{"id":19867,"date":"2022-04-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19867"},"modified":"2022-04-17T01:07:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T19:37:18","slug":"airbus-readies-a321-xlr-for-maiden-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/17\/airbus-readies-a321-xlr-for-maiden-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus readies A321 XLR for maiden flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The <strong>Airbus A321 XLR, the European manufacturer&#8217;s newest plane<\/strong> and the world&#8217;s longest-range narrow-body airliner, could take off sooner than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of the kind was observed with its engines installed outside of an Airbus manufacturing site in <strong>Hamburg<\/strong> on April 12, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220417_005111.jpg\" alt=\"Airbus A321 XLR, the newest plane and the world's longest-range narrow-body airliner, could take off sooner than expected.\" class=\"wp-image-19869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220417_005111.jpg 360w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG_20220417_005111-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> In December 2021, the final assembly of the aircraft&#8217;s airframe was completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Airbus did not specify a specific date for the aircraft&#8217;s maiden flight, just confirming that it will take place in 2022.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Air-Journal, the company intends to begin flight testing the plane in the summer of 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A321xlr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A321xlr<\/a> from  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Airbus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Airbus<\/a> extra long range now with engines on the place <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hamburg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hamburg<\/a> MSN11000<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ikarosairline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ikarosairline<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jUH3sYHX9\">pic.twitter.com\/3jUH3sYHX9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tobi (@Tobias_Gudat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tobias_Gudat\/status\/1513908126134771714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, according to an unidentified Airbus source,<strong> flight testing will begin in the second quarter of 2022. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>According to previous Airbus claims, the final phase of the A321 XLR&#8217;s assembly is identical to that of the A321 LR, on which the latter is based. <\/p><p>As a result, the manufacturer faces no additional problems in the last stages of the flight preparations. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/400x225_airbus-readies-a321xlr-jetliner-launch-sees-a330neo-sales.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/400x225_airbus-readies-a321xlr-jetliner-launch-sees-a330neo-sales.jpg 400w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/400x225_airbus-readies-a321xlr-jetliner-launch-sees-a330neo-sales-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">The A321 XLR has a maximum range of 4,700 nautical miles (about 8,700 kilometres), which is 700 nautical miles (12,000 kilometres) longer than its predecessor. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its premiere in 2019, the aircraft was a huge hit with airlines, with over <strong>450 orders placed in the first year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a321xlr-02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first deliveries of the type are planned to begin in 2023, according to Airbus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Tuned and Informed with Aviation a2z!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airbus A321 XLR, the newest plane and the world&#8217;s longest-range narrow-body airliner, could take off sooner than 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