New York to Rome in a narrowbody jet? Airbus is pitching it with its new plane.
747 jumbo jet that started flying half a century ago opened up so many destinations that it became known as the plane that shrank the world. Now a rival manufacturer wants to shrink the planes.
The new Airbus A321XLR, would have a range of up to 4,700 nautical miles that could let it link cities like New York and Rome or Tokyo and Sydney. Airbus plans to increase the range by 15% compared with its standard long-range A321, whichThe plane marks a shift for Airbus and commercial flight shifting toward smaller, nimbler aircraft.
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