Air Transport First long-haul flight of the A321XLR takes off The world’s first A321XLR was en route to Boston after taking off from Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. This… Ricardo MeierNovember 14, 2024 Read More
Defense France’s new maritime patrol aircraft to be supplied by Airbus – report The French Navy will replace its ageing Atlantique 2 (ATL2) turboprops with a maritime patrol variant based on… Ricardo MeierNovember 8, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus A321XLR completes first revenue flight Iberia completed the first revenue flight of the A321XLR, a narrow-body aircraft with the longest range for a… Ricardo MeierNovember 6, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Air Canada to reactivate two Boeing 767-300s in storage The chaotic situation in commercial aircraft production has forced many airlines to seek alternatives in the second-hand market.… Ricardo MeierNovember 4, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus delivers the first A321XLR to Iberia After several delays, Airbus delivered the world’s first A321XLR to Spain’s Iberia on Wednesday. According to data from… Ricardo MeierOctober 30, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Iberia’s A321XLR debut postponed until November The A321XLR, ultra-long-range single-aisle jet, has had its world debut postponed until November 1. Iberia, its launch customer,… Ricardo MeierOctober 21, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Aer Lingus’ A321XLR to debut on Dublin-Nashville flight Following Iberia’s unveiling of the A321XLR’s debut destinations, Aer Lingus, also part of the IAG Group, announced on… Ricardo MeierOctober 4, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Iberia’s first A321XLR completes maiden flight Iberia’s first A321XLR completed its maiden flight on October 1, a feat celebrated by the Spanish airline, which… Ricardo MeierOctober 3, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Iberia is expected to receive the first A321XLR only in the second half of October – report The debut of the A321XLR in service could be delayed by a few weeks, according to Reuters. Iberia,… Ricardo MeierSeptember 20, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Iberia to make first flights with the A321XLR to London and Paris Iberia will deploy its first Airbus A321XLR to fly from Madrid to London and Paris at the end… Ricardo MeierSeptember 16, 2024 Read More
Air Transport With first A321XLR scheduled for April 2025, Qantas begins crew training Qantas expects its first Airbus A321XLR in April 2025 and has already begun training crew members who will… Ricardo MeierAugust 31, 2024 Read More
Air Transport KLM takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo KLM took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo on Tuesday. The 227-seat aircraft was welcomed by the Dutch… Ricardo MeierAugust 27, 2024 Read More
Air Transport United Airlines already knows where it will fly the A321XLR United Airlines is set to take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in December 2025, but it already… Ricardo MeierAugust 26, 2024 Read More
Air Transport A321XLR back in Aer Lingus plans after labor deal Aer Lingus has revived plans to add the A321XLR to its fleet in the future. The ultra-long-range narrowbody… Ricardo MeierAugust 12, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Frontier Airlines follows JetBlue and Spirit in delaying A320neo jet deliveries Frontier Airlines has joined JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in deferring deliveries of A320neo family jets due to rising… Ricardo MeierAugust 8, 2024 Read More
Farnborough Airshow Airbus and Bhutan airline sign agreement for five A320neo family jets Airbus announced the first commercial jet sales agreement at Farnborough 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Drukair… Ricardo MeierJuly 22, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus A321XLR will have a heavier variant in the future The A321XLR received its type certificate from EASA, Europe’s civil aviation agency, on Friday. The variant equipped with… Ricardo MeierJuly 20, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus A321XLR awarded type certification by EASA As expected, EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) awarded the A321XLR commercial jet with type certification on July… Ricardo MeierJuly 19, 2024 Read More
Air Transport A321XLR type certification ‘imminent’, says Airbus Airbus considers type certification of the A321XLR to be “imminent” and will occur first with the variant equipped… Ricardo MeierJuly 18, 2024 Read More
Air Transport Airbus opens new A321XLR production line in Hamburg Airbus inaugurated “Hangar 246” in Hamburg on Tuesday, a new production line for the manufacturer focused on assembling… Ricardo MeierJuly 16, 2024 Read More