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The Airbus A321XLR Is A Bigger Deal Than You Think
It seemed as if there were just two conversations taking place at the Paris Airshow last month: Airbus' launch of a new long-range aircraft called the A321XLR and Boeing’s slide... (www.forbes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Refurb the Yak-40, problem solved. ;-)
One aisle - more people take longer to load and unload. No alternatives to pass carts or people on way to lavs, etc. The old 76s are better than the 777 or A330s because you have 2 aisles for LESS people.
Very true. But on the other hand these aircraft are used for longer distances and the quick turnarounds are not as important, and more aisle space means that there is more « unproductive » real estate in the air, and bean counters do not like this. The longer loading and unloading can be mitigated by using both front and aft doors, which happens quite often at the smaller airports in Europe these aircraft will be flying to.
Agreed. But in the US, they only used the rear door on some "shuttles", like BOS - LGA. Normal boarding is only one door and the process adds to the turn-around time - on the ground and not making money. Southwest was the best model when the 737s were "short", they could turn a craft in less than 30 minutes. Now they spend about an hour at each gate. Bags in the overheads also contribute to the loading time, but one aisle and more people do not make for a more pleasant journey.
Last month I had two shorter flights in Europe on TAP, and they have a new twist to expedite boarding. People with roller-equipped carry on luggage are boarding last. As for the one aisle not making for a pleasant journey, I agree partly, it basically comes down to the living space for each passenger. On a Swiss CSeries I had more space than on an Air France B787, so it comes down to the airlines.
I fear the history of the 737 has this massive black mark against it called the Max. It is taking the fall for Boeing's failure to replace the 757.