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With Day 1 in the books at Le Bourget, it can be safely said that it was Airbus’ day to shine.<\/p>\n
The European plane maker, as expected, launched the longer range version of its popular A321NEO now called the A321XLR. Lessor Air Lease Corporation pulled the trigger on with an LoI on 27 A321XLR among orders for other Airbus products. By adding an extra fuel tank, modifying the landing gear and increasing the MTOW by 101 tons, Airbus has given the market an airplane that can fly about 4,700 miles and do the kind of missions that only Boeing’s 757 can do.<\/p>\n
By launching this aircraft, Airbus is hoping to get ahead of Boeing’s planned launch of the NMA\/797 which is currently on hold due to the 737 Max problems and the 777X engine issues. Boeing is focusing on getting their major money maker back into the air as well as starting the testing and certification of its newest wide body aircraft.<\/p>\n
Here’s the summary of today’s action:<\/p>\n
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\nALC – 50 x A220-300 – LoI<\/b>
\nALC – 27 x A321XLR – LoI<\/b>
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\nVirgin Atlantic – 8 x A330-900NEO – Firm; 6 x A330-900NEO Options<\/b><\/p>\n
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