the airínea irlandesa Aer Lingus I receivedó officially his first Airbus A321XLR, being the second airíworld to receive it.
Aer Lingus, has received the first of its six aircraft A321XLR. the airínea becomes the second in the world to operate the A321XLR, así as the second of the International Airlines Group (IAG).
the grandfatherón, equipped with CFM LEAP-1A engines, took offó of the production plantóAirbus No. in Hamburg (Germany) the 18 December to the Aer Lingus operations base at Dubl Airportín (Ireland).
Aer Lingus and the first A321XLR
The A321XLR from Aer Lingus isá configured with 184 seats in a designñor of two classes, with 16 fully reclining seats in business class and 168 in Economy class. It is the first avión of the Aer Lingus fleet offering passengers and crewócabin n the improved comfort of the Airbus Airspace cabin, which features XL upper compartments with a 60 % más of storage space comparedón with generation airplanesón anterior. Además, all passengers have access to in-seat connectivity, Meanwhile he úlatest lighting systemón improves the overall passenger experience.
the grandfatherón allowá Aer Lingus to operate new routes más allá from the east coast of USA and Canadaá, with destinations including Nashville and Indianápolis.
The A321XLR It is the next evolutionary step of the family A320neo, that responds to the market needs for greater range and load úto, creatingún más value for aerolídenies. Offerá an unprecedented extra-long range of up to 4.700 miles náUticas, a 15 % más scope than the A321LR and fuel consumption per seat 30 % minor in comparisonón with competing generation aircraftón anterior, así such as reduced NOx and noise emissions. Until now, Airbus has achieved más de 500 orders for this model.
Like all airplanes Airbus, the grandfatherón A321XLR can now operate with up to 50% aviation fuelón sustainable (PURE). Airbus aims for its aircraft to be capable of using up to 100 % from PURE for 2030.
