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Post by marlibu on Oct 16, 2019 19:59:09 GMT 1
that is true, he expressed his dissatisfaction a long while ago..
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Post by kevin5345179 on Nov 15, 2019 8:27:38 GMT 1
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Post by FabienA380 on Nov 27, 2019 5:47:08 GMT 1
Since the launch of the XLR in June, no order has been placed since then for the LR, it looks like the model interest is fading out.....
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Nov 27, 2019 10:16:27 GMT 1
Since the launch of the XLR in June, no order has been placed since then for the LR, it looks like the model interests is fading out..... Or whatever orders happened were included in regular A321 orders without a specific mention. With most - if not all - new A321 now having the ACF fuselage, the only specific -LR feature is additional conformal tanks ... The availability advantage (earlier delivery) the -LR used to have over the the -XLR probably doesn't exist anymore for new orders. Yet, there are still reasons to order a -LR : a structural difference (unlike the -XLR, the -LR can easily be returned to a classical configuration) and a likely lower price.
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Post by airboche on Nov 27, 2019 10:33:04 GMT 1
Whoever wants the range will wait for the XLR now. I'd say the move up is not finished we might see even bigger heavier versions down the line. It will be interesting to see how these big ones fly and behave. Some interesting FBW rigging, flap tuning and tank sequencing might be needed.
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Post by Baroque on Nov 27, 2019 13:34:58 GMT 1
I think LR will still be favoured by those customer who don't need the range and want to retain the flexibility to convert it back to the standard frame for whatever reason or intend to resell it in the market.
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Post by mjoelnir on Nov 27, 2019 13:53:53 GMT 1
I think LR will still be favoured by those customer who don't need the range and want to retain the flexibility to convert it back to the standard frame for whatever reason or intend to resell it in the market. I think the distinction will disappear. The ACF will become the standard frame with the possibility for up to 3 ACT. The 97t MTOW will become the standard for that frame. I would rather say, what we now call the standard A321neo will disappear.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Nov 30, 2019 14:09:35 GMT 1
I think the distinction will disappear. The ACF will become the standard frame with the possibility for up to 3 ACT. The 97t MTOW will become the standard for that frame. I would rather say, what we now call the standard A321neo will disappear. The ACF fuselage is indeed the new A321neo standard, and the 97 tonnes weight variant may well be the most popular, but the -LR is only one possible configuration. The distinction between these configurations has no reason to disappear. The only question is whether new customers will order the -LR (for flexibility and price, in spite of a shorter range) when the XLR is available.
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Post by lk2000 on Jan 11, 2020 9:59:14 GMT 1
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Post by someone on Jan 17, 2020 15:47:45 GMT 1
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