QF A321XLR Arrivals

[Greg Hyde]

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[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

A321-253NY, Qantas, D-AXXE, VH-OGA (MSN 12323)

Spotted at XFW in primer without engines installed

Having a look at EC-OIL build time as well as time-off for Xmas.

I'm wondering if OGA might be arriving early ?

[Ayden H]

Possibly, although the PW engine hasn't yet been certified for the XLR.

For interest, these are the variants currently certified for the A321neo (from EASA):

A321-251N
A321-251NX
A321-252N
A321-252NX
A321-253N
A321-253NX
A321-253NY
A321-271N
A321-271NX
A321-272N
A321-272NX

The new PW engined XLR will be the A321-271NY, currently on order by United, Qantas, Wizz Air, VietJetAir, JetSmart, Icelandair, JetBlue, LATAM, Cebu Pacific, Air Transat and Middle East Airlines.

[Ayden H]

Post from Qantas
https://www.instagram.com/p/DC-C-2pzHfs

[James Smith]

A link to a distant, murky photo of the first QANTAS A320-XLR with its fuselage still in primer, outside one of the Airbus hangers at XFW:

https://x.com/tlswatch/status/186832...ZAcB4RrNJUmFQA

Source: DigitalAirliners on X

[Fred C]

FAA certifies P&W 1100G GTF for the A321XLR.

https://simpleflying.com/faa-certifi...irbus-a321xlr/

[Greg Hyde]

From the above

"Meanwhile, on November 30, Qantas shared that its A321XLR had entered the final assembly line (FAL) at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW). The Australian carrier said it expects to take delivery of its PW1100G-powered A321XLR on April 30."

[Greg Hyde]

OGA out and about

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194588.../in/datetaken/

[Alex Ch]

Can't wait for the XLRs to start arriving. It seems like JQ gets a new LR or 32N every other week lately. The delivery date of 30 April for QF seems like ages!

[Greg Hyde]

A Few more

VH-OGB 12327
VH-OGC 12594