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Aer Lingus A321XLR arrives in Dublin. Two members of the crew stand with giant white block letters saying XLR

Aer Lingus takes first two A321XLRs, preps for Nashville, Indianapolis

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLR extra-long-range narrowbodies. The new CFM LEAP-1A-powered ... Continue Reading

Iberia's economy class cabin contains grey seats with deep red head rests and a white pillow on each seat. The cabin is in a 3-3 layout

What to expect in Iberia economy on world’s first A321XLR

Airbus’ new A321XLR is undoubtedly having a moment. With a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles and flight times of up to 11 hours, thi... Continue Reading

Hands-on with Iberia’s A321XLR business class seat

MADRID — Ahead of its inaugural Airbus A321XLR flight to Boston, Iberia unveiled the new twinjet during a media event today. Runway Girl Net... Continue Reading

Iberia A321XLR parked, in the carrier's signature red and white livery.

Iberia takes first A321XLR, will retrofit narrowbodies with L bins

Iberia has taken delivery of its first extra-long-range A321XLR, becoming the launch operator of the world’s newest single-aisle aircraft. T... Continue Reading

Reframing longhaul away from time and distance and towards needs

With the arrival of longer range narrowbody aircraft like the Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX, and the imminent launch of the extra-long-r... Continue Reading

Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA handing over the Type Certificate for the Airbus A321XLR to Isabelle Bloy, Airbus A321XLR Chief Engineer. Photo: EASA

Press Release: Airbus A321XLR receives EASA type certification

The Airbus A321XLR powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines has received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),... Continue Reading

American Airlines A321 with now seatback IFE. An A321 safety card is slotted into the upper literature pocket.

American stays the course with wireless IFE for most narrowbodies

Continuing to eschew seatback IFE for the lion’s share of its narrowbody fleet — even as rival United joins Delta in embracing it — Am... Continue Reading

Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, André Walter, Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Production in Germany, Anna Christmann, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy and Gary O'Donnell, Head of A321XLR Development, open the new A321XLR Equipment Installation Hangar in Hamburg, designed and constructed in line with latest production and sustainability standards.

Press Release: Airbus opens new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar, officially opened to... Continue Reading

Press Release: Panasonic and United ink Astrova IFE deal for long-haul

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) has today announced an agreement with United Airlines (United) as its first customer in ... Continue Reading

Exploring the PaxEx possibilities as Icelandair goes A321neo

Icelandair, a longtime Boeing operator, is gearing up to start adding Airbus aircraft to its fleet in the middle of the decade. To that end,... Continue Reading

Airbus A321XLR American Airlines Flagship Suite

American unveils solid but muted new business and business-plus suites

With its new Flagship Suite, American Airlines is the last US carrier to finally remove longhaul first, moving to the industry trend of ambi... Continue Reading

Boeing 787-9 American Airlines Flagship Suite

Press Release: New Flagship Suite part of American’s premium push

American Airlines is giving customers a suite new ride. With new deliveries of its Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft, beginning in 20... Continue Reading

Press Release: Diehl Aviation makes significant contribution to A321XLR

New titanium wastewater tanks and the modern Airspace cabin for single-aisle make the Airbus A321XLR a true long-haul aircraft. On June 15, ... Continue Reading

Press Release: Air Canada selects Intelsat 2Ku for 45 Airbus A321s

Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), ... Continue Reading

Teague's Elevate business class seat attached to the aircraft via a Ebrace is pictured here. The area is spacious with a marble table, IFE screen, large window and sage green accents along with Bamboo fixtures.

Teague Elevates ‘floating’ herringbone with Nordam Nbrace

Whenever a beautiful, stylish, innovative cabin concept appears, one of the disappointingly relevant realities that it smacks up against is ... Continue Reading