Airbus is considering enhancements to its A321neo LR narrowbody that would increase the fuel carrying capacity and add extra range to the aircraft, news reports says. The Reuters news agency reported on June 18 the potential new aircraft had the working title A321XLR and would be of the same size as the existing A321neoLR. The
Airbus has cut the ribbon on a new A320 family aircraft production line at its Hamburg, Germany facility. Hamburg joins existing A320 final assembly lines at Toulouse, France; Tianjin, China; and Mobile, United States. Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury officially opened the new facility on June 14 amid 500 invited guests, staff and media.
Airbus chief commercial officer Eric Schulz says there could be an ultra long range variant of the A350-1000 widebody developed as the manufacturer works towards meeting Qantas’s Project Sunrise challenge. The Australian flag carrier is seeking an aircraft capable of operating nonstop from Australia’s east coast to London and New York and has indicated previously
