Airbus A321neo – wąskokadłubowy transatlantic aircraft – Interia

Airbus unveiled a new wąskokadłubowy aircraft capable of performing Passengers’ transatlantic flights. It will open up new opportunities that were previously unavailable to operators using the single-aisle aircraft.

A321neo. Fig. Airbus

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Upon receipt of the first order from Air Lease Corporation (ALC) officially unveiled Airbus A321neo model with a maximum weight of 97 tonnes home. ALC, a company based in Los Angeles, has signed a letter of intent for an additional 30 copies of the A321neo, increasing the number of aircraft ordered at the fair in Farnborough in 2014. From 60 to 90. As a result, it has become the first buyer with an extended version of the A321 range.

Version A321neo with a maximum weight of 97 tonnes home will have the greatest range (7 408 km) of all single-aisle aircraft available on the market both today and in the future, so that will be tailored to support transatlantic routes and will allow airlines enter new long-haul markets that were previously inaccessible to operators using the single-aisle aircraft.

Assuming that the ALC confirm letters of intent amounting to 30 A321neo aircraft and 25 A330neo Family aircraft, the total number of aircraft ordered by the company is 258 (53 A320ceo family aircraft, 140 A320neo, 15 A330, 25 A350 XWB and 25 A330neo).

The new version of the Airbus A321 offers cabin Cabin-Flex (ACF), providing passengers with the highest level of comfort, and airlines – flexibility and cost optimization. With the additional tank loaded in the front cargo aircraft, as well as minor modifications of the wings and fuselage, the new version can accommodate 206 A321neo passenger on long-haul flights (up to 7 408 km) in a comfortable two-class configuration. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin before the year 2019.

A320neo, the newest member of the family bestselling A320 includes a new generation of engines and Sharklety, which collectively capable of reducing fuel consumption by 20 percent by 2020. By the end of December 2014 r. Airbus confirmed won orders for more than 3 600 copies of the NEO from 70 customers.