I-Qantas Airways Limited yase-Australia ixhasa uluhlu olutsha olwandisiweyo lwe-Airbus lwe-A321XLR ngesivumelwano esibandakanya iinqwelo-moya ezingama-36. Oku kubandakanya ukuguqulwa kwee-odolo zoSapho eziyi-26 ezikhoyo ze-A320neo kunye ne-odolo entsha eqinileyo yee-10 A321XLRs.

Inqwelo-moya iya kuvumela iQela leQantas, elibandakanya i-Jetstar yexabiso eliphantsi, ukuphucula inethiwekhi yayo kunye nokuguquguquka kweenqwelo ukuze kusebenze kakuhle iimarike ze-point-to-point e-Australia, e-Asia nase-South Pacific.

I-A321XLR linyathelo elilandelayo lokuziphendukela kwemvelo ukusuka kwi-A321LR ephendula kwiimfuno zemarike zoluhlu olungakumbi kunye nomthwalo ohlawulayo, idala ixabiso elingakumbi kwiinqwelomoya. Ukusukela ngo-2023, izakukhupha i-Xtra Long Range engazange ibonwe ukuya kuthi ga kwi-4,700nm – 15% ngaphezulu kwe-A321LR kunye ne-30% yokutshiswa kwepetroli esezantsi kwisitulo ngasinye xa kuthelekiswa nenqwelomoya ebikhuphisana nesizukulwana sangaphambili. Oku kuya kwenza ukuba abaqhubi bakwazi ukuvula iindlela ezintsha zehlabathi jikelele ezifana ne-Australia ukuya e-China nase-Japan, kunye nokwandisa ukufikelela okungapheliyo koSapho kwiinqwelomoya ezinqumla kwi-atlantic ngqo phakathi kwelizwekazi laseYurophu kunye neMelika. Kubakhweli, i-A321XLR entsha ye-Airspace cabin iya kubonelela ngamava okuhamba ahamba phambili, ngelixa inika izihlalo kuzo zonke iiklasi ezinobunzima obufanayo obufana nomzimba ohamba ixesha elide, kunye neendleko eziphantsi zenqwelo-moya enye.