Daily Aviation Brief

American Airlines Targets European Markets With A321XLR Fleet American Airlines will add Vienna and Reykjavik to its European network in spring 2027 as it expands transatlantic flying from Philadelphia and deploys its growing Airbus A321XLR fleet on five routes. clarissa.siu@a… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 14:01 Author David Casey Content source Routes Aviation Daily Primary Category Airports & Networks

Qantas has unveiled the next generation of its business class product, revealing new lie-flat suites for both its… Qantas unveils lie-flat business suites for A321XLR, updated B787-9 seats appeared first on AeroTime.

Qantas Brings Forward A380 Replacement Plans Qantas has advanced the replacement of its Airbus A380s by 3 to 4 years and confirmed it is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing to exercise more widebody options. clarissa.siu@a… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 08:55 Author Adrian Schofield Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Engine MRO Unpredictability Drives Spares Market Squeeze Airlines are being forced to build more flexibility into maintenance planning as engine shop visits are taking longer and costing more than expected. theresa.c.petr… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 08:00 Author Keith Mwanalushi Content source Inside MRO Content summary Predictability Problems Primary Category Aircraft & Propulsion

The airline’s older A330s will also gradually leave the fleet from this year. Qantas will retire its Airbus A380s from 2028 – four years ahead of schedule – as part of wider fleet renewal plans that will also see a gradual retirement of A330s from this year. The Australian carrier confirms it is “in discussions… The post Qantas brings forward A380 phase-out to 2028 first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Thousands of Airbus employees in Spain have begun an indefinite strike after workers rejected a company proposal on… Airbus workers in Spain begin indefinite strike appeared first on AeroTime.

DXB Passenger Traffic Climbs After Turbulent First Half Dubai International Airport saw 13 million passengers in the second quarter, bringing its first-half traffic to 31.5 million, in what Dubai Airports described as “one of the toughest operating stretches in its history.” jill.angelini@… Wed, 08/26/2026 - 19:16 Author Ella Nethersole Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airports & Networks