Old 09-21-2014 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Arado 234
Speaking of the 321. I had two or three US 75/76 guys telling me that the company is working to get new A321 certified to fly transatlantic to Ireland and Scotland. Any truth to this? Or are they just smoking some really good we... I mean tobacco!
Delta is getting the latest non NEO versions of the 321. It is not usable in the winter for transcons unless restricted to about 120 pax. That's a 2150 mile trip. PHL to SNN is 2700 miles plus and you have to carry extra fuel on international ops. Not going to happen.
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