Airbus A321XLR

The aircraft officially entered service on Thursday.

The aircraft will be used for a brief window next fall.

The airline will be the first U.S.-based carrier to operate the type.

Check pilots trained over the North Atlantic using A321neo aircraft last month.

Qantas brought its first two A321XLRs into service this week, making the Australian flag carrier the first in the Asia-Pacific region to operate the type.

Qantas has ordered 20 more Airbus A321XLR aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet renewal program, bringing its total order for the type to 48.

American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, but the aircraft will remain in Europe for the time being due to a shortage of seats.

Qantas’ first Airbus A321XLR is part of the way through a roughly 10,600-mile-long journey from Europe to Australia, and is set to break a flight record.

Low-cost carrier Wizz Air has reportedly scrapped plans for a Milan-Abu Dhabi route, which would have operated using an Airbus A321XLR.

Frontier Airlines is making significant changes to its fleet plan, including abandoning the A321XLR and deferring aircraft deliveries.