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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
BBN Airlines Indonesia is eyeing the start of Airbus A320 operations by early 2027, according to the report. The article provides no further detail on the scale of the planned operation, the aircraft’s source or configuration, or the routes the airline may serve.
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BBN Airlines Indonesia is eyeing the start of Airbus A320 operations by early 2027, according to the report. The article provides no further detail on the scale of the planned operation, the aircraft’s source or configuration, or the routes the airline may serve.
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Investigators believe the captain experienced somatogravic illusion during a night departure, after the crew took off without V-speeds entered in the flight-management system amid time pressure. The A320 descended close to the sea surface; the available account does not report an impact.
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China Eastern Airlines has selected 202 LEAP-1A engines from CFM International to power 101 aircraft in its latest Airbus A320neo-family order. The selection makes CFM the engine supplier for the narrowbody fleet addition, pairing the aircraft order with a defined powerplant choice.
An Air France A350 departing Los Angeles International Airport made an unauthorized left turn, intersecting the climb path of an American Airlines A321. The aircraft narrowly avoided a collision, according to reports; the articles provide no further details about the cause or any investigation.
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The selection covers the 101 Airbus narrowbodies China Eastern ordered earlier this year and includes spare engines and a long-term services agreement. It preserves the airline’s LEAP-1A choice across its A320neo fleet; deliveries, including A321XLRs, are due from 2028 through 2032.
Airbus has completed flight validation in Germany of an A320 fitted with a Eurofighter nose and ECRS Mk1 radar, advancing the system toward airborne trials and planned 2027 deliveries to German and Spanish fighters. Separately, France’s DGA has received Rafale B374 for conversion into a flying laboratory for future F5-standard and RBE2 XG radar testing.
Luxembourg’s Luxair will take two Airbus A320-200s from Denmark’s DAT under wet-lease arrangements during January and February 2027, the airlines confirmed to ch-aviation. The aircraft’s registration numbers have not yet been disclosed.
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