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Cathay Pacific and HK Express are set to receive 32 additional A320neo-family aircraft by the end of 2029, while Cathay Group has exercised rights for 11 A330-900s and three more A321neos. Separately, startup Magnifica Air ordered 10 ACJ220-300s for a planned 54-seat luxury cabin.
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KLM plans to prioritize Embraer E2 aircraft over Airbus A320s in its fleet strategy, while phasing out Boeing 737s and Embraer E190s. The report signals a reshaping of the airline’s aircraft mix, though the available information does not specify timing, fleet numbers or the reasons behind the choices.
Airbus has clarified procedures for a jammed horizontal stabilizer after an Air France A321 descending toward Paris Charles de Gaulle was substantially mis-trimmed. The aircraft was trimmed in direct law rather than alternate law, according to the available account of the incident.
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Cathay Pacific and HK Express are set to receive 32 additional A320neo-family aircraft by the end of 2029, while Cathay Group has exercised rights for 11 A330-900s and three more A321neos. Separately, startup Magnifica Air ordered 10 ACJ220-300s for a planned 54-seat luxury cabin.
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Frontier is selling first-class seats ahead of a March 2027 debut on its Airbus A320 and A321 fleet, with the ULCC planning to reconfigure its aircraft. The cabin will have eight seats with more legroom, improved comfort and priority boarding; extra-legroom seats start at $90 each way, while first class starts at $129. Starlink Wi-Fi is also slated for 2027.
Yemenia is flying its four remaining A320-200s to airports including Cairo, Jeddah and Amman each night, chairman Nasser Mahmoud Mohammed says, citing security concerns in Aden. The move shifts the carrier’s aircraft outside Yemen as fighting has renewed, though the report does not detail any change to its flight schedule.
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.
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