EasyJet A320 suffers severe internal engine failure during approach in Italy

A recent easyJet flight took a horrifying turn when the Airbus A320-200 was operating from Milan to Lamezia. As descending ...
Flightglobal

A320 triggered altitude alarm after missing runway axis during night visual approach

French investigators believe an Airbus A320 pilot manually flew a visual approach with too much bank, and lost sight of the airport, before descending on a flightpath which was far offset from the ...
Flightglobal

Crew hiked A320 approach speed before tailwind landing overrun

Investigators probing an Airbus A320 overrun at Sylt have been unable to understand why the crew increased the aircraft’s speed during approach, despite the presence of a moderate tailwind and a water ...
Aviation Today

EasyJet Starts In-Flight AirFi Trial, Adds Descent Profile Optimization to A320 Fleet

EasyJet, the second largest U.K.-based low-cost airline, will modify its fleet of in-service Airbus A320 jets with a Flight Management System (FMS) software upgrade that will help its pilots reduce ...
Aviation Week

Qatar Airways A320 first to use Kathmandu RNP-AR approach

Qatar Airways A320. By Rob Finlayson Qatar Airways is the first carrier to use the new Required Navigation Performance-Authorization Required (RNP-AR) approach into ...
Aviation Week

IndiGo A320 makes India’s first RNP approach landing

IndiGo A320. By Rob Finlayson An IndiGo (6E) Airbus A320 conducted its first commercial Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach Saturday, while landing at Kochi Airport (COK) on a scheduled ...
Ainonline.com

Airbus takes measured approach to A320 update

This year Airbus expects to see the A320 line benefit from a 0.1-mile required navigation performance (RNP) approach certification. All Airbus aircraft equipped with dual flight management systems and ...