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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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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.
Aer Lingus takes delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR aircraft
19 December 2024
The Final Countdown to A321XLR Customer Handovers
26 September 2024
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.
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.
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
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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Press releases Commercial AircraftAirbus 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…
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Stories Commercial AircraftA321XLR approaching the finish-line for Certification and service entry…
As the A321XLR's flight test and EASA certification programme draws to a close we look behind these scenes at what has led up to…
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Stories Commercial AircraftPreparing for the A321XLR’s entry into service
The A321XLR’s ongoing certification and flight-test campaign is now in its final stages. As well as debriefing after the airlines…
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Stories Commercial AircraftThe A321XLR demonstrates passenger comfort and cabin maturity
On 5 October an A321XLR test aircraft performed its passenger experience flight in typical airline operating conditions.
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Stories Commercial AircraftAirbus A321XLR: The network opener that puts distant cities within reach
Airbus A321XLR embarks on its September route-proving campaign, Ludek Jando explains the aircraft’s unique appeal.
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Stories Commercial Aircraft‘En-route’ to certification – the A321XLR embarks on first international test flights
The A321XLR programme has just kicked-off an international flight-test campaign to demonstrate the systems maturity.
Hear from our experts
A321XLR en route to certification with Jim Fawcett
Meet Deborah Vintner our A321XLR Expert Safety Management
Meet Rémy Vallois our A321XLR Expert Test Flight Engineer
Meet Jean-Philippe Pascal our A321XLR Expert Operation control centre
Meet Estelle Poulin our A321XLR Expert Security
Meet Thomas Latour our A321XLR Expert Flight Operation
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A320 Family
As the undisputed leader in the single-aisle category, Airbus’ A320 is the aircraft family of choice for airlines around the world – from low-cost operators to mainline carriers.
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A321XLR The single-aisle Xtra Long Range
The world is a beautiful place, full of opportunities. The A321XLR will take you there.
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