ITA Airways Receives Inaugural A321neo via Air Lease Corporation Lease from Airbus’ Hamburg Production Center
Airbus A321neo
Korean Air (KE) has expanded its Airbus A321neo order, adding 20 more of these narrowbody aircraft to its existing order as part of its efforts to renew its fleet.
Alaska Airlines (AS) has reached an agreement to sell its remaining 10 Airbus A321neos to American Airlines (AA), with deliveries expected to commence before the end of this year.
The major US carrier, United Airlines (UA), took delivery of its First Airbus A321neo on October 12, 2023. This marks the carrier’s first delivery of an Airbus aircraft since October 2002.
During the upcoming 2023/24 Northern winter season, Delta is planning to expand its operations of the Airbus A321neo aircraft to destinations in Central America and the Caribbean, as indicated in a recent schedule update.
easyJet (U2), a British airline, has revealed a proposed agreement with Airbus to potentially add up to 257 additional aircraft to its fleet.
European plane maker Airbus has revealed its latest September 2023 order and delivery data. Airbus’ new order falls to 23 compared to 117 in last month.
LATAM Airlines (LA) has taken delivery of its inaugural Airbus A321neo, which is leased from AerCap, and has additionally placed an order for 13 more A321neo aircraft as part of its strategy to expand its route network and promote regional growth.
Turkish Airlines (TK) anticipates that it may have to ground as many as 12 Airbus A321neo aircraft by the end of this year due to problems with Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines. The airline has already taken nine aircraft out of service for the same reason.
Cathay Pacific Airways (CX), based in Hong Kong (HKG), has announced the purchase of 32 A321neo aircraft from Airbus for a total cost of $4.66 billion.