Airbus A319/A320/A321

By Thierry Dubois
Manufacturability will be a crucial design driver on a next-generation narrowbody, on par with performance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) CEO Anko van der Werff is expressing interest in additional Airbus A321LRs as the carrier reports good operational performance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Engine and toilet woes give way to tariff concerns as the biggest questions for Airbus’ outlook.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Airbus is equipping a second A320 family final assembly line in Toulouse with the goal of bringing the additional capacity online by mid-2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
The Brazilian airframer is looking to expand sales of regional jets and military tanker-transports around the world.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
From commercial aircraft to defense to space, CEO Guillaume Faury looks to shape Airbus’ path forward.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
The freighter conversion specialist sees a continuing market for dedicated cargo airliners despite uncertainty on demand for air cargo.
On Location

By Mark Pilling
IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to build a new maintenance hangar there.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
IndiGo is accelerating its international expansion with plans to launch service to 10 new destinations.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
The lease accord could expand to A330s, but Cebu Pacific has high utilization for the type on slot-constrained trunk routes, flyadeal's CEO tells Aviation Week.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Cargo UAS collaboration; automating helicopter flight; XTI explores hybrid-electric; riblets for Vueling’s Airbus A320s.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
LCC Vueling has become the European launch customer for Australian startup MicroTau’s drag-reducing Riblet Modification Package.
Maintenance & Training

By David Casey
EasyJet is banking on cost efficiencies from fleet modernization and aircraft upgauging to help push the airline toward £1 billion in annual pre-tax profit.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
European ULCC Wizz Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR from the Airbus facilities in Hamburg Finkenwerder.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Robert Wall
From stand-in to standoff jamming, Western militaries are revitalizing their ability to disrupt adversary systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By David Casey
Armenian Airlines has been barred from operating commercial flights for six months after the Armenian Civil Aviation Committee suspended the carrier’s AOC.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Serbia will soon decide whether to establish its own MRO facility.
MRO

By David Casey
Romanian carrier Dan Air is to become the first EU-based airline to offer service to Syria after the ousting of longtime President Bashar al-Assad in December.
Airports & Networks

By Swaati Ketkar
HAL has performed its first overhaul on an Airbus A320 as it prepares to start offering more civil MRO services.
MRO

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus Atlantic has closed the acquisition of some A320 wing manufacturing activities so far performed by Daher.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
As both Airbus and Boeing push to deliver more aircraft to eager customers, they are tackling different sets of issues.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sash Tusa
Disjointed U.S. tariff policy has led to cascading confusion within the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at narrowbody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators (which in this analysis excludes China and India operators).
MRO

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Serbia might replace its Airbus A319s with A320s and Embraer E195s as it consolidates long-haul operations before adding new intercontinental routes.
Airlines & Lessors