Airbus delivers first ever A321neo to Virgin America

Aircraft powered by CFM engines boosts fuel efficiency by at least 15 percent Significant reductions in emissions and noise Airbus has delivered the first-ever A321neo. The latest generation aircraft powered by CFM International"™s LEAP-1A engines was handed over to U.S. airline Virgin America, an all-Airbus operator, at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. "After Virgin America […]

El A321neo con motores CFM LEAP-1A recibe su certificación tipo

Tras un exhaustivo programa de ensayos en vuelo, el A321neo dotado de motores LEAP-1A de CFM International ha obtenido la certificación tipo conjunta de la Agencia Europea de Seguridad Aérea (EASA) y de la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA). El certificado tipo de EASA está firmado por el Director de Certificación de la Agencia, Trevor […]

Airbus A321neo with P&W engines receives Type Certification

Following a comprehensive flight test programme, the A321neo powered by Pratt & Whitney"™s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines received joint Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 15th December 2016. The documents were respectively signed by EASA"™s Certification Director Trevor Woods and by Jeffrey Duven, FAA Manager of […]

AirAsia places major order for 100 A321neo

AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 100 A321neo aircraft. The contract was announced at the Farnborough Airshow today by AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony Fernandes and Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier. The contract marks the first order placed by AirAsia for the largest model in the best-selling […]

First A321neo Suffers Tail Strike, Out Of Service For Weeks

The first Airbus A321neo will have to undergo significant repair work and stay on the ground for weeks following a tail strike during flights tests on Feb. 15. The aircraft was performing the tests at Perpignan airport in France when the incident unfolded. "These things happen," Airbus President/CEO Fabrice Bregier said during the Singapore Airshow. […]

Asiana Airlines compra 25 aviones a Airbus por 2.748 millones

Asiana Airlines ha firmado una carta de intención (LOI) con Airbus para la compra de 25 aviones de pasillo único del modelo A321neo, valorados en 3.110 millones de dólares (2.748 millones de euros), como parte de su programa de modernización de la flota actual. El nuevo avión, con capacidad para 180 pasajeros, tendrá configuración de […]

Airbus recibe un encargo de Lufthansa para 100 aviones de la familia A320

  La compañía alemana Lufthansa formalizó hoy con el fabricante europeo Airbus un contrato de un centenar de aviones de la familia A320 de un solo pasillo, por un valor en torno a los 10.000 millones de euros a precio de catálogo. Lufthansa confirmó con este contrato, suscrito en la primera jornada del Salón Aeronáutico […]