Airbus is grappling with an increasing shortfall in the range of its upcoming A321XLR passenger aircraft after striking a deal with European regulators on design safeguards required to achieve certification, Reuters’ Tim Hepher reports, citing industry sources. The setback has spurred the company to offer certain customers potential deals for the larger A330neo to help them close a gap in targeted performance, the author says. “Airbus expects no significant impact on the XLR’s unique range advantage in the single-aisle segment,” an Airbus spokesperson told Reuters.
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