UPDATE – The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set design requirements for one of the unique features of the Airbus A321XLR: the Rear Center Tank (RCT). Reuters reports today that the FAA has formulated special conditions in an advisory circular…
The Airbus A321XLR is expected to enter service in the second quarter of 2024. This is slightly later than what the airframer said in May, when it announced a delay of the program to “early 2024”. Airbus mentioned the latest…
American Airlines joins the other US Big Two by reporting record-high revenues in Q3, outpacing 2019 levels by thirteen percent despite a 9.6 percent lower capacity. It is even the highest quarterly revenue in the history of the airline. American…
Last week, Air Lease Corporation announced the placement of five Airbus A321XLRs with the Latin American giant LATAM Airlines Group. The Santiago de Chile-based company would receive these narrowbody jetliners between 2025 and 2026 and become the third operator in…
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