Every AeroCorner story tagged Airbus, from the A320neo and A350 to new orders, deliveries, production rates, and safety directives. Follow the European planemaker across programs, airline deals, and the decisions shaping its next generation of aircraft.
August 31, 2026 13:59 UTC —
American Airlines opened sales on seven new 2027 international routes, adding Porto, Vienna and Reykjavik from Philadelphia on Airbus A321XLR jets.
August 31, 2026 09:17 UTC —
Syrian Airlines registered its first two of eight Airbus A320s in a post-sanctions fleet rebuild tied to the Damascus International Airport reconstruction.
August 28, 2026 08:42 UTC —
Qantas will fit lie-flat business suites with sliding doors to 16 Airbus A321XLR jets from 2028, its first flat bed on a single-aisle aircraft.
August 27, 2026 20:09 UTC —
Airbus Belfast A220 workers will ballot on strike action after 93% rejected a pay offer, putting the world’s only source of A220 wings at risk.
August 27, 2026 14:35 UTC —
Qantas FY26 profit fell to 2.06 billion Australian dollars as a higher fuel bill and Middle East disruption bit, and A380 retirement now starts in 2028.
August 27, 2026 07:01 UTC —
The FAA has ordered crack inspections on older Airbus A320 and A321 cargo doors after a ground fatigue test found cracking at the frame.
August 26, 2026 10:15 UTC —
United’s Airbus A321XLR begins international flying December 1, 2026, from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam and Dublin, as the jet takes over 757 routes.
August 25, 2026 12:53 UTC —
Icelandair has completed a $686,000 deal for 49% of the Maltese airline subsidiary its collapsed budget rival PLAY left behind, gaining a second AOC.
August 25, 2026 12:44 UTC —
Israir has FAA approval to fly Tel Aviv to New York on ex-American Airbus A330s, becoming Israel’s third carrier on the nonstop route starting October 19.
August 25, 2026 07:06 UTC —
FAA orders V2500 operators to replace third stage compressor blades after engine fires and in-flight shutdowns. EASA followed. 1,462 US engines affected.
August 20, 2026 19:23 UTC —
Malaysia Airlines flight MH89 rejected its takeoff at Tokyo Narita on August 20, 2026, after the A330’s left engine caught fire.
August 19, 2026 20:34 UTC —
A British Airways Airbus A350 squawked 7700 for a possible hydraulic failure approaching Heathrow on August 18, 2026, and landed safely on runway 27R.
August 19, 2026 07:31 UTC —
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 touched down short of the runway at Munich, striking approach lights days after a similar incident nearby.
August 18, 2026 20:26 UTC —
Lufthansa Group’s first Starlink-equipped flight took off August 19, 2026, kicking off free high-speed Wi-Fi across 850 aircraft and nine airlines by 2029.
August 18, 2026 08:11 UTC —
An ATSB investigation finds a mechanic’s 33cm work light stayed inside a Qantas A380’s wing through a full Sydney-Dallas round trip, undetected.
August 18, 2026 07:53 UTC —
A SAS Airbus A320neo went around at Malaga after a TCAS alert when two firefighting aircraft entered the control zone with no radio contact.
August 17, 2026 20:03 UTC —
Hainan Airlines flight HU753 diverted to Krasnoyarsk, Russia after a mechanical fault on a Beijing-Manchester run. All 230+ aboard landed safely.
August 17, 2026 08:26 UTC —
Delta says its stopgap 44-seat A321neo first class cabin is running an 80% paid load factor, prompting a fleet-wide rethink of cabin size.
August 17, 2026 07:56 UTC —
A luggage container caught fire on the Malpensa ramp minutes before loading onto a British Airways flight to Heathrow, with nobody hurt, no flight impact.
August 16, 2026 08:10 UTC —
Delta flight DL82, an Airbus A350 from Atlanta to Paris, diverted to Dublin on August 15, 2026, after a suspected medical emergency onboard.
