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☆ Wizz says passengers will 'suffer' through 7-hour flights on its new Airbus A321XLR for cheap tickets. See the no-frills cabin.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wizz Air is set to launch new long-haul routes using its upcoming Airbus A321XLR. The first flights, a seven-hour trek, will start in March between London and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Wizz Air will offer significantly cheaper fares compared to competitors like British Airways. AdvertisementLow-cost carrier Wizz Air is banking that price-sensitive customers will book its new no-frills narrowbody planes to save money on long-haul flights — and it's not being shy about the cabin. Wizz's new long-haul flights on the A321XLR won't even come with free water.

Persons: —, Wizz, József Váradi, Abu Dhabi Organizations: Airbus A321XLR, British Airways, Service, Wizz, Airbus, London, Etihad Airways Locations: London, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hungarian, London Gatwick, Milan, Abu Dhabi, Abu, UAE

☆ An Asian airline hopes launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes will actually be a comfort upgrade for passengers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Air Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes from Almaty to London. AdvertisementAir Astana is launching one of the world's longest narrowbody routes with the aim of increasing comfort for passengers. The Kazkhstani flag carrier announced last Wednesday that it will use an Airbus A321LR on its route from Almaty to London. Plus, Air Astana is a relatively small carrier, as it only has three widebody jets, all Boeing 767s. European budget airline Wizz Air earlier this month announced its first route utilizing the Airbus A321XLR on seven-hour flights.

Persons: —, that's, József Váradi Organizations: Air Astana, Airbus, Service, Boeing, British Airways, Wizz, Air, Kazakhstani Locations: Almaty, London, Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dallas, Fort Worth, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

☆ The Airbus A321XLR could be a game changer for budget airlines. See how Wizz Air's cheap 7-hour flight would compare with British Airways.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Wizz Air announced its first route for the Airbus A321XLR from London to Jeddah. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementEuropean ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced Tuesday its first route for the Airbus A321XLR. The A321XLR could be a game changer for budget airlines because it can fly up to two hours further. By opening longer routes with the XLR, budget airlines could compete with legacy carriers operating widebody jets.

Persons: — Organizations: Wizz Air, Airbus, British Airways, Boeing, Service, Business Locations: London, Jeddah

☆ The first ultra-low-cost airline using the Airbus A321XLR hopes passengers will choose to 'suffer the pain' of no-frills 7-hour flights
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Wizz Air announced its first A321XLR route will be about seven hours between London and Saudi Arabia. "You kind of suffer the pain, if you wish, for the economic benefits," said Wizz's CEO. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementAs it introduces longer flights, ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air isn't planning any upgrades to its no-frills offering — hoping passengers will "suffer the pain" for cheaper tickets. Wizz announced Tuesday that its first Airbus A321XLR route will be between London Gatwick and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, starting next March.

Persons: —, Wizz Organizations: Wizz Air, Service, Wizz, Airbus, London, Business Locations: London, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Jeddah, London Gatwick

☆ At the year's biggest air show, Boeing and Airbus orders were muted. Supply chain worries were not
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Toby Melville | ReutersFARNBOROUGH, England — Massive airplane orders, hundreds deep in recent years, were absent from this year's biggest air show. One standout was Air Korea's order for up to 50 Boeing wide-body planes, including the 777X, which Boeing is working toward getting certified by regulators. As both manufacturers grapple with production strains, Air Korea CEO Walter Cho quipped during the Boeing order signing: "Whichever comes first will become our flagship, whoever's on time." Boeing has an overall backlog of close to 5,500 planes, while Airbus has more than 8,000 on order. Many airlines from United Airlines to Air India have also stocked up on new jet orders as travel rebounded in the pandemic.

Persons: Toby Melville, Ihssane Mounir, Boeing's, Walter Cho, whoever's, Peter Anderson, Matthew Childs, Christian Scherer, Scherer Organizations: Airbus, Farnborough, Reuters, Boeing, Wall Street, Paris Air, Ishka, Air, Max, Airbus A321neo, United Airlines, Air India, The Boeing Company, AerCap, Reuters Airbus Locations: Farnborough, Britain, Reuters FARNBOROUGH, England, London, Paris, Air Korea, Arlington , Virginia

☆ Boeing rival Airbus is set to launch its game-changing A321XLR plane this year. Here's where it's expected to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With nothing commercial to show from Boeing, which usually has its 777X and Max test jets on display, all eyes will be on European rival Airbus. AdvertisementThe XLR plane is the longest-ranged option in the A321neo family, which has outsold Boeing's 737 since 2019, when two fatal crashes grounded the plane's Max variants. According to Airbus, the XLR is uniquely equipped for long-haul flying, thanks to an extra rear center fuel tank that helps the narrowbody fly up to 5,400 miles (11 hours) nonstop. AdvertisementThe premium seating offers lie-flat beds typical to what customers find on long-haul widebody flights, and is likely to be the norm on long-haul XLRs. "Even well-established city pairs such as London-Miami or Sydney-Kuala Lumpur will benefit from the year-round sweet spot the XLR offers airlines," Airbus marketing specialist Ludek Jando said in September 2023.

Persons: —, Taylor Rains, Max, American's, Jason Reisinger, Andrew Nocella, Willy Boulte, Barry Biffle, Ludek Jando Organizations: Service, Alaska Airlines, Max, Farnborough, Business, Boeing, Airbus, American Airlines , Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Qantas, AirAsia X, Sky Airline, Czech Airlines, Air Canada, Airlines, JetBlue, Spanish, Washington Dulles, American Airlines, Frontier Locations: Alaska, Iberia, Malaysian, Chile, East Coast, Europe, Madrid, Boston, Washington, Dulles, Raleigh , North Carolina, London, Charlotte, New York, Asia, Beijing, Seoul, Amsterdam, South America, Hawaii, Miami, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur

☆ American announced one of the first routes for its new Flagship business seats deploying on Boeing 787-9s this year. It will also be its new longest flight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Notably, however, American said the flight will be operated by its upcoming Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with the carrier's brand new Flagship Suite seats. AdvertisementBrisbane is so far the only route revealed to be using the new seats, American confirmed to BI. The Flagship Suite product, which was first announced in September 2022, is a redesigned version of America's "standard" business class and premium economy seats. American's new Flagship Suite on its 787 Dreamliner. American did not specify to BI if Brisbane will be the inaugural route for the new Flagship Suite seats.

Persons: Thomas, Brian Znotins Organizations: Airlines, Brisbane Airport, Fort Worth International, Boeing, BI, Airbus, American Airlines, Galeão International, DFW, Turks, Virgin Islands, Cayman, Texas, Oneworld, Australian, Qantas, Melbourne . American Airlines Locations: Texas, Australia, Dallas, DFW, American, Brisbane, Los Angeles, Sydney, Veracruz, Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, Providenciales, Caicos, St, Virgin, Maui, Hawaii, Kona, Auckland, Zealand, New Zealand, Melbourne, United States

☆ Exclusive: Airbus A321XLR jet faces range gap after design safeguards -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is grappling with a growing shortfall in the range of its upcoming A321XLR passenger jet after reaching an agreement with European regulators on design safeguards needed to achieve certification, industry sources said. "Airbus expects no significant impact on the XLR’s unique range advantage in the single-aisle segment," an Airbus spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query. But the design raised concerns among regulators about the risk of fire and evacuation times in the event of an accident, prompting talks over design changes needed for certification. This would trim the maximum range, which Airbus officially pegs at 4,700 nautical miles (8,700 km). Airbus aims to certify the A321XLR by end-year and deliver the first aircraft in the second quarter of 2024.

Persons: Philippe Mhun, FlightGlobal, Tim Hepher, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Louise Heavens Organizations: Airbus, Le, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Reuters, JetBlue, Thomson Locations: Boeing's, Le Bourget, Paris, New York, America, Europe

☆ I saw the Airbus A321XLR make its air show debut and I'm convinced it'll be a game changer for the airline industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Airbus A321XLR is the European planemaker's latest narrowbody airliner built to fly up to 11 hours nonstop. Airlines are buying up the A321XLR as a prime replacement aircraft for aging jets like the Boeing 757. The star of the biennial event was the Airbus A321XLR, which made its air show debut on June 19 to much fanfare. The A321XLR can open new routes thanks to its extra fuel tankThe first rear center fuel tank from Premium Aerotec for the Airbus A321XLR. The XLR will offer enhanced comfort and economicsAn Airbus A321XLR rendering.

Persons: I've, Jason Reisinger, Reisinger, Andrew Nocella, Ronojoy Dutta Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, Morning, Paris Air Show, Icelandair's, Airlines, United, East Airlines, JetBlue, IndiGo, Qantas, AirAsia X, Sky Airline, Czech Airlines Locations: European, Boston, London, York, Reykjavik, Raleigh , North Carolina, Charlotte, New York, Paris, United, Malaysian, Chile, India, Europe, Southeast Asia, New Delhi, Seoul, Mumbai, Amsterdam

ISTANBUL, June 4 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) is closing towards a potentially record deal to sell 500 narrow-body A320-family jets to India's largest carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS), industry sources said on Sunday. Airbus and Boeing (BA.N) are also still competing in separate talks to sell 25 A330neo or Boeing 787 wide-body jets to the same airline, the industry sources said. IndiGo is already one of Airbus's largest customers and has so far ordered a total of 830 Airbus A320-family jets of which nearly 500 are still to be delivered. IndiGo aims to double its capacity by the end of the decade and expand its network, especially in international markets. The airline has a codeshare partnership with seven carriers including Turkish Airlines, American Airlines and KLM.

Persons: Pieter Elbers, Carsten Spohr, Elbers, Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah, Joanna Plucinska, Hugh Lawson, David Holmes, Susan Fenton Organizations: Airbus, Boeing, IndiGo, International Air Transport Association, Reuters, Turkish Airlines, Barclays, Lufthansa Group, American Airlines, KLM, Thomson Locations: ISTANBUL, Istanbul, United States, Europe

☆ Icelandair orders 25 Airbus A321XLR as it replaces Boeing 757s
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 7 (Reuters) - Icelandair Group HF (ICEAIR.IC) said on Friday it secured a deal to purchase about 25 of European planemaker Airbus SE's (AIR.PA) latest A321XLR single-aisle jet, with deliveries slated to begin in 2029. Icelandair, however, said it plans to start using the world's largest planemaker's aircraft from 2025, and is currently in advanced negotiations to lease four Airbus A321LR planes for this purpose. "With the acquisition of the Airbus aircraft, Icelandair will complete the replacement of the Boeing 757," the company said in a statement. Icelandair said it would continue to operate a full Boeing fleet until 2025, after which a mixed fleet of both Airbus and Boeing planes will be in operation following the first deliveries from Airbus. But whereas this makes up some 12% of market forecasts for Boeing's 2023 deliveries, Airbus has secured just 9% of its 2023 target of 720 jets, below the trend for this time of year.

☆ U.S. approves conditions for Airbus A321XLR to address fire risks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON/PARIS Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it has approved special conditions for the Airbus (AIR.PA) A321XLR after concerns were raised that a novel type of fuel tank could pose fire risks in its newest narrow-body jet. Rival planemaker Boeing (BA.N) told European regulators in 2021 the architecture of a fuel tank intended to increase the A321XLR's range "presents many potential hazards". The FAA said in a filing it will require that the lower half of the A321XLR fuselage, spanning the longitudinal area of the tank, be resistant to fire penetration to protect passengers. Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Tim Hepher in Paris; Editing by Himani SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ American Airlines is ditching first class on all flights because customers simply 'aren't buying it'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

American Airlines is ditching first class because customers aren't booking seats. The airline is instead focusing on its new business class offering, known as Flagship Suites. AA said it plans to increase the number of premium seats on its planes by 45% by 2026. American Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's request for further comment, made outside normal US working hours. The American Airlines Group, which includes regional carriers Piedmont, Envoy, and PSA, flew more than 500,000 flights in the third quarter of the year.

☆ American just unveiled new business class seats for its future Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787 aircraft: Meet the stunning Flagship Suite
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The carrier will also introduce an improved premium economy cabin in a move it said was a response to strong customer demand. American was the first US airline to introduce long-haul premium seats in 2016, it says. American says it was the first US airline to introduce its current premium economy seating. American AirlinesSource: American Airlines

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