Ua hoʻokō pono ʻo Airbus 'A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) i kāna lele mua. Ua haʻalele ka mokulele, MSN 11000, mai Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport ma 11:05 hrs CEST no kahi lele hoʻāʻo i lōʻihi ma kahi o ʻehā hola me 35 mau minuke. ʻO ka hui o ka mokulele he mau pailaka hoʻokolohua ʻo Thierry Diez lāua ʻo Gabriel Diaz de Villegas Giron, a me nā ʻenekini hoʻāʻo ʻo Frank Hohmeister, Philippe Pupin a me Mehdi Zeddoun. I ka wā o ka lele, ua hoʻāʻo ka poʻe holo moku i nā mana hoʻokele o ka mokulele, nā ʻenekini a me nā ʻōnaehana nui, me ka pale ʻana i nā envelop lele, ma ka wikiwiki a me ka wikiwiki.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Philippe Mhun, Airbus EVP Programs and Services: "He mea nui kēia no ka ʻohana A320 a me kāna mau mea kūʻai aku ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa. Me ka A321XLR e hele mai ana i loko o ka lawelawe, e hiki i nā mokulele ke hāʻawi i ka hōʻoluʻolu lōʻihi ma kahi mokulele mokulele hoʻokahi, mahalo i kāna pahu Airspace kūikawā. E wehe ka A321XLR i nā ala hou me ka hoʻokele waiwai a me ka hana kaiapuni. Kuhi ʻia ke komo ʻana i ka lawelawe no ka hoʻomaka ʻana o 2024.
ʻO ka A321XLR ka ʻanuʻu hou aʻe i loko o ka A320neo single-aisle Family o nā mokulele, e hālāwai ana i nā koi o ka mākeke no ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka laulā a me ka uku, e hoʻonui ana i ka waiwai no nā mokulele ma o ka ʻae ʻana i nā lawelawe ʻoihana ma nā ala lōʻihi ma mua o nā kumu hoʻohālike mokulele.
E hāʻawi ka A321XLR i kahi mokulele mokulele hoʻokahi a hiki i ka 4,700nm (8700 km), me 30% haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa i kēlā me kēia noho i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me nā mokulele o mua, a me ka hoʻemi ʻana i ka hoʻokuʻu a me ka walaʻau NOx. Ma ka hopena o Mei 2022, ua hōʻiliʻili ka ʻohana A320neo ma luna o 8,000 mau kauoha mai nā mea kūʻai aku he 130 a puni ka honua. Ua kū nā kauoha A321XLR ma mua o 500 mai nā mea kūʻai aku he 20.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- ʻO ka A321XLR ka ʻanuʻu hou aʻe i loko o ka A320neo single-aisle Family o nā mokulele, e hālāwai ana i nā koi o ka mākeke no ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka laulā a me ka uku, e hoʻonui ana i ka waiwai no nā mokulele ma o ka ʻae ʻana i nā lawelawe ʻoihana ma nā ala lōʻihi ma mua o nā kumu hoʻohālike mokulele.
- With the A321XLR coming into service, airlines will be able to offer long-haul comfort on a single aisle aircraft, thanks to its unique Airspace cabin.
- The A321XLR will deliver an unprecedented single-aisle aircraft range of up to 4,700nm (8700 km), with 30% lower fuel consumption per seat compared to previous-generation aircraft, as well as reduced NOx emissions and noise.