Iberia to launch new A321XLR by end of summer

Iberia will be the first airline to launch the new Airbus aircraft, the A321XLR. It is set to receive the aircraft by the end of summer. A statement from Iberia said: “This aircraft will strengthen Iberia’s long-haul fleet and will do so in a more sustainable and innovative way by offering the possibility of operating the airline’s transoceanic routes with a narrow-body aircraft”. This follows the decision by International Air Group (IAG) to cancel the delivery of the A321XLR to Aer Lingus. IAG said Aer Lingus had not been able to “give IAG the assurances needed on cost structure to