This week, Qantas began flying its next-gen aircraft, the Airbus A321XLR, from Australia’s Brisbane Airport (BNE). The latest route for the airline’s new plane goes between Brisbane and Sydney, giving ...

Spanish carrier Iberia is scheduled to fly the first Airbus A321XLR passenger flight in November. The new long-haul narrowbody jet has secured over 550 orders since 2019 and European certification.

Qantas is facing fresh allegations of unlawful outsourcing, this time by its licensed engineers after the airline opted to contract out certain duties on new A321XLR aircraft to third party ramp ...

The jet will offer improved facilities after a passenger backlash.

Qantas’s first Airbus A321XLR has entered final assembly, paving the way for its delivery in April next year. The aircraft, to be registered VH-OGA (MSN12323), is the first of 28 A321XLRs that Qantas ...

Qantas has ordered 20 more Airbus A321XLRs, as it prepares for the service entry of its first example in September. The Australian carrier says most of the additional A321XLRs will be deployed on ...

Australia’s Qantas Airways is set to become the Asia-Pacific launch operator of the latest generation single aisle A321XLR following the delivery of its first aircraft from the Airbus assembly line in ...

The single-aisle A321XLR, following the delivery of its first out of 40 ordered aircraft from the Airbus assembly line in Finkenwerder, Hamburg, arrived in Sydney with just one crew rest stop in ...

Qantas’ next-generation Airbus A321XLR aircraft started flying from Brisbane Airport yesterday, bringing the latest in aircraft technology to the Sunshine state. The A321XLR will operate return ...

Adrian is a senior air transport editor for Aviation Week, based in New Zealand. He covers commercial aviation in the Asia-Pacific region. Qantas Projects A321XLR Deliveries Will Begin In April 2025 ...