Australian flag carrier Qantas is currently undergoing an exciting fleet renewal process. This year has seen the oneworld founding member begin to take deliveries of next-generation Airbus A321XLR narrowbody twinjets, and it is also edging ever closer to the arrival of its 'Project Sunrise' Airbus A350-1000s.

With this in mind, there could hardly be a better time to take a more detailed look at the current state of the mainline fleet at Qantas . The carrier's present portfolio of commercial aircraft is a diverse affair, with widebodies and narrowbodies present from both sides of the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. According to ch-aviation, the Australian national airline's total mainline fleet size currently sits at 133 aircraft , but how are these spread out?

The Advent Of The A321XLR

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