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What Makes The Airbus A321 XLR So Special? (And Which Boeing Plane Does It Replace?)

Airlines across the world are lining up to get their hands on the Airbus A321 XLR. There's something special about this particular aircraft that no other has offered until now. With a range of up to 5 ...
Business Traveller

The World’s Longest Airbus A321LR/XLR and Boeing 737 MAX Routes

Compare the longest Airbus A321LR/XLR and Boeing 737 MAX routes, including range, cabins, premium seats, and passenger ...

Air Canada's new Airbus A321XLR unlocks routes its Boeing 737 MAX 8s could never fly nonstop

A closer look at how the Canadian flag carrier plans to use the A321XLR in 2026, and what to expect.
Forbes

Airbus Extra-Long-Range A321XLR Wows Paris Airshow Crowds

Icelandair is the latest airline to order the Airbus A321XLR, with deliveries expected to begin in 2029. The A321XLR can fly some 4700 nautical miles for 11 hours, connecting continents with an ...
Business Insider

Airbus' A321XLR aircraft is set to fly in 2024. Take a look at the new plane and see what new routes it opens — coming soon to carriers like American and United.

Airbus said its highly-anticipated A321XLR is still on track to enter commercial service in 2024. The XLR will fly 800 miles farther than its A321LR predecessor — and carry more people. The plane has ...
Aviation Week

Forecast Shows Airbus A321 Will Dominate Future Deliveries

MADRID—Preliminary data compiled for Aviation Week’s upcoming 2024 Fleet and MRO commercial aircraft forecast reveals that the Airbus A321neo and longer range A321XLR stablemate will dominate ...
Reuters

Cathay Pacific buys 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft for $4.66 billion

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways (0293.HK), opens new tab said on Friday it had purchased 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft from Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab for a basic price of ...
Business Wire

JetBlue Takes Delivery of First Airbus A321LR Aircraft Enabling Airline to Launch First-Ever Transatlantic Service

This A321LR was assembled at the Airbus production facility in Hamburg, Germany and will enable JetBlue to launch its first-ever transatlantic service between the U.S. and London this summer. JetBlue ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Airbus Upgrades Bestselling A321 Jet to Unlock Long-Haul Routes

Over the past 30 years, Airbus SE has continuously eked out more range from its A321 aircraft, making the model a bestseller as customers pair the economic benefits of a narrowbody airliner with the ...
Reuters

Airbus revokes Qatar order for 50 A321 jets as rift widens

PARIS, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab on Thursday raised the stakes in a dispute with major customer Qatar Airways over grounded and undelivered A350 jets by announcing it had ...
Business Insider

The US government spent $1.75 million on an Airbus A321 passenger jet just to blow it up — here's why

The US Army bought an Airbus A321 for $1.75 million to test its vulnerabilities as part of its Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability program at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Aircraft in the ...
CNBC

Airbus says it revokes Qatar order for 50 A321 jets as rift widens

Airbus revealed that it was walking away from the contract for A321neos in skeletal arguments presented during a scheduling session over the A350 dispute. A procedural hearing over Qatar's claim for ...