{"id":21515,"date":"2022-06-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21515"},"modified":"2022-06-15T21:58:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:28:45","slug":"airbus-a321xlr-conducts-maiden-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/airbus-a321xlr-conducts-maiden-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Airbus A321XLR conducts maiden flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The <strong>Airbus A321XLR<\/strong>, the European manufacturer&#8217;s newest aircraft, has taken to the <em>skies for the first time. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane took off from<strong> Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport<\/strong> at 10:04 UTC on June 15, 2022. (XFW). According to Flightradar24 data, it flew southwest for a while before heading towards the North Sea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/87341_a321xlrtitlecairbus_134385.jpg\" alt=\"The Airbus A321XLR, the European manufacturer's newest aircraft, has taken to the skies for the first time. Know more here\" class=\"wp-image-21516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/87341_a321xlrtitlecairbus_134385.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/87341_a321xlrtitlecairbus_134385-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/87341_a321xlrtitlecairbus_134385-120x86.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy &#8211; Flightglobal <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">\"Fantastic day as our #A321XLR makes its maiden flight - <strong>congratulations #TeamAirbus!<\/strong>\" As the plane took off, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury tweeted.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The aeroplane is the newest member of the Airbus A320 family and the company&#8217;s newest model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It is expected to become the world&#8217;s <em>longest-range narrow-body aircraft, with a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles<\/em> (8,700 kilometres) and a capacity of up to 220 passengers, based on the <strong>Airbus A321neo<\/strong>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\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\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/airbus_a321_maiden_flight.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>image credits to Flightglobal <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its premiere in 2019, the aircraft was a huge success, with over 450 orders placed in the first year alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>A321XLR<\/strong> has been hailed as a new take on the middle-of-the-market airliner, with the potential to replace the <strong>completely outmoded Boeing 757 <\/strong>while also allowing airlines to fly transatlantic routes on a narrow-body aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Informed with us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Our Telegram group for Latest Updates :- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\">https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Airbus A321XLR, the European manufacturer&#8217;s newest aircraft, has taken to the skies for the first time. 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