Some airlines have bought Airbus' new extra-long-haul A321XLR to replace their aging Boeing 757s.
That's about 800 miles further than its predecessor and at least 880 miles further than its closest competitor: the aging, out-of-production Boeing 757.
Carriers like United Airlines and Icelandair are lining up for the new jet, putting in more than 550 orders so far.
Continental Airlines, now United Airlines, switched its 757-300 order to the newer 737-800 in 2003, for example.
Icelandair will also replace its 757 fleet with the A321XLR, abandoning the largely all-Boeing fleet it has operated for decades.
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Spanish, France, North Africa