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Airbus’ A321neo, A321LR or A321XLR? Part 2.
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm October 30, 2025, © Leeham News: We went through the creation of Airbus’s A321 in the first article, and why its initial sales were slow, and why the sales only picked up after… Read More
Airbus’ A321neo, A321LR or A321XLR?
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm October 23, 2025, © Leeham News: Airbus’s A321 was launched in November 1988, around the time the original A320 entered service. Delivery to the first A321 customer, Lufthansa, was in January 1994. The… Read More
The A330neo for medium haul or twice the frequency with A321XLR? Part 3
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm September 19, 2024, © Leeham News: We examine the high-volume short-to-medium-range market and check whether a route previously reserved for the Airbus A330 can be flown with a fleet of A321XLRs. At equal… Read More
The A330neo for medium haul or twice the frequency with A321XLR? Part 2
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm September 12, 2024, © Leeham News: We examine the high-volume short-to-medium-range market and check whether a route previously reserved for the Airbus A330neo can be flown with a fleet of A321XLRs. At equal… Read More
The A330 for medium haul or twice the frequency with A321XLR? Part 1
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm August 29, 2024, © Leeham News: We have compared the Airbus A321XLR to the Boeing 757 to see if it can replace the long-range single aisle on its trans-Atlantic routes. The result was convincing:… Read More
To what extent can the A321XLR replace the Boeing 757, Part 4
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm August 1, 2024, © Leeham News: We are comparing the Airbus a321XLR to the Boeing 757 to understand to what extent it can replace the 757 on the longer routes it operates for… Read More
Farnborough, Day 1: Boeing jumps to orders lead; De Havilland puts new life into the Dash 8-400
July 22, 2024, © Leeham News: Boeing was the clear winner in the orders announcements today at the Farnborough Air Show. The beleaguered company announced orders, options, and commitments for 78 aircraft (see chart). Rival Airbus announced a… Read More
Aircraft Certification: How the Max crashes changed everything
Subscription Required By the Leeham News Team The Airbus A321XLR got caught up in the new aircraft certification environment created by the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. Source: Airbus. July 18, 2024, © Leeham News: Much of the attention… Read More
To what extent can the A321XLR replace the Boeing 757, Part 3
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm July 11, 2024, © Leeham News: We are comparing the Airbus a321XLR to the Boeing 757 to understand to what extent it can replace the 757 on the longer routes it operates for… Read More
To what extent can the A321XLR replace the Boeing 757, Part 2
Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm July 4, 2024, © Leeham News: We are comparing the Airbus A321XLR to the Boeing 757 to understand to what extent it can replace the 757 on the longer routes it operates for… Read More