Rudder
Helps control the side-to-side movement of the aircraft.
Elevator
Helps control the up or down movement of the aircraft.
Navigation lights
A set of lights on the wings and tail of an aircraft that helps make it visible to other pilots and helps them determine its direction. These lights are an extension of maritime traditions: red on the port (left) side, green on the starboard (right) side, and white from astern (tail).
Weather radar
Signals from the weather radar are transmitted to a screen viewed by pilots, displaying weather activity.
Two PW1133G-JM geared turbofans
New generation engines that burn less fuel, reduce noise and emit fewer greenhouse gases.
Learn moreLanding gear
The undercarriage of an aircraft, used for takeoff and landing.
Aircraft In a league of its own
Rudder
Helps control the side-to-side movement of the aircraft.
Elevator
Helps control the up or down movement of the aircraft.
Navigation lights
A set of lights on the wings and tail of an aircraft that helps make it visible to other pilots and helps them determine its direction. These lights are an extension of maritime traditions: red on the port (left) side, green on the starboard (right) side, and white from astern (tail).
Weather radar
Signals from the weather radar are transmitted to a screen viewed by pilots, displaying weather activity.
Two PW1133G-JM geared turbofans
New generation engines that burn less fuel, reduce noise and emit fewer greenhouse gases.
Learn moreLanding gear
The undercarriage of an aircraft, used for takeoff and landing.
Extra fuel tank
With an extra fuel tank, the Airbus A321LR can hold almost 33,000 L (8,718 gal.) of fuel, increasing its range to as much as 7,400 km (3,996 nm). That’s what the LR stands for: long range.
Cockpit
The compartment from which the pilot controls the aircraft.
Club Class
Travel in style in our spacious new Club Class, with high-quality natural leather seats dipped in a rich deep blue.
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Economy Class
You’ll be on cloud nine in our new Economy Class, boasting high-quality natural leather seats with more personal space, tinted a light blue inspired by the ocean.
Read moreAir brakes
Increase drag (air resistance), causing the aircraft to slow down.
Static discharge wicks
Help dissipate an aircraft’s electrical charge into the surrounding air.
Aircraft In a league of its own
Extra fuel tank
With an extra fuel tank, the Airbus A321LR can hold almost 33,000 L (8,718 gal.) of fuel, increasing its range to as much as 7,400 km (3,996 nm). That’s what the LR stands for: long range.
Cockpit
The compartment from which the pilot controls the aircraft.
Club Class
Travel in style in our spacious new Club Class, with high-quality natural leather seats dipped in a rich deep blue.
Read moreEconomy Class
You’ll be on cloud nine in our new Economy Class, boasting high-quality natural leather seats with more personal space, tinted a light blue inspired by the ocean.
Read moreAir brakes
Increase drag (air resistance), causing the aircraft to slow down.
Static discharge wicks
Help dissipate an aircraft’s electrical charge into the surrounding air.
Very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range
A navigation system that enables an aircraft to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by beacons on the ground.
Satellite antennas
Used for transmitting to and receiving data from satellites.
Auxiliary power unit
Small turbine engine used to start the larger engines and supply electrical power on the ground.
Sharklets
Wing-tip devices unique to this family of aircraft that help reduce drag (air resistance), resulting in less fuel burn and greater range.
Pitot tube
Measures the airspeed of an aircraft.
Baggage hold
Compartment underneath the aircraft where checked luggage and cargo are stowed.
Aircraft In a league of its own
Very high frequency (VHF) omnidirectional range
A navigation system that enables an aircraft to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by beacons on the ground.
Satellite antennas
Used for transmitting to and receiving data from satellites.
Auxiliary power unit
Small turbine engine used to start the larger engines and supply electrical power on the ground.
Sharklets
Wing-tip devices unique to this family of aircraft that help reduce drag (air resistance), resulting in less fuel burn and greater range.
Pitot tube
Measures the airspeed of an aircraft.
Baggage hold
Compartment underneath the aircraft where checked luggage and cargo are stowed.
Airbus A321LR
In a league of its own
Its true measure
Get a load of this
How much does the Airbus A321LR weight and what are its measurements? Let’s roll out some cool specs for our fellow aviation geeks:
- Maximum takeoff weight: 97,000 kg (213,848 lb)
- Length: 44.5 m (146 ft)
- Height: 11.75 m (38.55 ft)
- Wingspan: 35.8 m (117.45 ft)
x longer than
a standard yellow school bus measuring 12.5 m (41 ft).
x the wingspan of
that of the first plane invented by the Wright brothers in 1903—that wingspan measured 12.3 m (40.4 ft).
x heavier than
Canadian strongman Rev. Kevin Fast, Guinness World Record holder for pulling three fire trucks in 2017.
High performance
Going the distance
The Airbus A321LR has the longest range of any single-aisle jetliner, at 7,400 km (3,996 nm). In one year, an Air Transat Airbus A321LR can transport as many passengers between Canada and Europe as the population of Moncton, N.B.—about 140,000 people.
Speed matters
The Airbus A321LR can travel up to 902 km/h (560 mph), with a long-range cruising speed of 858 km/h (533 mph)—that’s about 80% of the speed of sound.
Flying high
The cruising altitude reached by an Airbus A321LR is 11,887 m (39,000 ft). That’s as high as 21½ CN Towers stacked on top of each other.
Propelled by excellence
Thrust reverser
Reverses the engine fan’s airflow, slowing down the aircraft after touchdown.
Exhaust nozzle
The energy-depleted air from the compressor meets the colder air from the bypass duct and is expelled out the nozzle. This provides the thrust that moves the engine forward.
Turbines
The hot gases then pass through the turbines, which cause the blades of the compressor and fan to rotate, since they’re all attached to the same shaft.
Combustion chamber
Fuel is then injected to the compressed air in the combustion chamber, and this air-fuel mixture is ignited. The fuel burns with the oxygen in the compressed air, producing a hot, rapidly expanding gas flow.
Fan
The fan sucks in air and separates it into two parts. The first part goes through the engine core, and the second part goes through a duct to the back of the engine.
Air compressor
The air that goes through the core enters a compressor, a series of blades attached to a shaft. The compressor squeezes the air into a smaller area, increasing the pressure and sending it into the combustion chamber.
Advanced engineering
The Airbus A321LR is powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1133G-JM geared turbofans, with a maximum thrust of 145 KN (32,700 pounds of thrust) each propelling the aircraft through the air.
Cool, but just how powerful are we talking about?
It rivals 28 F1 race cars in horsepower.
The electric power produced by both engines could supply electricity for 30 standard apartments.
Its thrust could theoretically keep 80 pianos suspended in mid-air against the force of gravity.
Yeah. That’s powerful.
We’re big fans
The diameter of an Airbus A321LR’s engine fan is 2.07 m (6.79 ft)—that’s larger than most business jet cabins.
Its blades during takeoff spin 11 times faster than a typical washing machine during the spin cycle.
A bigger fan brings you a quieter engine, reducing noise in the cabin and communities by 50%.
less NOx emissions
The engines burn 15% less fuel, reduce NOx emissions by 50% and produce 5,000 fewer tonnes of CO2.
The evolution of a fleet
We’re just getting started
We welcomed our first Airbus A321LR in spring 2019 and now we have 15, with 4 to be added by 2024, as we evolve toward an all-Airbus fleet.
A new standard in leisure travel by Skytrax's 2023 World's Best Leisure Airline: our passengers expect nothing less.
