The Airbus A321XLR was unveiled as a concept back in 2018, and entered commercial service six years later in 2024. The aircraft has been billed as a game changer, allowing airlines to operate thin, long-haul routes in a cost-efficient way, strengthening existing services and opening up new markets.
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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.