In recent days, American Airlines has been flying an Airbus A321neo back and forth across the North Atlantic Ocean. While it is no secret that the US 'big three' legacy carrier and oneworld founding member has designs on doing so with the Airbus A321XLR, this particular aircraft is a regular, domestic-configured A321neo.

As such, it would be ill-suited to carrying passengers on such long flights. However, this will not have been a concern, as the sectors flown between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Edinburgh (EDI) using the A321neo have actually been empty, with their purpose being crew training. Let's take a close look at this curious operational situation, and what it means for American in the longer term.

Edinburgh Airport's Unexpected American Visitor

In rece

See Full Page