Airbus A321xlr begins in Air Canada in crystallization

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First Airbus A321xlr is now being constructed at Hamburg Finkewerder for the manufacturer in Germany. The plane is the first of the type 30 of the type that the Canadian flag holds to hand over during the next three years.

Simple aviation gave an exclusive peek to the new plane on the production line on Airbus

Hamburg facility, including a look inside the rear central tank. In addition, Alexandre Lefèvre, Vice President for Network Planning and Sanding, took some time to explain Air Canada plans for the new aircraft type in more details.

1st Air Canada A321XLR is the installation of equipment

the first Airbus a321xlr

Going to Air Canada is still out of preparation, although you can start seeing it as it takes the shape of a plane. At the time of our visit, the back fuselage section was going out. This includes installing everything from windows to excessive doors, air conditioning tubes and electric wires. Each individual step is carried out in one of eight stations, starting with adding the plane insulation.

Once the equipment is completed, the plane will continue towards the final assembly line. On the final assembly line, the back fuselage will be connected to the front plane and wings and begins to look like a plane. By following these steps, the plane is expected to be delivered early next year.

With the completion of each step, Air Canada is increasing at the date of the first XLR delivery, according to the airlines in network planning and schedule, Alexandre lefèvre, who told Simple Flying,

“We are working closely with Airbus … the closer to the date you get more certainty … but it is coming, it is more realistic. When you see the plane gets a [assembly] Line, when you know that it gets there. “

A321XLR provides 12 % better revenues for every seat miles available

Airbus A321xlr from Air Canada before visiting on the floor, lefèvre gave more insight about what XLR will bring to a fleet and Air Canada. The airline currently has 30 fixed requests for XLR, with the first five of these aircraft rental Air rental company

(ALC). According to LEFèvre, XLR will have a decrease of approximately 30 % in burning fuel compared to the current A321CEOS of the airline. This will be translated into 12 % better Ramm (revenues for each available seat) from current CEOs.

“I think it is important to say that we believe in the product. We see the same values ​​that Airbus mentions in terms of how we can spread that plane.”

The rear center tank has 12,960 liters of fuel

But what makes Airbus a321xlr airbus a321xlr? There are some differences paid primarily by adding the seized, or the rear center tank, designed to keep 13,000 liters of fuel behind the wheel slightly. The simple flight was invited to take a peek into this tank. 13,000 liters are not as much as I imagined. It was a hole in the tank small, but it had an incredible resonance that I had ever had ever.

The fuselage is actually part of the rear central fuel tank, which means that some systems that usually pass through this area are redirected by the plane’s fairs. Simple flight was invited to take a look inside the XLR rear center tank.

This gives it a little different look at the standard A321s. If you look closely at the standard Airbus A321no, you will see that the Euphrates that are less than the wing stop the emergency exit behind the wing. In order to re -create certain systems around the tank in XLR, this gift actually extends under the exit of the same emergency. You can see the difference when you look closely at the Agean Airlines A321neo lines on the left and the first A321xlr on the right:

Airbus A321xlrs, an expected from Air Canada, is scheduled to be delivered between 2026 and 2028. They will form about a third of 91 aircraft, the Canadian transport company expects to deliver it by 2030 (with the exception of 2 aircraft of 767s and the regional plane). The remaining 66 % of aircraft shipments consist of: