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Icelandair, the main Icelandic airline based in Keflavik, has placed a firm order for 13 Airbus A321XLR as a replacement for the legendary Boeing 757.
With this Icelandair order you become a new Icelandair customer. Airbus and also the airline also plans to lease four A321LR.
With its extra long reach, the A321XLR will allow Icelandair to seize new market opportunities. The plane will also allow the airline to reduce its operating costs., support your goals sustainability and, at the same time, offer your passengers the best in cabin comfort.
“We are pleased to announce that we have already finalized the purchase agreement with Airbus. The efficient A321XLR aircraft will further strengthen our business model, will increase our flexibility and provide opportunities for future growth, as well as further supporting our sustainability efforts. Delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for 2029, but we plan to have four Airbus aircraft in operation before the summer of 2025 and we have now secured the lease of new A321LR aircraft with our partner SMBC Aviation Capital Limited.", dijo Bogi Nils Bogason, Icelandair manager. CEO.
The A321XLR is the next evolutionary step of A320neo that responds to market needs for longer range and payload, creating more value for airlines. It will offer an unprecedented Xtra Long Range of up to 4700 nm, a 15% more range than the A321LR and a 30% less than fuel consumption per seat compared to previous generation competitive aircraft, as well as a reduction in NOx emissions and noise.
for the passengers, the new Airspace cabin of the A321XLR will provide the best travel experience, while offering seats in all classes with the same high comfort as in a long-haul wide-body aircraft, with the low costs of a single-aisle aircraft. At the end of May 2023, the family A320neo had accumulated more than 8.750 requests for 136 clients all over the world.
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