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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus begins A321XLR high‑altitude certification campaign at Alcantarí, Bolivia

Airbus has deployed an A321XLR (registration F‑WXLR) to Alcantarí International Airport, Sucre, Bolivia — 3,104 m (10,184 ft) elevation — for a six‑day high‑altitude certification campaign. The tests will exercise the XLR’s hot‑and‑high performance and gather data for regulatory validation.

2026-04-02T23:52:11.160844-07:00
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FlightGlobal

The next evolution of airports: How technology, design and commercial strategy will reshape hubs

By FlightGlobal: By Valentin Vizant For much of the past century, airports have been designed primarily as transportation infrastructure – places where aircraft land, passengers transit and cargo moves between cities.

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2026-04-02T17:11:21.272327-07:00