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Airbus A321neo
The Airbus A321neo is a single-aisle airliner created by Airbus. The A321neo (neo being an acronym for "new engine option") is developed from the Airbus A321 and Airbus A320neo family. It is the longest stretched fuselage of Airbus's A320 series, and the newest version of the A321, with the original A321ceo entering service in 1994 with Lufthansa. It typically seats 180 to 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, with up to 244 passengers in a high-density arrangement.
The A321neo was announced by Airbus in December 2010, as an improvement and replacement to the A321ceo. Fitted with new engines and sharklets as standard, the A321neo has the longest fuselage of any Airbus narrow-body airliner of commercial use. Fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines, Airbus advertises a 20% increase in fuel efficiency per passenger, with 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) more range, or 2 tonnes (4,400 lb) more of payload. Boeing introduced a new generation of their competing narrowbody family 737 MAX nine days before the introduction of the A321neo.
The A321neo began production in 2016, with final assembly taking place in Hamburg, Germany. It entered service with Virgin America on 31 May 2017, taking its first commercial flight. As of June 2025[update], a total of 7,064 A321 neo aircraft had been ordered by 88 disclosed customers, of which 1,752 aircraft had been delivered.
The A321neo's development was announced by Airbus in 2010, 16 years after the introduction of the original A321ceo. The A321neo is the second generation of Airbus's A321 family. The time from development to first flight was six years, relatively short due to its nature as an improvement, as opposed to a clean-sheet designed aircraft.
The maiden flight of the Airbus A321neo took place in Hamburg, with the aircraft registering in German identification. The prototype was equipped with CFM International LEAP 1A engines, the aircraft, registered D-AVXB, was flown by test pilots Martin Scheuermann and Bernardo Saez Benito Hernandez. The flight lasted 29 minutes, and performed various tests during that time. AerCap was the first customer to order the aircraft on 27 April 2011, with IndiGo being the first commercial airline customer to order the aircraft, on 22 June 2011, ordering 304 A321neo. The first A321neo entered commercial service with Virgin America in May 2017, who merged with Alaska Airlines in 2018; the latter also acquired all of Virgin's aircraft.
Like the A321ceo, the final production of the aircraft takes place in Hamburg, Germany. With Airbus being a multinational company, parts of the aircraft came from different countries throughout Europe and United States. One of the most notable is the A321neo's engine, with options for either CFM International's LEAP 1A, which is a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, or Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM. The A321neo has the same overall length as the A321ceo, with an increased fuel efficiency and performance rating. The A321neo has a range of 3,995 nautical miles (7,399 km), with an MTOW (maximum take-off weight) of 97 tonnes (214,000 lb), and its engine has 109 to 156 kN (24,500 to 35,000 lb) of thrust.
It received its type certification with Pratt & Whitney engines on 15 December 2016, and simultaneous certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the CFM LEAP-powered variant on 1 March 2017. The first A321neo, leased by GECAS, was delivered in Hamburg to Virgin America, configured with 184 seats and LEAP engines, and entered service on 31 May 2017.
As Pratt & Whitney encountered early reliability issues with the PW1100G, retrofitting fixes affected the deliveries. Cebu Pacific was due to add its first three A321neos to its 40 A320ceos by the end of 2017 but agreed to postpone them; it was to receive seven A321ceos in 2018, starting in March, to upgauge A320 routes from slot-constrained Manila Airport and redeploy some of its international A330s to shorter-haul routes. Air New Zealand has at least seven A321neos in its 13 A320-family orders, increasing seating capacity by 27% over A320ceos currently used on short-haul international routes, mainly to Australia; the neos were delayed until July 2018 for the A320neos and September 2018 for the A321neos with a new, higher density and some A320ceo leases to be extended for the interim.
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Airbus A321neo
The Airbus A321neo is a single-aisle airliner created by Airbus. The A321neo (neo being an acronym for "new engine option") is developed from the Airbus A321 and Airbus A320neo family. It is the longest stretched fuselage of Airbus's A320 series, and the newest version of the A321, with the original A321ceo entering service in 1994 with Lufthansa. It typically seats 180 to 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, with up to 244 passengers in a high-density arrangement.
The A321neo was announced by Airbus in December 2010, as an improvement and replacement to the A321ceo. Fitted with new engines and sharklets as standard, the A321neo has the longest fuselage of any Airbus narrow-body airliner of commercial use. Fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines, Airbus advertises a 20% increase in fuel efficiency per passenger, with 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) more range, or 2 tonnes (4,400 lb) more of payload. Boeing introduced a new generation of their competing narrowbody family 737 MAX nine days before the introduction of the A321neo.
The A321neo began production in 2016, with final assembly taking place in Hamburg, Germany. It entered service with Virgin America on 31 May 2017, taking its first commercial flight. As of June 2025[update], a total of 7,064 A321 neo aircraft had been ordered by 88 disclosed customers, of which 1,752 aircraft had been delivered.
The A321neo's development was announced by Airbus in 2010, 16 years after the introduction of the original A321ceo. The A321neo is the second generation of Airbus's A321 family. The time from development to first flight was six years, relatively short due to its nature as an improvement, as opposed to a clean-sheet designed aircraft.
The maiden flight of the Airbus A321neo took place in Hamburg, with the aircraft registering in German identification. The prototype was equipped with CFM International LEAP 1A engines, the aircraft, registered D-AVXB, was flown by test pilots Martin Scheuermann and Bernardo Saez Benito Hernandez. The flight lasted 29 minutes, and performed various tests during that time. AerCap was the first customer to order the aircraft on 27 April 2011, with IndiGo being the first commercial airline customer to order the aircraft, on 22 June 2011, ordering 304 A321neo. The first A321neo entered commercial service with Virgin America in May 2017, who merged with Alaska Airlines in 2018; the latter also acquired all of Virgin's aircraft.
Like the A321ceo, the final production of the aircraft takes place in Hamburg, Germany. With Airbus being a multinational company, parts of the aircraft came from different countries throughout Europe and United States. One of the most notable is the A321neo's engine, with options for either CFM International's LEAP 1A, which is a joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, or Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM. The A321neo has the same overall length as the A321ceo, with an increased fuel efficiency and performance rating. The A321neo has a range of 3,995 nautical miles (7,399 km), with an MTOW (maximum take-off weight) of 97 tonnes (214,000 lb), and its engine has 109 to 156 kN (24,500 to 35,000 lb) of thrust.
It received its type certification with Pratt & Whitney engines on 15 December 2016, and simultaneous certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the CFM LEAP-powered variant on 1 March 2017. The first A321neo, leased by GECAS, was delivered in Hamburg to Virgin America, configured with 184 seats and LEAP engines, and entered service on 31 May 2017.
As Pratt & Whitney encountered early reliability issues with the PW1100G, retrofitting fixes affected the deliveries. Cebu Pacific was due to add its first three A321neos to its 40 A320ceos by the end of 2017 but agreed to postpone them; it was to receive seven A321ceos in 2018, starting in March, to upgauge A320 routes from slot-constrained Manila Airport and redeploy some of its international A330s to shorter-haul routes. Air New Zealand has at least seven A321neos in its 13 A320-family orders, increasing seating capacity by 27% over A320ceos currently used on short-haul international routes, mainly to Australia; the neos were delayed until July 2018 for the A320neos and September 2018 for the A321neos with a new, higher density and some A320ceo leases to be extended for the interim.