First Airbus A321XLR delivery due in second-half October, airline says

(Reuters) – The first delivery of Airbus’ longest-range narrowbody jet, the A321XLR, is poised to slip into October, apparently missing the planemaker’s delivery target by several weeks.

A spokesperson for Spain’s Iberia said in response to a Reuters query that the delivery is planned for the second half of October.

Airbus referred questions on the delivery to the airline. In July, it said it expected the A321XLR to be delivered “at the end of the summer,” having previously cited the third quarter.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Belén Carreño, Joanna Plucinska, Editing by Louise Heavens)