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Airbus A321XLR

Xtra Long Range — a single-aisle that flies 8,700 km · First flight 2022 · In service 2024

Launched at the Paris Air Show in June 2019, the A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) takes the A321neo further with a permanent Rear Centre Tank holding 12,900 litres, a maximum take-off weight raised to 101 t and range stretched to about 8,700 km (4,700 nmi).

The first XLR, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder on 15 June 2022 for a flight of about 4 hours 35 minutes. EASA certified the LEAP-1A version on 19 July 2024.

Iberia took the first delivery on 30 October 2024 and flew the type's first long-haul passenger service, Madrid–Boston, on 14 November 2024. Aer Lingus and Qantas are among the other early operators.

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Iberia A321XLR EC-OIL on final approach to Boston, March 2025
Iberia A321XLR EC-OIL on final approach to Boston, March 20254300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Aer Lingus A321XLR EI-XLR approaching Washington Dulles
Aer Lingus A321XLR EI-XLR approaching Washington DullesAcroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0
Iberia A321XLR EC-OQG departing Boston for Madrid, July 2026
Iberia A321XLR EC-OQG departing Boston for Madrid, July 20264300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
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