Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
For sure Boeing is stirring the pot, however the original A320 was never intended to ba 757 replacement. It is a 30 + year old design that has been stretched far beyond what was originally envisioned.
Huh? A 321XLR is the same length as the first 321 that rolled out of the hangar in 1989. The wing is almost identical apart from returning to a single-slotted flap (similar to the 320, amusingly). MTOW is around 20% higher than the prototype. It's a very considered, stable, almost natural evolution of the product.