Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

KLM’s first Airbus A321neo aircraft performed its maiden flight on August 1, 2024. In a post on its social media channels , the Dutch flag carrier announced that its first ever Airbus narrow-body aircraft had conducted a test flight out of the manufacturer’s facilities at Finkenwerder airport (XFW), near Hamburg.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Air Astana has announced that its Almaty (ALA) to London Heathrow (LHR) route will be operated nonstop with Airbus A321LR aircraft as from October 4, 2024. This 3,500-mile route will thus become one of the longest being operated by this model of Airbus narrow-body aircraft anywhere in the World.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Airlines Airline 293

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Back in 2023, the airline placed an order for up to 72 Boeing 787-9s , as this will be the carrier’s primary wide body aircraft. Then earlier in 2024, we learned that Riyadh Air had placed a narrow body aircraft order, though the details weren’t initially revealed.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

If you are energized by being part of projects you wont find anywhere else, plus you would like to work with a wide range of wide-bodied and narrow-bodied aircraft and varied engine types while looking after the latest hi-tech inventory, then an engineering career with British Airways may be the perfect fit.

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Aerotime

MAY 3, 2024

Accelerated Command Programme for Boeing 777s Emirates has now extended its Accelerated Command Programme (ACP) to its fleet of Boeing 777s – which so far was reserved for its signature A380 aircraft. This is an opportunity for captains flying narrow-body aircraft to graduate to wide-body on Emirates’ fast track promotion program.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Air Indias Airbus order is now comprised of 350 jets, including 105 Airbus A320neos, 195 A321neos, 25 A350-900s, and 25 A350-1000s The evolution of this order is quite interesting: When it comes to narrow body aircraft, Air India has heavily modified its A320neo-family order to be more focused on the larger A321neo variant than the smaller A320neo (..)

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Aerotime

JULY 3, 2024

The company aims to provide an exclusive experience, recreating the defunct US airline’s classic routes but on an upmarket basis, using the narrow-bodied aircraft fitted with just 50 business class seats.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This is the carriers single largest narrow body aircraft type. As the company describes this decision, the 737 MAX has 20% lower costs per available per mile compared to the current A320-family aircraft that Rouge operates, so this will enhance Rouges competitiveness in leisure markets.

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Aerotime

JULY 9, 2024

Adding the new narrow-bodied aircraft to its fleet will allow the Istanbul-based carrier to expand into new markets and increase frequencies in others while it awaits the delivery of the 194 A321neos it has on order direct from Airbus.

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Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 6, 2025

Australian-based passenger airline, Skytrans, has received its air operator certificate (AOC) to begin operations with narrow-body aircraft in the region, and has welcomed the first Airbus A319 to its fleet.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 15, 2024

EL AL, the Israeli national flag carrier, has finalized an agreement with Boeing to purchase up to 31 737 MAX jets, replacing existing narrow-body aircraft.

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Aerotime

MAY 22, 2024

Riyadh Air The next major announcement from the airline is expected to be for narrow-bodied aircraft, which is widely expected to follow in the next few weeks. But [Riyadh Air] has ten years’ worth of catching up to do to give Saudi citizens the connectivity they deserve,” Douglas added.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 23, 2025

Let's use an example: if an airline is looking to purchase 30 mainline narrow-body aircraft and 10 wide-body planes, the following options are available: There are several advantages for an airline to source its planes from one manufacturer. One key benefit is pricing.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While travelers will no doubt appreciate new seats and overhead bins, the catch is that seat back televisions are being eliminated, since thats not something that Qantas is offering on its new narrow body aircraft. What do you make of Qantas Boeing 737 fleet plans?

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Cathay Pacific business class breakfast Bottom line I finally had my first flight on one of Cathay Pacifics narrow body aircraft, and it was a nice experience. While I dont love the shell seats in business class, thats not an issue on a daytime flight, though I would avoid this aircraft on a redeye.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

I should also mention that Air Canada has 30 Airbus A321XLRs on order , which is a new long range, narrow body aircraft. Of course those planes will also have different business class seats given the constraints of narrow body jets.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Jet Airline Airlines 113

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

There is now a third option for narrow-bodied aircraft (or a fourth option counting Embraer's E-jets ). The introduction of the Chinese COMAC regional C909 (formerly ARJ21) and narrowbody C919 airliner (a Boeing 737 and Airbus A321 competitor) is changing the dynamics of the Asian commercial aviation market.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Thats exciting as airlines increasingly install flat beds on narrow body aircraft, were frequently seeing herringbone seats rather than reverse herringbone seats. JonNYC (@xJonNYC) January 17, 2024 Based on the seat map, it looks like Delta will have reverse herringbone seats in business class on these planes.

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Simple Flying

JULY 22, 2024

With an extensive network across all inhabited continents around the world and a fleet of wideand narrow-body aircraft, Qatar Airways offers a unique service that only those with eagle eyes at Melbourne Tullamarine International Airport (MEL) may be able to spot, and we are going to explain why.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 6, 2025

Japan Airlines Class J is not business class Japan Airlines entire domestic fleet features Class J, while all of the carriers domestic wide body aircraft also feature first class (you wont find first class on narrow body aircraft). Heres the thing that throws people off Class J is not business class.

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Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

By integrating modern aircraft lifecycle management solutions, FL Technics new MRO facility in Punta Cana is set to revolutionize aircraft maintenance and repair services as a growing number of narrow-body aircraft meet the market in the region.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I mean, for one, going back a decade, the airline invested money to install seat back TVs on narrow body aircraft, only to then spend money ripping seat back TVs out of aircraft. But in the case of American, its a little trickier. The irony, there, of course, is that Americans long haul network is pretty uncompetitive.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2024

That’s exciting, since currently Etihad doesn’t have flat beds on any narrow body aircraft. Much like on JetBlue, I imagine that Etihad will select the Thompson Aero VantageSOLO product in business class, which is a herringbone seat with a door, and is proving popular for premium narrow body aircraft.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Romanian national carrier, TAROM, is set to sell its last active Airbus A318 narrow-body aircraft as part of its ongoing restructuring process, marking a significant transition for the airline.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 7, 2024

This isnt an exciting product, but you really cant expect much more for an outdated narrow body aircraft like this. On these planes, Delta has the Collins Aerospace Diamond product, which are fully flat seats in a 2-2 configuration. So far, this product is found on all A330-900neos and select A350-900s.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Jet Airlines Airline 110

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Anyway, in this post I want to share some impressions of Uniteds new narrow body aircraft interiors and the soft product, and then soon Ill have a full review of the flight. Ive gotta say, I found this to be a pleasant way to fly!

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Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 5, 2025

FL Technics is currently constructing a new 20,000 sqm MRO hangar at the second busiest airport in the Caribbean, Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), which it hopes will support the growing fleet of narrow-body aircraft in the region.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Therefore, the introduction of the new type, narrow body aircraft represents a substantial advancement and the beginning of a new era, said Gytis Gumuliauskas, Managing Director at Skytrans.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 9, 2025

I was looking forward to this flight, as it was my first time flying a Cathay Pacific narrow body aircraft. The A321neo is a fairly recent addition to Cathay Pacifics fleet, though over time itll become an increasingly popular aircraft for the airline.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This will be the carrier’s primary wide body aircraft, and the Dreamliners will be delivered starting in 2025. Riyadh Air will initially fly Boeing 787-9s Now in 2024, the airline placed an order for 60 Airbus A321neos , which will be the carrier’s primary narrow body aircraft.

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World Airline News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Photo: Iberia Iberia on November 14 became the first airline in the world to operate transoceanic routes with the new Airbus A321XLR, a narrow-body aircraft, that is, one with a single aisle.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 20, 2024

Saudia Group has just placed a massive narrow body aircraft order , which is described as the largest aircraft order in Saudi Arabian aviation history. Saudia currently has 21 Boeing 787s, with an additional 38 on order (split between the 787-9 and 787-10).

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Wide-Body Aircraft Jet Airline 117

One Mile at a Time

MAY 18, 2024

Lufthansa will progressively be rolling out this safety video on its wide body aircraft (there’s no safety video on narrow body aircraft, as those planes don’t have screens, so instead have a manual safety demonstration). The new safety video is roughly seven minutes long.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 3, 2024

Qatar Airways’ fleet planning has been in disarray in recent years, due to a combination of Boeing struggling with getting new aircraft certified, plus the dispute with Airbus. In addition to the aircraft already in its fleet, Qatar Airways also has 145 passenger jets on order, though many of these are narrow body aircraft.

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World Airline News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Additionally, the airline plans to introduce 18 A350-1000 wide-body aircraft starting in 2027 and 15 A321neo narrow-body aircraft starting in 2029. About EVA Air: A Star Alliance member, EVA Air was founded in 1989 as Taiwans first privately owned international airline.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 28, 2024

It’s an intriguing concept, and I’m curious which airlines end up selecting this seat… STELIA Aerospace’s new “basic” business class seat I’ve written before about STELIA Aerospace’s OPERA product , which is essentially a reverse herringbone seat intended specifically for Airbus narrow body aircraft, including the upcoming Airbus A321XLR.

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Aerotime

MAY 18, 2024

A few years ago, while working for one of the major aircraft makers, Beond’s co-founder Max Nilov realized that the arrival of a new generation of longer-range narrow-body aircraft would open up opportunities for the development of new business models. Between them, Taskila and Nilov then started to brainstorm ideas.

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