Airbus A319/A320/A321neo

Cebu Pacific announced an agreement to order 102 Airbus A321neo aircraft to be equipped with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines.

The deal for 15 PW1100G-JM engines is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.

TAP Air Portugal is expanding its offering to Brazil with plans to open flights to Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO).

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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

Despite strong demand for new commercial aircraft, supply chain woes are forcing Airbus to delay rate targets and may make it sell parts of the space business.

Airbus no longer expects to reach its target of producing 75 A320neo family aircraft per month in 2026 and has cut back its delivery guidance for 2024.

The survey polled around 40 major aerospace and defense suppliers, who together generate $14 billion of industry revenue.

The airframer hopes the narrowbody A321XLR will make new long-haul routes economically viable.

As Airbus has increasingly globalized the production of its A320-family narrowbodies, the matter of which FAL builds what variant has come into focus.

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.

HK Express is planning significant growth of its Airbus narrowbody fleet to support its network expansion goals in mainland China and elsewhere.

Thai Airways is building a new CFM Leap 1A engine shop at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to service the airline’s incoming Airbus A321neo fleet.

ANA CEO Shinichi Inoue says the airline is on track to reinstate domestic flights in July after Pratt & Whitney GTF engine issues grounded many of its A320neos.

IndiGo's order volume means delivery delays from Airbus are less damaging to the LCC, CEO Pieter Elbers says.

Thai Airways is looking to induct additional narrowbodies into its fleet as it aims to create a more “proportionate” fleet composition.

Air Canada plans a 50-50 split between international and North American routes when it scales up to 30 Airbus A321XLRs.

How soaring demand for passenger capacity is impacting aircraft retirements and the teardown market.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

AirAsia has recorded its highest-ever quarterly performance and expects to increase its fleet to more than 200 operational aircraft by the end of 2024.

Flyadeal has signed new MRO agreements, including opting for AMOS maintenance and engineering software.

The results vary widely, as some airlines appear to stagnate while others make advancements.

Airbus has unveiled tweaks to the cabins of its A330neo, together with details of the cabin configuration of American Airlines’ forthcoming A321XLR.

How one storage specialist is capitalizing on the grounding of some GTF-powered Airbus A320neo aircraft.

The opening of final assembly lines in Tianjin, China, and Mobile, Alabama, have shifted the dynamics of Airbus A320 production.