Azores Airlines, the Azores archipelago-based carrier, has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A321LRs to be leased from Air Lease Corporation, becoming the latest operator of the long-range single-aisle aircraft.
Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, the Azoren Airlines’ A321LR comprises 190 seats in a two-class configuration (16 Business class seats and 174 seats in Economy) offering premium wide-body comfort in a single-aisle aircraft cabin and with single-aisle operating costs. With this new A321LR, the Portuguese operator will continue its strategy of growth and network expansion to European destinations as well as transatlantic routes between the Azores and North America.
Den A321LR ass eng Long Range (LR) Versioun vun der beschtverkaafter A320neo Family a bitt Fluchgesellschaften d'Flexibilitéit fir laangstrecken Operatioune vu bis zu 4,000nm (7,400 km) ze fléien an nei Laangstreckemäert z'erreechen, déi net waren. virdrun zougänglech mat Single-Aisle Fligeren.
The A321LR will join the Azores Airlines’ Airbus fleet of five single aisle aircraft comprising three A320ceo, two A321neo in service since last year. This new member of the fleet will provide Azores Airlines with more operational flexibility while leveraging on aircraft commonality.
Den A320neo a seng Derivate sinn déi beschtverkaafte Single-Aisle Fligerfamill op der Welt mat iwwer 6,500 Bestellunge vu méi wéi 100 Clienten. Et huet Pionéier an integréiert déi neisten Technologien, dorënner nei Generatioun Motore an d'Industrie Referenz Kabine Design, liwweren 20% Brennstoff Käschten pro Sëtz spueren eleng. Den A320neo bitt och bedeitend Ëmweltvirdeeler mat bal 50% Reduktioun vum Kaméidi Footprint am Verglach zum fréiere Generatioun Fligere.
