On June 15, it was reported that this afternoon, Airbus’s strongest narrow-body aircraft, the A321XLR, successfully made its maiden flight in Hamburg, Germany. It is reported that Airbus officially launched the A321XLR at the 2019 Paris Air Show. The aircraft is based on the A321neo and has a larger-capacity rear central integrated fuel tank. At the same time, the fuselage structure and wings have been further optimized. The Airbus A321XLR has a maximum range of 8,700 kilometers and a maximum take-off weight of 101 tons. It can carry 180 to 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, and the fuel consumption per seat is 30% lower than that of the previous generation of competing models. According to the video, Airbus is reluctant to disclose the development cost of the A321XLR, but said it would be significantly lower than building an entirely new plane, as it is an upgraded version of the existing A321 model. With this added range, airlines will be able to use single-aisle aircraft with lower operating costs to operate longer-range but relatively less-trafficked routes, many of which are currently only operated by larger but less efficient aircraft. Wide-body aircraft provides service. This will enable operators to open new routes around the world. Although the Airbus A321XLR has received hundreds of orders.
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