QF A321XLR Arrivals

[Anthony Collins]

Any engine experts to comment on the choice? So the JQ fleet are CFM and QF have gone with Pratt. Is it fair to say it's no longer like the old days, Ansett and QF had their own engine shops. Today the cost disadvantage of having two different engine manufactures on your Airbus NEO fleet is redundant as all your engine shop visits are outsourced. Plus time between major overhauls on these new generation engines could almost last the life of the aircraft, or one off wing shop visit at most. Or perhaps they have gone power by the hour.

[Ayden H]

The neo order for Jetstar was signed back in 2012, I believe this was before Pratt had officially launched the GTF; the XLR deal for QF wasn't signed until 2022. I don't know why Qantas decided to go with the PW engine, but they did.

[Greg Hyde]

Also the A220 also have P&W engines.

[Ayden H]

That is also true.

[Brenden S]

It also comes down to SFC, just look at the 787 and RR and GE, where GE has better SFC than the RR giving it extra flying time and distance.

[Greg Hyde]

Airbus delivered the 1st A321XLR (A321-253NY) to Iberia (EC-OIL) on 30/10/2024.

The rego may be a pun on fuel saying

[Greg Hyde]

A321-253NY, Qantas, D-AXXE, VH-OGA (MSN 12323)

Spotted at XFW in primer without engines installed

[Ayden H]

I don't know why Aviation Flights still lists it as having CFM engines when Qantas themselves have said it will be PW engined, I guess it's because all XLRs so far have been LEAP engined.

[Tristan S]

PlaneSpotters.net reports it correctly
https://www.planespotters.net/airfra...-qantas/e2k50d

[Stirling D]

Originally Posted by Ayden H

I don't know why Aviation Flights still lists it as having CFM engines when Qantas themselves have said it will be PW engined, I guess it's because all XLRs so far have been LEAP engined.

I shall fix it up now