Aircraft
Airbus Launches Long-Range A321neo
ALC first to commit to Airbus’s increased range option
A new MOU covering 30 long-range examples of the A321neo brings to 258 the number of Airbus airplanes to which Air Lease has committed. (Image: Airbus)
A new MOU covering 30 long-range examples of the A321neo brings to 258 the number of Airbus airplanes to which Air Lease has committed. (Image: Airbus)

Airbus officially launched a long-range version of the A321neo designed to carry a maximum takeoff weight of 97 metric tons with an announcement on Tuesday that Air Lease Corporation (ALC) had signed a memorandum of understanding for 30 of the airplanes. The Los Angeles-based lessor has now committed to ordering 90 A321neos, including the 60 for which it had already signed at the 2014 Farnborough airshow.