The second-ever Airbus A321XLR was delivered to Aer Lingus on Wednesday. The Irish airline joins its IAG-counterpart, Iberia, which received the world’s first A321XLR in October. Aer Lingus’ first long-range A321 – registered as EI-XLR – ferried from Airbus’ Hamburg, Germany, manufacturing facility to its Dublin hub. The carrier has six on order, with another planned for delivery by the end of 2024. The airline was initially slated to receive its first A321XLR last week, but the flight was repeatedly…
The Department of Transportation issued its final order regarding nonperimeter flights from Washington Reagan National Airport on Tuesday. As part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the airport received five more round-trip slot pairs extending beyond its 1,250-mile perimeter rule. In October, the agency tentatively awarded the slot pairs…
Air Canada is set to open an Airbus A220 base in Vancouver, British Columbia, allowing the carrier to deploy the aircraft from its Western hub more efficiently. The airline’s network and revenue chief, Mark Galardo, detailed Air Canada’s plans to further expand the aircraft’s network during an Investor Day event.…
Pratt & Whitney has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for the GTF engine that will power the Airbus A321XLR aircraft According to a Monday news release from Connecticut-based RTX – Pratt & Whitney’s parent company – the engine type certificate was updated to include the A321XLR after being granted last…
Air Canada is planning to restructure its Boeing narrowbody fleet. The Canadian flag carrier currently has around 40 737 MAX jets. In an Investor Day presentation published Tuesday, the airline detailed its long-term fleet plans. By 2028, the carrier is slated to shift its 737 MAX fleet under the low-cost…
Iceland's flag carrier, now in its 87th year, has grown exponentially, especially over the last ten years. The airline's international medium-haul fleet has consisted completely of Boeing aircraft, with the Boeing 757 being the backbone of the carrier for a long time, and then the Boeing 737 MAX, along with…
Most major airports around the world see the majority of flights operated by just one carrier: for example, London Heathrow, the largest international hub in the world, is dominated by British Airways which has exclusive use of Terminal 5 and operates 50% of international connection from the West London airport.…
United is set to exit an Idaho airport early next year. The Chicago-based airline has served the airport since 2021. In February, the carrier will no longer serve Lewiston, Idaho. The town is roughly 270 miles north of Boise. A United spokesperson told the Lewiston Tribune that the airline’s last…
Tanzania’s flag carrier has found its way up on the E.U.’s air safety list. The news comes despite the fact that the airline currently doesn’t fly to any European Union member state destinations. Like the U.K. and U.S., the European Union has a list of airlines that are banned from…
Spirit plans to cut more routes next year. The ultra-low-cost carrier – which filed for bankruptcy in November – has aggressively scaled back capacity into 2025. The beleaguered airline expects capacity to be down in the mid-teens on a year-over-year basis. Fourth-quarter capacity will be down by approximately 20%. Earlier…
