Air Canada will add seven international routes and five new destinations in summer 2027 as it expands across Europe, Asia and Latin America. The airline’s new services comprise: Vancouver–Guangzhou: three weekly Boeing 787 flights, year-round from 4 May, subject to approval Toronto–Oslo: four weekly Airbus A321XLR flights from 2 June to 11 October Toronto–Shannon: three […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban3 Sept
Air Canada will introduce a seasonal nonstop route between Toronto and Oslo on 3 June 2027, creating the first direct air service between Canada and Norway. The route will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until late October. Air Canada will use a 182-seat Airbus A321XLR. Flights will depart Toronto at […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban3 Sept
In part one, Jay and Meghna discuss the latest transatlantic expansion announcements from United and American Airlines and what they reveal about how U.S. carriers are rethinking their European strategies. In part two, the conversation turns to the A321XLR, the narrow body aircraft making these new routes possible, and whether its heavy reliance on premium […]
Airline Weekly•Jay Shabat and Meghna Maharishi3 SeptAviationNews – American Airlines has unveiled its expanded transatlantic flight schedule for the summer 2027 season, deploying the long-range Airbus A321XLR on key routes connecting...
United Airlines has announced the launch of 13 new intercontinental routes from the United States, some of which will be operated by its state-of-the-art Airbus A321XLR aircraft. All of these new services will begin in 2027, as part of the Northern Summer season. Catania, Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marseille, Milan, Olbia, Paris, Terceira, Toulouse, and Valencia […]
Flightradar24 Blog•Sebastián Polito31 Aug
Last week saw a flutter of news around the A321XLR. This was driven Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of
Air Insight•Addison Schonland31 Aug
The A321XLR has promised to revolutionize the narrowbody market, but cracks are already beginning to show over at Air Canada
United will debut its premium Airbus A321XLR domestically from Washington before launching transatlantic flights in December.
The long-range narrowbody will fly to two California cities before entering transatlantic service.
AirlineGeeks•Ryan Ewing28 Aug
The airline is adding lie-flat seats to a narrowbody jet for the first time.
AirlineGeeks•Zach Vasile28 Aug
Demand for flights to Europe surged as travellers avoided the Middle East, and Qantas added nearly 16,000 seats to and from Europe in the 4th quarter. Combined seat factor on...
Inside the carrier's European narrowbody long-haul expansion.
American Airlines’ Philadelphia-Vienna flight will become the world’s longest scheduled Airbus A321XLR route.
Philadelphia-Vienna will stretch the long-range narrowbody to about 3,750 nautical miles as U.S. airlines increasingly use the type to open transatlantic markets
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier27 Aug
Sixteen aircraft arriving from 2028 will introduce a premium cabin designed for longer domestic and international routes
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier27 Aug
Qantas has just made a few passenger experience announcements. I’ve already covered how the airline will introduce new business class suites on upcoming Boeing 787 deliveries, and how the airline will retire Airbus A380s earlier than planned. On top of that, the airline has also unveiled the business class suites it will offer on some upcoming Airbus A321XLR deliveries, a massive improvement over the carrier’s current A321XLR product.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig27 Aug
Qantas has unveiled the next generation of its business class product, revealing new lie-flat suites for both its…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim27 Aug
United have announced the largest international network expansion in company history with 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia, and debuted the newest international aircraft in its fleet, the ‘Born to Explore’ A321XLR, at an event at Newark Liberty International Airport. The announcement builds on nearly a decade of international growth, with United adding 58 international destinations to its route map since 2017. As the world’s largest airline,** United now flies to more than 160 international destinations.
American’s clues point to five summer 2027 routes, with the A321XLR central to a much more cautious expansion than United’s.
United A321XLR flights are scheduled to start on December 1.