flee 5 Report post Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) Twin Towers featured on second test XLR - highlighting KUL-SYD route. Edited October 16, 2022 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kandiah k 0 Report post Posted October 17, 2022 Interesting for Malaysian carriers to operate narrow-body aircraft on a 8+ hours flight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliusWong 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2022 22 hours ago, kandiah k said: Interesting for Malaysian carriers to operate narrow-body aircraft on a 8+ hours flight I am not sure if AirAsia X still command the same following after their Group debacle in handling refunds for past 2.5 years, but based on pre-COVID19 figures, A321neoXLR can be useful for off season especially when the luggage demand isn't that great to Australian route. Perhaps they can use some for Brisbane and Adelaide route, leaving the smaller A330neo fleet to do longer or heavier int'l route to Hawaii, Japan, NZ, Turkey and UAE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kandiah k 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2022 Oh well, the good thing is that Malaysia or KUL is important enough for Airbus to focus on ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 9, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 9:12 AM, JuliusWong said: I am not sure if AirAsia X still command the same following after their Group debacle in handling refunds for past 2.5 years, but based on pre-COVID19 figures, A321neoXLR can be useful for off season especially when the luggage demand isn't that great to Australian route. Perhaps they can use some for Brisbane and Adelaide route, leaving the smaller A330neo fleet to do longer or heavier int'l route to Hawaii, Japan, NZ, Turkey and UAE Seeing that D7 is now operating to AKL via SYD (instead of OOL), it could also be used on KUL-SYD-AKL! I don't see D7 using it on the KUL-SYD route though - their new focus on routes that have good cargo traffic will probably mean SYD will be a widebody route. Yes, D7 has lost a lot of goodwill with their refund debacle. It is good that Mavcom has now stepped in with the rule that airlines must make refunds using the same mode of payment as the original transaction. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted June 20, 2023 Another Mega Order for A320Neo! India’s IndiGo places record order for 500 A320 Family aircraft https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-indias-indigo-places-record-order-for-500-a320-family-aircraft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 22 Airbus A321XLR receives EASA type certification https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-07-airbus-a321xlr-receives-easa-type-certification Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted July 24 When Boeing balked at new jet, Airbus moved. Now the A321 will ‘make an awful lot of money’ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/when-boeing-balked-on-new-jet-airbus-moved-now-the-a321-will-make-an-awful-lot-of-money/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted August 29 First Airbus A321neo joins KLM’s fleet: a milestone in cleaner, quieter, more efficient flight operations https://news.klm.com/airbusa321neojoinsklmfleet/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izanee 0 Report post Posted August 31 (edited) A321 XLR will be useful for MH too - can be used for some of the longer Indian and china routes as well as certain routes to Australia like Perth and Adelaide. this can potentially free up some A330s for expansion elsewhere … or just order more A350s!! Edited August 31 by Izanee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites