Overhead

Airbus

Airbus A321ceo

Jetstar Airways Airbus A321-231 taxiing in side profile, showing the stretched body, flat wingtip fences, and slim CFM56-generation engine pods of the ceo-generation A321.
© Windmemories · CC BY-SA 4.0

From below

The view you'll actually get from high overhead.

Delta Air Lines Airbus A321-211 seen directly from below against a clear blue sky, showing the stretched underside outline and slim, round ceo-generation engine pods.
© 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Field marks

  1. Four overwing exits (two pairs) instead of the A320's two are the length tell up close
  2. Noticeably longer, more slender body than an A320 or A319 riding the same wing and tail
  3. Flat end-fins at the wingtip mark it as a ceo — an upturned blade tip means either a retrofit or a neo

Specs

Length
44.51 m
Wingspan
34.10 m
Engines
CFM56-5B / IAE V2500
Typical seats
185–220

Size and shape, to scale

Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.

Variant notes

  • The stretched body requires two extra emergency exits — four overwing exits total instead of the A320's two
  • Most numerous stretched-narrowbody type still flying on CFM56/V2500 power
  • An upturned-blade wingtip retrofit exists but is less common than on the neo-generation A321

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