Wizz Air’s first A321XLR, which operates under the AOC of Wizz Air UK, was delayed. The airline was expecting to hold a ...

Anticipation for the Airbus A321-XLR (eXtra Long Range) has been widespread in the commercial aviation world. A February CNN website travel feature on the A321XLR projected that the new single ...

Hungarian carrier Wizz Air has received its first Airbus A321XLR on May 20 2025, two months later than initially planned.

Airbus expects to transfer some of the enhancements back to earlier A321 variants. Developing the XLR has involved strengthening some 80% of the airframe, largely through increased thickness ...

Airbus has said it has sold more than 500 A321XLR jets but does not separate them out from orders for the A321 family. Boeing has argued the XLR addresses only a small portion of the market for ...

And others, such as Aer Lingus, want the new Airbus model to expand their transatlantic map to new cities. The XLR, once it replaces older 757s, should allow airlines to bypass major hubs on ...

The exact number of XLRs to be delivered is still under discussion with Airbus, Mr Elbers told The Hindu. The airline has 69 A321 XLRs on order ... destinations that XLR can help the airline ...

Side by side, Airbus’ new A321 XLR is indistinguishable from others in the company’s single-aisle jet family - the planes used for short-haul flights to Europe. But hidden within its hold is a ...