American Airlines will first deploy its brand-new Airbus A321XLR from New York JFK to Los Angeles . While entirely unsurprising, it is good to see it scheduled and bookable finally. The first departure is set for December 18 . This revelation came as Air Canada added the XLR on its fifth transatlantic route .

American is the first US operator of the XLR. It now has three frames. On October 22, one aircraft arrived in Dallas/Fort Worth after an 11-plus-hour flight from Hamburg Finkenwerder (the aircraft didn't have passengers or freight), while two aircraft remain stored in the Czech Republic. It has 50 of the much-delayed aircraft on order. They'll have just 155 seats : 20 business class suites (1-1), 12 premium economy seats (2-2; similar to domestic first), and 123 main

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