10 Things You Must Know About The Airbus A321XLR

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With a HUGE range of 8700KM, the Airbus A321XLR is a game-changing aircraft that is coming sooner than you might think... Here are 10 things you should know about this ultra long-haul narrowbody aircraft.

The A321XLR could change a lot about how we fly currently, and there’s certainly more we could discuss here. Are you looking forward to the new possibilities, or would you prefer widebodies for longer flights? Let us know your thoughts about this, and the wider possibilities and adoption, of the A321XLR in the comments.

Simple Flying:

[matthewbarber]

I've flown transatlantic on a B757, it was actually quite a comfortable flight. I could easily do 8-10 hours in a narrow body but, it's the crew I feel sorry for.

[ParallaxRS]

After holidaying on narrowbody aircraft most of my life, the occasion of boarding a widebody for a long haul is such a cool experience.

[LongHaulbySimpleFlying]

What do you think of the A321XLR? Are you excited to fly on it? Let us know...

[PakaBubi]

I prefer to fly from point to point rather than flying through busy, crowded big hubs thus I am looking forward to this plane to enter service

[chrismckellar]

Airbus: Hey, Boeing, about to start flight testing our cute A321xlr. What are you doing with the NMA?

Boeing: Selling B737 MAX's to pay the bills

[ihmcallister]

Standard seat width in its usual 3+3 layout is 18". That's a full inch wider than 737 seats, much more comfortable for medium and long haul flights. Having a cabin width 7" greater than the 737 also means much larger overhead storage bins. The underfloor space is containerised too, whereas a 737 still has chuck-loaded baggage.

[ronaldodeabreu]

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[khuayra]

I think the A321XLR and A321 in general would be the go-to plane for most of the airlines coming out of the pandemic. Perfect plane to replace aging planes and to fill the void of low capacity long haul flight. Once they start using these planes, airlines will start planning their future fleet around the A321. Though for the passengers though as i'd imagined airlines would want to squeeze as much as possible from these single aisle aircrafts.

[nautilusshell]

Game changer and iconic. Perhaps the two most overused words on this channel.

[neilpickup]

Generally speaking, the A320 series Standard Economy seat is as wide, or wider than the equivalent fitted to wide bodied aircraft. As for seat pitch, this is very much set by the Airlines, so for a typical Economy (coach) customer, the at seat experience should be at least as good, if not better than for a widebody

[markg]

I love flying the big jets, but the future is smaller jets ... more economical, suitable on long thin routes, and more flights per day. I could care less about onboard lounges, showers, etc., as that's not in my price point.

[michaelferber]

Maybe it’s just me but I have found flying a Boeing 777 in coach to be very comfortable as far as how the plane feels in flight. It seems the weight an size of the aircraft have an effect on how smooth the flight is and how it copes with turbulence. I could be wrong but I have always felt the flight more on an A320 or a 757 so I would most certainly prefer a wide body for a long haul flight.

[NUA]

It makes perfect economical sense for airlines, but if I had to choose as a passenger I’d always prefer a 787 or A350 on long-haul flights. Imagine a lengthy dinner service with trolleys in the aisle that you just can’t pass on your way to the lavatory.

[jamieslaney]

Dispatched the 321LR at Gatwick- cabin baggage was often an issue on full flights, and during strong headwinds had to stop to refuel. But that wasn’t often. Still a good plane to use. Hopefully the XLR will be good.

[stephenjohnson]

And to think Boeing raised safety concerns about the XLR, its a pity they didn't raise concerns about the max then maybe nearly 400 people would be alive that perished in the two crashes and Boeing wouldn't be in the mess they are in

[RianYK]

meanwhile, boeing doesnt have portfolio to counter A320 Neo with LR and XLR also A220.
I think more more airlines go towards Airbus for now and next few years.

But can Airbus resolve the backlog ?

[magnustan]

I’ve never been on a narrow-body longer than 2 hours, so I can’t say if the space will be compromised. Airlines already fit 18” seats on existing A320 family aircraft, as marketed by Airbus, this is wider than most of the competition. I guess it’s the smaller cabin that makes flyers more uncomfortable. The only real problem I see is using the toilet on longer flights, with only one aisle, movements between toilets could be obstructive, so I personally hope to see A321XLR operators install a single toilet around door 3 just behind the wings. I’ve seen it being down before, JetBlue’s A321LR if I can recall correctly.

[kkiller]

The thing to bear in mind, with these long-range narrow bodies, they have a point to point as opposed to the hub and spoke target market. What that means is more efficient travel without flying to a hub and then getting on another plane to complete the journey. I would rather be a little more cramped than have a much longer trip with a connection in between. And besides, compared to the spam in a can experience of the 737, the A320/1 is much wider and more comfortable.

[medviation]

A321XLR: I will expand what a narrowbody can do.
707 & DC-8: are we a joke to you?

[ecclestonsangel]

I predicted a long time agonthat airlines would start switching to narrowbodies for all but ultra long haul routes. Obviously, I was right.
Personally, for long haul flights of five or more hours, I would prefer a widebody. They don't feel as cramped and uncomfortable as a narrowbody on the same route. Whether we continue to get this option is probably highly unlikely.