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☆ Icelandair CEO reveals why Airbus' A321LR is the perfect 757 replacement — and why the airline isn't ditching Boeing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Plenty of other Boeing planes will remain in Icelandair's fleet. It currently flies 21 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which it ordered in 2012 before the A321LR or A321XLR were available. Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesCirium data shows nearly 22,000 Max flights scheduled for 2024 across cities in Europe and the US. At least 23,000 Max flights are scheduled for 2025, including new routes to Nashville and Istanbul. The 2×2 cabin does not have lie-flat seats as seen on the A321LR planes flown by JetBlue Airways or Ireland's Aer Lingus long-haul.

Persons: Icelandair, Bogi Nils Bogason, Bogason, Max, Nicolas Economou, Icelandair Bogason, Taylor Rains Organizations: Airbus A321neoLR, Boeing, Max, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Getty, JetBlue Airways, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, Spanish, Iberia, United Airlines, widebodies, United, Budget, Wizz Locations: Reykjavik, Iceland, North America, Europe, Nashville, Istanbul, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Rome, Helsinki, Munich, Zurich, Seattle, Toronto, Portland , Oregon, California, Texas, West Africa, Northern Italy

☆ Airbus' game-changing A321XLR will enter service soon. These airlines have already announced routes with the new plane, including 3 to the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Airlines, including Iberia, Wizz Air, and Aer Lingus, have announced their first A321XLR routes. Irish carrier Aer Lingus said in October that it will launch its first A321XLR flight between Dublin and Nashville in April. The eight-and-a-half-hour route is a niche nonstop for the industry, with Aer Lingus as the only operator. Related storiesOther potential A321XLR routesWhile only a handful of A321XLR routes are officially on the books, many previously unserved city pairs could fit the bill, airlines have said. Qantas' list of potential A321XLR routes includes routes like Brisbane to Tokyo, Perth to the Maldives, and Melbourne to Bangkok.

Persons: —, Wizz's, Thomas Pallini, America — Organizations: Airbus, Airlines, Aer Lingus, Service, Airbus A321XLR, Spanish, Iberia, Boston, Washington Dulles, Wizz, London, United, Irish, Nashville, Saudia, Business, JetBlue Airways, JetBlue Airways Airbus, Australia —, Qantas, Jetstar, JetSMART Locations: Iberia, Wizz, Madrid, Washington, London Gatwick, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Milan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dublin, Barcelona, Rome, Brussels, Maldives, Dakar, Senegal, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Europe, Aer, United, Las Vegas , Houston, Australia, Asia, Brisbane, Tokyo, Perth, Melbourne, Bangkok, South, America, Chile, Miami

☆ See inside the Four Seasons' private Airbus jet which you can now charter for the first time for $115,000 a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Four Seasons has its own Airbus A321neoLR, typically used for set experiences. Now it's offering the 48-seat jet up for charter at a cost of $115,000. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But now, for the first time, Four Seasons is offering its own Airbus A321neoLR for charter. Here's what the aircraft looks like and how the luxury firm is extending how it caters to the wealthy.

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