Airbus A321XLR powered by CFM engines awarded Type Certification by FAA
The Airbus A321XLR has been awarded Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved the aircraft earlier this year.
According to Air Current, news of the important development has been kept low key with details regarding the approval added to the Airbus A320 family aircraft type certificate data sheet (TCDS) on December 5, 2024.
In a repeat of EASA’s approval in July 2024, the FAA certified the Airbus A321XLR only with CFM International LEAP-1A engines at this stage.
According to Air Current, EASA approval for the A321XLR with Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines has slipped until at least 2025. It is unclear when the FAA will certify this aircraft type.
Airbus confirmed to Air Current that the Airbus A321XLR with CFM International LEAP-1A engines was certified on October 2, 2024.
So far more than 500 Airbus A321XLRs have been ordered by customers that include American Airlines, United Airlines, Qantas, IndiGo and Icelandair.
United Airlines ordered its fleet of A321XLRs with PW1100G engines while American Airlines chose CFM International LEAP-1A engines.
The first operating Airbus A321XLR was delivered to the launch customer Iberia on October 30, 2024, in Hamburg.
The first revenue flight took place on November 6, 2024, from Madrid-Barajas International Airport (MAD) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and in the past few weeks the aircraft has flown between Spain and Boston.
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