Air Arabia CEO: 8-Hour Transatlantic Airbus A321XLR Flights From Morocco “Not In Our Plan”
Real-world XLR performance and payload choices will shape any transatlantic ambitions from Morocco rather than theory.
By Tom BoonZimbabwe

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This week, Simple Flying met with the Group CEO of Air Arabia, Adel Ali, in Frankfurt ahead of the airline's route launch to the German city on December 15. Among the many topics of conversation was the airline's Airbus A321XLR order. With the first of the type due to join the airline next year, we wanted to find out what to expect from the new aircraft at Air Arabia.
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- 70 words · 1 min read
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- October 23, 2026
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- Tom Boon
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