Airbus A321

A321
An A321-200 of American Airlines, the largest operator
Role Narrow-body jet airliner
National origin Multinational[a]
Manufacturer Airbus
First flight 11 March 1993
Introduction 27 January 1994 with Lufthansa
Status In service
Primary users American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
China Southern Airlines
Wizz Air
Produced 1992–2021 (A321ceo)

2012–present (A321neo)

Number built 3,066 as of 29 February 2024[1]
Developed from Airbus A320
Developed into Airbus A320neo
Airbus A321neo

The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short to medium range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin engine jet airliners;[b] it carries 185 to 236 passengers. It has a stretched fuselage which was the first derivative of the baseline A320 and entered service in 1994, about six years after the original A320. The aircraft shares a common type rating with all other Airbus A320-family variants, allowing A320-family pilots to fly the aircraft without the need for further training.

In December 2010, Airbus announced a new generation of the A320 family, the A320neo (new engine option).[2] The similarly lengthened fuselage A321neo variant offers new, more efficient engines, combined with airframe improvements and the addition of winglets (called Sharklets by Airbus). The aircraft delivers fuel savings of up to 15%. The A321neo carries up to 244 passengers, with a maximum range of 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) for the long-range version when carrying no more than 206 passengers.[3]

Final assembly of the aircraft takes place in Hamburg, Germany, and in Mobile, Alabama, United States. As of February 2024, a total of 3,066 A321 airliners have been delivered, of which 3,001 are in service. In addition, another 4,887 A321neo aircraft are on firm order. American Airlines is the largest operator of the Airbus A321 with 306 airplanes in its fleet.[1]


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  1. ^ a b "Airbus Orders & Deliveries". Airbus. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Airbus offers new fuel saving engine options for A320 Family". Airbus. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. ^ "A321 specifications". Airbus. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.