Unprecedented Range: How Drastically Could The Airbus A321XLR Change Airline Route Maps?

In October 2003, American manufacturing giant Boeing decided to pull the plug on production of the Boeing 757, a long-range narrowbody aircraft that was no longer meeting the company's sales targets. Since this fateful decision, which Boeing has regretted ever since, there has been a massive void in the commercial aviation market between the bottom of the widebody market and the top of the narrowbody market.