United Airlines namhlanje ubhengeze umyalelo wokuthenga ezintsha ezingama-50 Airbus Inqwelomoya ye-A321XLR, eyenza ukuba umntu ophetheyo aqale ukubuyisela kunye nokuthatha umhlala-phantsi wenqwelomoya esele ikhona ye-Boeing 757-200 kwaye aqhubeke nokuhlangabezana neemfuno zomsebenzi wenqwelomoya ngokudibanisa inqwelomoya eyiyeyona ikhetha iindlela ze-transatlantic ezivela kwiindawo eziphambili ze-US eWashington DC naseNewark / New York.
Inqwelomoya yaseburhulumenteni, elindelwe yi-United ukuba ingene kwinkonzo yamazwe aphesheya ngo-2024, iya kuthi ivumele i-United ukuba iphonononge ukukhonza iindawo ezongezekileyo eYurophu ukusuka kwi-East Coast hubs zayo eNewark / New York naseWashington.
U-Andrew Nocella, usekela-mongameli olawulayo e-United kunye negosa eliyintloko lezorhwebo bathi: "Inqwelomoya entsha ye-Airbus A321XLR yindawo efanelekileyo yokungenisa inqwelo moya endala, engasebenzi kakuhle ngoku phakathi kwezinye zeedolophu ezibaluleke kakhulu kuthungelwano lwamazwekazi." . "Ukongeza ekomelezeni amandla ethu okubhabha ngendlela eyiyo, uluhlu lweA321XLR luvula indawo ezinokubakho zokuqhubela phambili ukuphuhlisa uthungelwano lwendlela kunye nokubonelela abathengi ngeendlela ezininzi zokuhamba emhlabeni."
Isizukulwana esilandelayo i-A321XLR ibonelela abathengi ngamava aphezulu e-moya kunye neempawu zala maxesha kubandakanya ukukhanya kwe-LED, indawo enkulu yentloko yomnatha kunye nokunxibelelana kweWi-Fi. Ukongeza, inqwelomoya entsha yehlisa ukutshiswa kwepetroli ngesihlalo ngasinye malunga neepesenti ezingama-30 xa kuthelekiswa neenqwelo moya zangaphambili, isenza i-United ukuba iqhubeke nokunciphisa ifuthe lokusingqongileyo njengoko umntu ophetheyo esiya kwinjongo yakhe yokunciphisa i-carbon footprint ngama-50% kumanqanaba ka-2005. ngo-2050.
I-United iceba ukuqala ukuhambisa i-Airbus A321XLR ngo-2024. Ukongeza, i-airline iyakumisa ukuhanjiswa kwe-oda yayo ye-Airbus A350s kude kube ngu-2027 ukuze ihambelane ngcono neemfuno zomsebenzi ophetheyo.
