American Airlines, a Fort Worth, Texas-based legacy carrier, is undeniably anxiously awaiting the delivery of the first in a long series of Airbus A321XLR aircraft that will soon be a key element of the airline’s medium and long-haul fleets. According to reports from social media, the first Airbus A321XLR that will be delivered to the carrier took to the skies for the first time today at Airbus’ facility in Hamburg-Finkenwerder in Germany.