic this year is recovering from a slow start blamed on pandemic-related lockdowns and other uncertainties.

CEO Tony Douglas said a likely home for the 26 Airbus A321neos could be Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the LCC which operates routes to seven countries including India, Bangladesh and Egypt.

The airline is also increasing frequencies on existing routes from Dublin to both Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles.

Destinations in the UK and Switzerland will receive new flights next winter.

The carrier plans to use the Airbus aircraft on four routes from Boston.

The carrier is boosting service to European markets, assessing that demand will come back strongly.

The carrier is also laying the groundwork for a fifth new route to India.

The Hungarian ULCC’s UK subsidiary is beginning to ramp up London Gatwick operations and MD Marion Geoffroy believes the UK will be a major growth market over the coming years.

The Irish flag-carrier will serve the US from Dublin, Manchester and Shannon this summer.

The carrier last operated flights on the route in 2016.

The counties have been without a nonstop connection for more than six years.

New destinations in Italy, France and the UK are joining the airline’s network.

SalamAir is increasing connectivity between Oman and Iran.

CEO Birgir Jónsson tells Routes about the Icelandic carrier's planned North American expansion and how the airline will win market share.

Krasnodar will become the second Russian destination in the ULCC’s expanding network.

Qantas announced its intention to buy up to 134 aircraft from Airbus' A320neo and A220 families to replace its Boeing narrowbody fleet.

Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321XLR flight-test aircraft, as the manufacturer prepares for the flight-test campaign to start in 2022.

The A321 upgrade will put Tianjin’s capability at the same level as Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Toulouse and Mobile, Alabama.

Two carriers are preparing to launch new nonstop routes between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka.

The New York-based carrier tells World Routes delegates that it is actively exploring new opportunities in Europe.

The carrier’s maiden overseas route from Thessaloniki starts in October.

The airline plans to operate more than 20 aircraft by 2024, flying up to seven million passengers annually.