International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected the A321XLR to expand its fleet of highly efficient single aisles with a firm order for 14 aircraft. Of these, eight are destined for Iberia and six for Aer Lingus.
IAG, the parent company of leading airlines also including British Airways, Level and Vueling, is one of Airbus’s largest customers and this agreement will take the overall order from the group to 530 aircraft. IAG airlines combined operate one of the world’s largest Airbus fleets with over 400 aircraft.
The aircraft will enable Aer Lingus to launch new routes beyond the US East Coast and Canada. For Iberia, this is a new aircraft type that will enable it to operate new transatlantic destinations and increase frequencies in key markets.
ʻO ka A321XLR ke kaʻina hana hou aʻe mai ka A321LR e pane ana i nā pono mākeke no nā pae hou aʻe a me nā ukana, e hoʻonui ana i nā waiwai no nā mokulele. Mai ka 2023, e hāʻawi ia i kahi Xtra Long Range ma mua loa a hiki i ka 4,700nm - 15% ʻoi aku ma mua o ka A321LR a me ka 30% ʻoi aku ka wahie wahie no kēlā me kēia noho hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā mokulele hoʻokūkū o ka hanauna i hala. Hāʻawi kēia i nā mea hana e wehe i nā ala ākea ākea e like me India i ʻEulopa a i ʻole Kina i Australia, a me ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka palena ʻole o ka ʻohana ma nā huakaʻi transatlantic pololei ma waena o ʻEulopa a me ʻAmelika. No nā mea mākaʻikaʻi, e hāʻawi ka A321XLR hale hou Airspace i ka ʻike huakaʻi ʻoi loa, ʻoiai e hāʻawi ana i nā noho i nā papa āpau me ka ʻoluʻolu kiʻekiʻe e like me ka lōʻihi o ke kino ākea, me nā kumukūʻai haʻahaʻa o kahi mokulele ʻaoʻao hoʻokahi.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- For passengers, the A321XLR's new Airspace cabin will provide the best travel experience, while offering seats in all classes with the same high-comfort as on a long-haul wide-body, with the low costs of a single-aisle aircraft.
- This will enable operators to open new world-wide routes such as India to Europe or China to Australia, as well as further extending the Family's non-stop reach on direct transatlantic flights between continental Europe and the Americas.
- IAG, the parent company of leading airlines also including British Airways, Level and Vueling, is one of Airbus's largest customers and this agreement will take the overall order from the group to 530 aircraft.
