PARIS: The Covid-19 pandemic has hit aircraft manufacturers hard but Airbus is already looking towards a new plane to help drive its recovery and get a leg up on rival Boeing.
The A321 XLR will be the latest in Airbus’s single-aisle A320 family when deliveries begin in 2023.
The XLR stands for extra long range and the aircraft can more than handle crossing the North Atlantic, opening up the possibility airlines can use it on routes that have been the preserve of wide-body long-range aircraft up to now.
Since the model was first presented at the Paris Air Show in June 2019 the aircraft has picked up more than 450 orders, including…
