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Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR from Airbus’ Hamburg facility

Air Canada has received its first Airbus A321XLR at Airbus’s Hamburg site, marking a major milestone in its narrowbody fleet renewal. The delivery extends the carrier’s transition to the long-range single-aisle platform previously in acceptance testing following its Hamburg test-flight phase.

2026-04-26T14:22:27.856812-07:00

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Korean Air delivers 5,000th A320-family Sharklet, underscoring its aerostructures scale in Airbus’s narrowbody supply chain

2026-04-26T08:34:47.949534-07:00

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Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR for long-range narrowbody rollout

2026-04-24T09:22:47.323524-07:00

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Shohin Airlines (Tajikistan) to acquire Airbus A320neo-family aircraft

2026-04-24T01:07:17.038276-07:00

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Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR from Airbus’ Hamburg facility Air Canada has received its first Airbus A321XLR at Airbus’s Hamburg site, marking a major milestone in its narrowbody fleet renewal. The delivery extends the carrier’s transition to the long-range single-aisle platform previously in acceptance testing following its Hamburg test-flight phase.

2026-04-26T14:22:27.856812-07:00

Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR from Airbus’ Hamburg facility

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Korean Air delivers 5,000th A320-family Sharklet, underscoring its aerostructures scale in Airbus’s narrowbody supply chain Korean Air has marked the delivery of its 5,000th Airbus A320 Family Sharklet, highlighting a key aerostructures capability tied to Airbus’s single-aisle fleet build. The milestone reinforces Korean Air’s manufacturing role within Airbus’s global narrowbody production and parts supply network.

2026-04-26T08:34:47.949534-07:00

Korean Air delivers 5,000th A320-family Sharklet, underscoring its aerostructures scale in Airbus’s narrowbody supply chain

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Airbus Mobile, Alabama marks 10 years since first U.S.-built delivery Airbus is marking the 10th anniversary of the first aircraft delivered from its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The inaugural U.S.-assembled jet—a JetBlue A321 dubbed “BluesMobile”—was handed over on April 25, 2016, underscoring the site’s role in Airbus’s U.S. production footprint.

2026-04-24T18:53:07.702778-07:00

Airbus Mobile, Alabama marks 10 years since first U.S.-built delivery

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Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR for long-range narrowbody rollout Air Canada has received its first Airbus A321XLR in Hamburg on April 24, 2026, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital. The carrier plans to bring the aircraft into service for transatlantic and transcontinental routes, with 29 additional A321XLRs expected to join before the decade ends.

2026-04-24T09:22:47.323524-07:00

Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR for long-range narrowbody rollout

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Shohin Airlines (Tajikistan) to acquire Airbus A320neo-family aircraft Tajikistan’s Shohin Airlines plans to acquire Airbus A320neo-family jets, positioning the carrier to renew its narrowbody fleet with a next-generation Airbus model. The move underscores continued A320neo-family uptake among operators beyond the largest global carriers.

2026-04-24T01:07:17.038276-07:00

Shohin Airlines (Tajikistan) to acquire Airbus A320neo-family aircraft

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LOT defends A220 order amid engine reliability concerns, citing “right market fit” and long-term network growth LOT Polish Airlines says its A220 decision is a “right market fit,” defending the order despite persistent engine reliability concerns. The carrier frames the jet as enabling capacity expansion and a longer-term network strategy, positioning the aircraft as central to its development plan.

2026-04-24T00:56:01.704711-07:00

LOT defends A220 order amid engine reliability concerns, citing “right market fit” and long-term network growth

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Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026 Philippine Airlines says it will not defer five Airbus A350-1000 deliveries in 2026, nor four A320-200/A321-200N deliveries, expecting aircraft to arrive roughly on time. The statement, attributed to president Richard Nuttall, was made during an on-stage interview at Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore in late March 2026.

2026-04-23T16:49:40.952540-07:00

Philippine Airlines: no A350-1000 or A320neo-family delivery deferrals in 2026

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European air forces set performance benchmarks for Future Combat Air System next-gen fighter development Three European air forces have approved performance benchmarks that will be used to narrow design options as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) moves through subsequent development stages. The milestone sets clearer yardsticks for platform trade-offs at a critical point in the program’s evolution.

2026-04-23T15:24:31.188631-07:00

European air forces set performance benchmarks for Future Combat Air System next-gen fighter development

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Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR from Airbus’ Hamburg facility

Korean Air delivers 5,000th A320-family Sharklet, underscoring its aerostructures scale in Airbus’s narrowbody supply chain

Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR for long-range narrowbody rollout

Shohin Airlines (Tajikistan) to acquire Airbus A320neo-family aircraft

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