By Bjorn Fehrm

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Introduction

July 25, 2019, © Leeham News: We continue our discussion from last week of what part of an NMA market the Airbus A321XLR would capture.

We started the study by comparing the aircraft with a common yardstick. It brought some revealing insights. Now we continue by looking at the airline routes these aircraft can cover and their economics when covering these routes.

Summary:

• The NMAs and the A321XLR cover the same routes with small differences in range performance.
• The major difference is in their passenger capacity, where they are complementary rather than competitors.