American Airlines ordered 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft at the 2019 Paris Air Show with expected delivery date in 2023, now pushed well into 2025. American Airlines will use the first batch of XLRs to replace the A321T on transcontinental flights between JFK and LAX followed by Transatlantic flights out of the JFK and PHL hubs.
These aircraft will be powered by the CFM Leap 1-A33X engine and be ETOPS certified.
The A321XLR has 20 Flagship Suite seats that are fully enclosed in 1-1 herringbone layout, 12 Recaro Premium Economy seats (2-2), and Collins Aerospace Meridian economy seats (3-3)
This fleet type has ViaSat high speed satellite Wi-Fi, seatback screens with Live TV, and power ports at every seat.