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Airbus has unveiled a new twin-engine jet that’s expected to rival one of the most popular commercial jets on the market: the Boeing 757. On the first day of the Paris Air Show, the European-based aerospace manufacturing company said it was developing a new long-range, wide-body airliner with two aisles. Known as the A321XL, it’s become a hot topic among airlines and pilots alike, partly because of the unique benefits it offers.<\/p>\n
The A321XL is essentially a variant of the existing Airbus A321neo. As you may know, the A31neo has been around for nearly a decade, offering a cost-efficient alternative to other mid-market jets. The A31XL, however, goes one step further by featuring several noteworthy upgrades.<\/p>\n
For starters, the A31XL will feature a longer range than competing jets. Airbus also says that it will be 30% more fuel efficient than previous-generation jets. With fuel costs being one of the biggest expenses incurred by commercial airlines, this could make the A31XL a smart financial investment, especially for airlines that perform long-distance flights.<\/p>\n
The A31XL’s support for long-distance flights can be attributed to its fuel tank design. When speaking at the Paris Air Show, an Airbus executive said the company’s new long-range jet has a permanent rear-middle fuel tank with a higher fuel capacity than previous tank designs. As a result, the A31XL has a maximum takeoff of 101 tons and a maximum flight range of 4,000 nautical miles. At 4,000 miles, this means the A31XL can fly roughly the same distance as the Airbus A321LR.<\/p>\n
Because it has a higher maximum takeoff weight than similar long-range, mid-market jets, Airbus has redesigned the A31XL’s landing gear. The new landing gear is stronger and, therefore, better equipped to support the A31XL’s weight.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters<\/a>, the A321XL is expected to have a lower cabin pressure than other mid-market jets, including the Boeing 787 as well as the Airbus A350. How will this affect the jet’s performance exactly? With a lower-than-average cabin pressure, there’s going to be greater force placed upon the A31XL during flight. On the other hand, however, it will create a more comfortable environment for passengers.<\/p>\n The negative effects of altitude sickness typically occur at an altitude of 8,000 feet or higher. But the A31XL is designed to provide a cabin pressure that’s roughly the equivalent of 6,000 feet, which should translate into a more comfortable and enjoyable flight experience for passengers.<\/p>\n The A31XL is expected to enter service either in 2021 or 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Airbus has unveiled a new twin-engine jet that’s expected to rival one of the most popular commercial jets on the market: the Boeing 757. On the first day of the Paris Air Show, the European-based aerospace manufacturing company said it … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1260,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/1260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monroeaerospace.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}