Airbus A320neo

Vietnam Airlines received the first of three new Airbus A320neos, expanding its fleet in time for the height of summer travel.

SalamAir, Oman’s fastest-growing value-for-money airline, has  announced the launch of its latest destination in India – Delhi (DEL).

Avolon has agreed the sale  and leaseback of nine new Airbus A320neo family aircraft with the Cathay Group, a leading Asian  airline group.

ITA Airways presented the Airbus A320neo with new interiors designed by Walter De Silva and inaugurated the new Hangar Lounge at the Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino.

Swiss International Air Lines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft at a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. Named ‘Engelberg’, the plane is the first of 25 aircraft SWISS will receive between now and the end of 2024, of which 17 will be A320neos and the other eight, the larger A321neo version. The […]

Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain welcomed the airline’s third Airbus A320neo, which on 26 October will begin operating to Gulf Air’s newest destination, Male, in the Maldives. This delivery is part of a major fleet development project, which will see the airline receive a total of 12 Airbus A320neo aircraft by the end […]

Lufthansa has announced it has updated its fleet with a firm order for an additional 27 A320neo aircraft this week, following a period of deliberation by the airlines supervisory board.

Following the arrival of its first new Airbus A321neo in January, VietJet has released its first financial statement of 2018, which displays a massive year-on-year increase of 146%.

Gulf Air has announced it will launch its newly delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its Jeddah route and a number of other regional services, in order to put the aircraft through its paces before it segues onto the Bahrain – London, Heathrow route on 15 June.

Following a solid opening to 2018, which saw Aegean Airways report a 12% growth in January and February’s passenger numbers to 1.5 million, Greece’s largest airline has announced more good news: the addition of up to 42 new planes to its current fleet.

Airbus has unveiled a new interior design for its best-selling passenger aircraft, the A320. The new “Airspace” interior for the single-aisle jet follows the same concept as Airbus previously introduced on its new twin-aisle aircraft, the A350. This means that passengers can look forward to the largest overhead storage bins in the industry, ambient lighting […]

The number of commercial aircraft operating around the world will double in the next 20 years, Airbus has predicted. In its latest Global Market Forecast, the European planemaker said that it expects the world’s airlines to need 35,000 additional jet aircraft between now and 2036, valued at US$5.3 trillion. Many of these will be used […]

Vistara has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo – the new fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft. The airline, which is a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata, has ordered seven A320neos from leasing company BOC Aviation, in addition to its existing fleet of 13 standard A320s. The new aircraft is configured in a three-class layout […]

The new version of Airbus’ smallest passenger jet has taken to the skies. The Airbus A319neo performed its maiden flight from Hamburg to Toulouse recently, remaining airborne for five hours. The aircraft is the smallest model in the fuel-efficient A320neo series, which also includes the A320neo and A321neo. This single-aisle jet will be able to […]

Air India has started a major revamp of its short- and medium-haul fleet, with the arrival of its first ever Airbus A320neo aircraft. The new single-aisle jet is first of 14 aircraft being leased from Kuwait-based ALAFCO. The new fuel-efficient aircraft will join Air India’s existing fleet of 66 standard A320 series aircraft. The new […]