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American Flying Empty Airbus A321neo Across the Atlantic 20 Times
Here's why American Airlines is operating an Airbus A321neo across the Atlantic 20 times roundtrip without any passengers or cargo.
Presumably Philadelphia to Edinburgh was chosen because it’s basically the shortest full transatlantic flight to a decent sized airport that doesn’t have major traffic issues. The airline industry is incredibly complex under the best of circumstances, but it’s pretty wild do think what a big expense this is (not to mention the amount of fuel being “wasted”). This certification process is a huge expense!This month, American Airlines is operating 20 roundtrip transatlantic flights between Philadelphia and Edinburgh, without any passengers or cargo.
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