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Air Canada Flies Its First Airbus A321xlr and Prepares a New Wave of Transatlantic Routes

Summary by Air Journal
Air Canada's first Airbus A321XLR took off on 27 February from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airbus plant for an inaugural test flight to Hamburg Airport, marking the operational launch of a key program for the Canadian company. On 27 February 2026, Air Canada's first A321XLR flew from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airbus platform (XFW) for a test flight to Hamburg Airport. The aircraft, registered C‐GXLR, had previously conducted a "rejected takeoff" on …
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Air Canada's first Airbus A321XLR took off on 27 February from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airbus plant for an inaugural test flight to Hamburg Airport, marking the operational launch of a key program for the Canadian company. On 27 February 2026, Air Canada's first A321XLR flew from the Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airbus platform (XFW) for a test flight to Hamburg Airport. The aircraft, registered C‐GXLR, had previously conducted a "rejected takeoff" on …

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Air Journal broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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