Yesterday, a Paris-bound Airbus A321XLR operating a flight for Spanish flag carrier Iberia was forced to return to its point ...

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American Airlines has 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft on order. Notably, the first delivery, registered as N300NY, was expected to ...

American Airlines just announced a significant long-haul expansion for summer 2026 that includes what the airline says are ...

An Iberia Airbus A321XLR that was delivered to the airline just over a month ago was damaged during a flight to Paris when ...

An Iberia Airbus A321XLR hit a bird on August 3, 2025, damaging its nose and engine on flight IB579 to Paris, forcing a safe ...

Iberia flight IB579 was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane was hit by a bird strike shortly after taking off ...

About 90 per cent of bird strikes occur near airports - during takeoff, landing, or low-altitude flight - according to the ...

Iberia reported that its Airbus A321XLR struck a large bird shortly after takeoff from Madrid, causing severe engine damage and smoke in the cabin.

Airbus is months away from launching its brand-new narrowbody jetliner, the A321XLR. Since its 2019 debut, the "extra long range" jet, which can open previously inefficient or unreachable routes ...

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