{"id":3082,"date":"2018-11-26T09:39:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T15:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2018-11-26T09:39:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T15:39:44","slug":"airbus-hints-at-decision-on-proposed-a321xlr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3082","title":{"rendered":"Airbus Hints At Decision On Proposed A321XLR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"22\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) &#8211; The incoming chief executive of Europe&#8217;s Airbus hinted on Monday at a decision next year on whether to launch the A321XLR, a longer-range version of its best-selling A321 single-aisle jet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"23\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Asked on the sidelines of a delivery ceremony in Toulouse whether Airbus planned to launch the proposed new variant, planemaking chief and CEO-designate Guillaume Faury said: &#8220;I will be more precise in 2019.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">He declined further comment on the reported project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"25\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Reuters first reported in June that Airbus is considering adding extra endurance to the longest-range version of its A321 as part of efforts to pre-empt a potential new mid-market jet being studied by U.S. rival Boeing (BA.N).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"26\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Next year is also when Boeing intends to make a decision on the future of that project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"27\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Airbus&#8217;s proposed new A321XLR would carry extra fuel and expand the range of the A321LR aircraft, which recently claimed a long-distance record for single-aisle jets in testing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"28\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Faury is due to step up from the planemaking business to replace Tom Enders as CEO of Europe&#8217;s largest aerospace group in April 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"30\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by Luke Baker)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"30\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3083\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A321XLR-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"943\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A321XLR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A321XLR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A321XLR-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/A321XLR.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) &#8211; The incoming chief executive of Europe&#8217;s Airbus hinted on Monday at a decision next year on whether to launch the A321XLR, a longer-range version of its best-selling A321 single-aisle jet. 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