BIG AVIATION REPORT

Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 06:10:49 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · DEFENSE

INSIDE UNITED'S NEW AIRBUS A321XLR: WHAT PASSENGERS CAN ACTUALLY EXPECT...

United Airlines is preparing to put one of its most anticipated new aircraft into passenger service, and the Airbus A321XLR is shaping up to be considerably more than a long-range replacement for the carrier's aging Boeing 757 fleet.

SCOTT: Watch the airframe and the training pipeline, not the parade footage. Programs live or die in the schoolhouse.

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