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During the last few years, more and more narrowbody aircraft with extreme range capabilities have appeared. In June 2022 Airbus did the first testflight with its A321XLR which will have a range of over 4700 nautical miles. So why is this happening? Are Narrowbody's the future of long haul aviation because of its higher efficiency? As expected, its a very complicated story which I will explain to you in todays video.
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources:
Videos:
   • The 'Incredible' Story of the 747  
   • A300 Birth of a Saga Episode 1: A Eur...  
   • Airbus A320 Sharklets: a timeline of ...  
   • The A320neo Family: Unbeatable fuel e...  
   • A321LR First Flight from Hamburg  
   • A321LR & A330neo flying in formation  
   • Aer Lingus A321neo LR Cabin Tour | Ae...  
   • JetBlue takes delivery of the first A...  
   • Airbus Commercial Aircraft formation ...  

Photos
https://mediacentre.airbus.com/mediac...

Sources
https://airlinergs.com/europeanregul...
https://simpleflying.com/a321scompar...
https://www.reuters.com/business/aero...


Chapters

Intro:
What Airbus Is Doing 0:25
Launching the A321XLR 1:11
Singleaisle Longhaul: Why? 3:30
How Many Passengers? 5:00
Fewer Passengers Means Less Luggage, Cargo 6:27
Enter The A321XLR 8:00
Certification Worries? 9:27
Conclusion/Epilogue – And Boeing? 11:07