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The Xtra Long Range route opener

A321XLR

The A321XLR is the newest member of the A320 Family, providing an Xtra Long Range. With a flight time of up to 11 hours and a range of up to 4,700nm, the A321XLR has the capability to connect distant destinations such as New York to Rome, London to Vancouver, Delhi to London, Sydney to Kuala Lumpur.

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A321XLR EASA certification

Airbus A321XLR with Pratt & Whitney engine receives EASA type certification

21 February 2025

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued the Type Certificate for the Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. This follows the certification of the CFM LEAP-1A powered A321XLR in July 2024 and paves the way for the first customer aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines to enter into service later this year.  

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First A321XLR to aer lingus

Aer Lingus takes delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft

19 December 2024

Ireland’s national carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first of six A321XLR aircraft. The airline becomes the second in the world to operate the A321XLR as well as the second in the International Airlines Group (IAG).

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Iberia XLR

Airbus delivers first A321XLR to Iberia

30 October 2024

Spanish flag carrier Iberia has taken delivery of its first A321XLR, becoming the launch operator of the world’s newest single-aisle aircraft.

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FIA Airshow 2024 Day 1- A321XLR flying display

The Final Countdown to A321XLR Customer Handovers

26 September 2024

Delivering an aircraft is a huge team effort, relying on the dedicated work of the customer programme, manufacturing, flight line and delivery teams. Take a deep dive into their work and learn how a new Airbus aircraft – in this case, the XLR – makes it from purchase agreement to the ferry flight.

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The A321XLR receives EASA type certification

19 July 2024

The A321XLR powered by CFM engines has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This is a key milestone in the XLR's journey set to enter into service later this summer.

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A321XLR The Road to Certification

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Test Campaign Road to Certification

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Approaching the finish-line for Certification and service entry

18 July 2024

As the A321XLR’s five-year long flight test and EASA certification programme draws to a close and the first series production aircraft are handed over to the commercial teams for delivery to launch customers, we look behind the scenes at what has led up to this, and the main milestones achieved this year.

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A321XLR route proving Madrid Barajas Airport

Preparing for the A321XLR’s entry into service

30 MAY 2024

We are almost there! The A321XLR is in the final stages of certification and the teams are gearing up to prepare its entry into service later this year.

As well as debriefing after the airlines’ recent route-proving flights, attention is also being focussed on ensuring that the first operators will have everything that they will need in terms of airworthiness compliance and operational support on day-one. This includes especially the technical documentation and the strategic spares and on-site expert support – to enable the airlines’ smooth operations with the longest-range Airbus Single-Aisle airliner.

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A321XLR pax flight

Passenger Experience Flight completed!

05 October 2023

Following the successful route proving campaign, our A321XLR has completed its latest milestone "en route" to certification with the Passenger Experience Flight! Powered by 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) the aircraft flew for 6hrs across Europe to test the comfort and cabin systems maturity in as close to airline operating conditions as possible.

Passengers onboard included 167 employees involved in the A321XLR development from France, Germany, Spain and the UK as well as 22 experts and 11 Airbus Flight Test and cabin crew members.

Their feedback will provide valuable insights in gauging passengers' perception, an important contribution to the A321XLR’s verification and validation, ensuring full maturity at entry into service for customers in 2024

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    A321XLR Passenger Experience Flight

    Best of video of the A321XLR Passenger Experience Flight on 5th October 2023 (TLS-TLS)

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A321XLR route proving - landing

A321XLR 'En route' to certification

13-22 September 2023

On September 13 we took off for a non-stop 10 days - 100 hours - one aircraft - international flight test campaign across the world. The world is a beautiful place and the A321XLR takes you there!

This exciting ten day campaign has demonstrated the A321XLR’s technical reliability and maturity through varying climatic conditions and flight durations - typical of what airlines might fly when the aircraft enters into service.

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    On board the Airbus A321XLR’s 11 hour flight

    The Airbus A321XLR is in the final stages of its journey towards certification. The extra-long range Airbus narrowbody is the latest offering from the European OEM.

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    Filling up the tanks: the Airbus A321XLR

    Airbus took its prototype A321XLR on a 13 hour test flight this week covering nine separate countries and drawing a large XLR in the sky over the Bay of Biscay.

The A321XLR road to certification

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