Airtours has introduced the first of two Airbus A321-200s which it will operate alongside its fleet of 10 smaller A320s on European charters from Manchester and Gatwick. The airline, which had a minor accident with its first A321 on the day of introduction (29 April) when it suffered a tyre burst on landing, is acquiring the two 220-seat CFM International CFM56-powered aircraft on lease from GATX A321 Partners.
Source: Flight International
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Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
