At the 2023 Paris Airshow, Airbus Industries showed off its new A321XLR (eXtra Long Range) narrowbody airliner to the festive crowd. They roared as the pilots put it through its paces, banking and dipping through the French sky. Airline executives watched hungrily, as the economical airliner is seen as both a potential money-saver and moneymaker, ready to open profitable new routes around the world.
Some 550 Airbus A321XLRs have already been ordered. American Airlines and United have ordered 50 each, followed by Qantas, with 36 aircraft. IndiGo, AirAsia X, JetSMART, Sky Airline, and LATAM Airlines also confirmed orders. Icelandair recently contracted for 13 of the planes to
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