Rumor: AA to order A321LR or A321XLR (confirmed - see new thread)

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Jun 18, 2019, 1:16 pm

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Gino Troian

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Would love to see A321T configs on the new XLR's... maybe cut out the F cabin and put in a small PE section with 2-2? Would not mind this at all for flights to deep south america/europe.

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Jun 18, 2019, 1:28 pm

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Originally Posted by USFlyerUS

It can be but the jetways in the US are too wide. I've boarded through 2L at non-US airports.

I was just thinking the same thing... Right before they entered service, LUS made a big deal about how their original A321's were equipped for mid-cabin boarding (and all the seats forward of 2L were F back then), but alas once they were delivered, notsomuch.

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Jun 18, 2019, 2:09 pm

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I find a potential A321XLR order very interesting. AA certainly needs a replacement for the international 757's. In terms of configuration, they will probably start with the A321T seating configuration and tweak it a bit for international flights..

Personally, I'm expecting something quite different that that.

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Jun 18, 2019, 2:51 pm

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Personally, I'm expecting something quite different that that.

Randomly hoping Boeing announces the twin aisle, and AA goes that route, but alas, so unlikely at this point..

Jun 18, 2019, 2:56 pm

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Originally Posted by formeraa

I find a potential A321XLR order very interesting. AA certainly needs a replacement for the international 757's. In terms of configuration, they will probably start with the A321T seating configuration and tweak it a bit for international flights. They will probably need to go with 31" in standard Y for the international routes to be competitive...but with current AA management, one never knows...

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Personally, I'm expecting something quite different that that.

Yeah, I can't imagine a 102 passenger plane on long, thin TATL/South America routes being remotely profitable. It would be more efficient for AA to just take some of their quarterly earnings, convert them into hundred dollar bills, douse them with a bunch of with Jet-A and light the pile on fire. It would have about the same effect as flying a premium-heavy plane into LIM or DBV.

I would expect a configuration more like the international 757s, but modern: J cabin of 12-16, maybe 8 PE (if 12 J/8PE works better than 16 J), some MCE, and 30" Y down the back. Seating 170-180ish.

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American has placed an order for 50 Airbus A321XLR at the PAR19 Paris Airshow 2019 at Le Bourget. As this is no longer a rumor, please follow this topic at

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...s-airshow.html

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