Editing Airbus A321 (section)

====A321XLR====
{{Main|Airbus A321neo#A321XLR}}
[[File:Iberia Airbus A321XLR EC-OIL on final approach to Boston March 2025 2.jpg|thumb|An A321XLR of launch customer [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]]]
The A321XLR is an A321LR variant with a further increased MTOW<ref name=AvWeek31jan2018>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-studying-higher-capacity-a321neo |title= Airbus Studying Higher-Capacity A321neo |date= 31 January 2018 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network |access-date= 27 March 2019 |archive-date= 2 February 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012746/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-studying-higher-capacity-a321neo |url-status= live }}</ref> intended to compete with the [[Boeing New Midsize Airplane|Boeing NMA]],<ref name=AvWeek20jul2018>{{cite news |title=Airbus Moves Ahead With A321XLR Definition |url=http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-moves-ahead-a321xlr-definition |author1=Jens Flottau |author2=Guy Norris |work=Aviation Week & Space Technology |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=27 March 2019 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723162353/http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-moves-ahead-a321xlr-definition |url-status=live }}</ref> which has since been put on hold.

The variant was launched at the June 2019 [[Paris Air Show]], with a range of {{cvt|4700|nmi}}. It included a new permanent Rear Centre Tank (RCT) for more fuel, a strengthened landing gear for a {{cvt|101|t|lb}} MTOW and an optimised wing trailing-edge flap configuration to preserve take-off performance.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/06/airbus-launches-longest-range-singleaisle-airliner-the-a321xlr.html |title= Airbus launches longest range single-aisle airliner: the A321XLR |date= 17 June 2019 |publisher= Airbus |access-date= 17 June 2019 |archive-date= 26 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210226070750/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/06/airbus-launches-longest-range-singleaisle-airliner-the-a321xlr.html |url-status= live }}</ref> 

In June 2022, the A321XLR completed its first flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Kate |date=17 June 2022 |title=Airbus A321XLR Completes First Flight |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/airbus-a321xlr-completes-first-flight/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=AVweb |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Aer Lingus]] was originally to be the launch customer of the A321XLR. However, due to internal pilot contract disputes, the first A321XLR was instead delivered to [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]] on October 30, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airbus delivers first A321XLR to Iberia |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-10-airbus-delivers-first-a321xlr-to-iberia |access-date=30 October 2024 |date=30 October 2024}}</ref> The first flight with passengers was on November 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flight history for aircraft - EC-OIL |url=https://archive.today/20241106090238/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ec-oil |access-date=6 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iberia completes first A321XLR commercial flight |date=6 November 2024 |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/iberia-completes-first-a321xlr-commercial-flight |access-date=6 November 2024 }}</ref> The first long-haul flight with passengers was on 14 November 2024, from [[Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]] to [[Logan International Airport|Boston]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iberia launches world's first A321XLR |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/11/15/iberia-launches-worlds-first-a321xlr/}}</ref>