Loong Air Airbus A320neo MSN 13055 Completes First Flight as the aircraft successfully carried out its maiden flight on 23 January 2026, marking a significant step toward its future delivery and operational entry. The flight concluded with a go-around, a common and fully planned maneuver during initial flight test programs, allowing flight crews and engineers to…
Air Astana Group has secured long-term component support for its narrowbody fleet after signing a Power-by-the-Hour (PBH) agreement with AJW Group, covering aircraft operated by both the mainline carrier and its low-cost subsidiary, FlyArystan.
Airbus Delivers 793 Aircraft In 2025, Beating Target as the European manufacturer slightly surpassed its revised commercial aircraft delivery guidance despite ongoing production and supply chain challenges. The result highlights Airbus’s ability to stabilize output across its narrowbody programs while navigating disruptions that affected widebody production throughout the year.
Scoot Prepares For Airbus A320neo Delivery as the Singapore-based carrier continues to expand and modernize its narrowbody fleet with next-generation aircraft optimized for efficiency and high-density operations. The upcoming delivery supports Scoot’s strategy of deploying fuel-efficient aircraft across its regional and medium-haul network while maintaining cost discipline.
Frontier Airlines Prepares For Airbus A320neo Delivery as the ultra-low-cost carrier readies another fuel-efficient narrowbody to support its growth strategy and cost-focused operating model. The upcoming aircraft reflects Frontier’s continued reliance on the Airbus neo family to balance capacity expansion with disciplined unit cost management.
AerCap Completes 705 Asset Transactions In 2025 as the world’s largest aircraft lessor reported another year of high-volume leasing, trading, and financing activity across aircraft, engines, and helicopters. The results underline AerCap’s ability to actively manage its portfolio at scale while maintaining liquidity, balance sheet discipline, and shareholder returns.
Avolon has expanded its partnership with Royal Jordanian Airlines through a new agreement to lease two additional A321neo aircraft, strengthening the carrier’s ongoing fleet modernization strategy. Announced during the Dubai Airshow on 20 November 2025, the deal builds on the eight A320neos previously contracted earlier this year, seven of which have already joined the airline’s fleet.
SAS experienced a serious onboard incident when a portable electronic battery ignited during boarding on an Airbus A320neo, prompting an emergency evacuation and renewed concern over lithium battery safety. The flight, preparing to operate the Oslo–Bergen route, was boarding on 17 October when smoke rapidly filled the cabin, forcing the crew to initiate immediate evacuation procedures.
Air Astana has taken a major step toward long-term fleet expansion with its announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire up to 50 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The agreement, revealed as Kazakhstan’s largest airline group continues modernizing its operations, includes 25 firm aircraft and 25 purchase options, positioning the order as the largest in the carrier’s history once finalized.
Centrum Air is set to expand its narrowbody fleet as the carrier finalizes an agreement to lease five additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft from Avolon. The announcement was made during the Dubai Airshow 2025 and marks another significant milestone in the airline’s rapid fleet and network growth strategy. The transaction builds on the delivery of an A320ceo last month, which represented Avolon’s first…
