A Boeing 777-300ER operated by Air Canada was recently struck by lightning seconds after taking off for a long-haul flight. The eye-catching occurrence – captured on video – has since gone viral, receiving over 290,000 views.
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Exclusive: Air Canada’s 1st Airbus A321XLR Begins To Take Shape
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- May 30, 2025
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Air Canada’s first Airbus A321XLR is now under construction at the manufacturer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder site in Germany. Of course, by the time you’re watching this, the jet MAY have already been fully assembled and painted. Nonetheless, Simple Flying was granted an exclusive first peek of the new aircraft on the production line at the Hamburg facility, including a look inside the all-important XLR-distinguishing-feature, its rear central tank.