I-Qantas Airways Limited yase-Australia isekela uhla olusha olunwetshiwe lwe-Airbus i-A321XLR ngesivumelwano esihlanganisa izindiza ezingama-36. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuguqulwa kwama-oda angu-26 akhona oMndeni we-A320neo kanye ne-oda elisha eliqinile lama-10 A321XLRs
Indiza izovumela iQembu leQantas, elihlanganisa inkampani yenethiwekhi eshibhile i-Jetstar, ukuthi ithuthukise ukuguquguquka kwenethiwekhi yayo kanye nemikhumbi ukuze isebenze kangcono izimakethe zamaphuzu e-Australia, e-Asia naseNingizimu Pacific.
I-A321XLR iyisinyathelo esilandelayo sokuziphendukela kwemvelo sisuka ku-A321LR esiphendula izidingo zemakethe zebanga nomthwalo okhokhelwayo owengeziwe, okudala inani elengeziwe lezinkampani zezindiza. Kusukela ngo-2023, izoletha i-Xtra Long Range engakaze ibonwe efinyelela ku-4,700nm – 15% ngaphezu kwe-A321LR kanye nokushiswa kukaphethiloli okuphansi ngo-30% ngesihlalo ngasinye uma kuqhathaniswa nezindiza eziqhudelana nesizukulwane sangaphambilini. Lokhu kuzovumela abaqhubi ukuthi bavule imizila emisha yomhlaba wonke efana ne-Australia eya e-China nase-Japan, kanye nokwelula ukufinyelela okungami koMndeni ezindizeni eziqondile eziwela i-Atlantic phakathi kwezwekazi lase-Europe kanye naseMelika. Kubagibeli, ikhabethe elisha le-Airspace le-A321XLR lizohlinzeka ngolwazi lokuhamba oluhamba phambili, kuyilapho linikeza izihlalo kuwo wonke amakilasi ezinokunethezeka okuphezulu okufana nokuhamba okude okubanzi, ngezindleko eziphansi zendiza enomzila owodwa.
