Airbus A321XLR departs on maiden flight

The brand-new jet, the Airbus A321XLR successfully departed on its first flight recently from its production site at Hamburg Finkenwerder. The A321XLR with registration F-WXLR performs a five-hour test flight over Northern Germany before returning to Hamburg. According to the European aircraft manufacturer, the Airbus A321XLR (Extra Long Range) is a further extended range version of the A321neo family aircraft. The new variant of the type can fly up to 4,700 nm / 8,700 km.