Originally Posted by
DeltaN900DE
I think they are already heavier than expected so the extra tank won't help a lot with them staying at 93.5t TOW. they could easily install 2 ACT's in the current birds too.
Hawaiian flies their 321NEOs all the way to SLC. AA flies theirs from PHX to the Hawaiian islands. Both of these fly standard NEOs, not LRs or XLRs, and have a MTOW of 93.5t. I’ve talked to pilots from both who are surprised we are having the issues we do, and every time it’s mentioned here, the answer always seems to come back to the 2nd ACT. But if it’s a weight issue they could get 321s all the way to 101t.