American A321XLR Debuts on Charlotte Service

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American Airlines deployed its Airbus A321XLR for the first time on a Los Angeles–Charlotte flight, taking the aircraft beyond its usual transcontinental and transatlantic routes and into a secondary hub. The narrowbody jet offers a premium cabin with lie-flat Flagship Suites and is part of the airline’s effort to serve long, thinner routes that may not support widebody aircraft.

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