JetBlue Airways will launch daily Mint service between its primary hub at New York JFK and San Diego International Airport on August 15, 2017.
Read moreThe airline’s latest A321-200 order makes it apparent that, along with the Boeing 737-900ER, Delta will use the type to replace the Boeing 757s and MD-88s it now uses on its domestic network.
Read moreThe next tranche of routes will bring the Mint service to four cities for the first time – Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, San Diego and Seattle – while also increasing customer options from New York JFK, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Read moreFlown by Test Pilots Mark McCullins and Bruce Macdonald, the A321 (which is destined for JetBlue Airways) took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama at 9:36 a.m. local time on March 21.
Read moreThe first aircraft off the Airbus A320-family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama has emerged fully painted from the paint shop.
Read moreJetBlue A320s to Get Fewer Additional Seats than Originally Planned
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology January 25, 2016
JetBlue Airways has decided to install 162 seats rather than the originally planned 165 seats in retrofitting each of its Airbus A320 jets with new cabin interiors. Each JetBlue A320 currently has 150 seats, so JetBlue’s A320 cabin refurbishment will see it add 12 more seats in each aircraft.
Read moreThe aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Finnair during the first half of 2017 and the carrier will lease each A321 for a minimum of eight years.
Read moreThe order was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2015 on November 10 by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietjet’s president and CEO; and John Leahy, Airbus’ chief operating officer, customers.
Read moreA320-Family Line in Mobile Intended Only for U.S. Customers
AircraftAirportsTravel Technology September 15, 2015
Every jet Airbus builds on its new A320-family final assembly line at Mobile in Alabama will be delivered to a U.S. customer, according to Fabrice Brégier, Airbus president and CEO.
Read moreAt the Paris Air Show on June 17, Airbus has announced commitments from two customers for a total of 122 A320neo-family jets and an order from another for six A321s.
Read moreAir Lease Corporation announced on June 15 its latest Airbus order, at the opening day of the Paris Air Show 2015.
Read moreFrontier Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321s and two A320s. This is the second time in less than a year that Denver-based Frontier Airlines has ordered the A321.
Read moreVolaris’ aircraft will be the first Airbus A321s operated by a Mexican carrier and will be deployed on the airline’s domestic routes to and from Cancun, according to Airbus.
Read moreAirbus has delivered its 9,000th commercial jet, at a ceremony at Finkenwerder Airfield near Hamburg on March 20. The milestone aircraft is the first Airbus A321 to be delivered to Vietnamese carrier VietJetAir.
Read moreThe order comprises 74 Airbus A320neo jets, 16 A320s and 10 A321s. Including its new order, CALC’s total backlog with Airbus stands at 140 A320-family aircraft.
Read moreTaiwanese low-cost carrier V Air has begun operating its maiden commercial service, from Taiwan’s capital Taipei to Thailand’s capital Bangkok. V Air is a new, low-cost subsidiary of established Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways.
Read moreCIT Group Converts A330neo and A321 Commitment into Firm Order
Aircraft December 3, 2014
Aircraft leasing and financing company CIT Group Inc. has firmed into an order the commitment it signed at the Farnborough International Airshow in July for 15 Airbus A330-900neo widebodies and five A321ceo jets.
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