{"id":107850,"date":"2021-04-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=107850"},"modified":"2021-04-03T00:12:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T00:12:42","slug":"tap-breaks-record-longest-flight-operated-by-an-a321lr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/04\/tap-breaks-record-longest-flight-operated-by-an-a321lr.html","title":{"rendered":"TAP breaks record longest flight operated by an A321LR."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>TAP<\/strong> Airbus A321LR reached a milestone on Monday when it flew for 10 hours and 7 minutes non-stop from Mozambique to Cape Verde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Portuguese airline, it was the longest flight made by an A321LR, setting a new record for the single-aisle aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/03\/airbus-increases-range-and-mtow-the-a220-300.html\"><em>Airbus increases range and MTOW the A220-300.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft took off from Maputo, capital of Mozambique, at 8:59 a.m. (UTC) and landed at 7:15 p.m. at the airport in Praia, a city in the Cape Verde archipelago, covering an incredible distance of 4,703 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s right! We have a new record, with our longest flight in an A321 LR. Our CS-TXA connected Maputo Bandera of Mozambique to the city of Praia Bandera of Cape Verde in a flight of 10 hours and 7 minutes,&#8221; TAP commented on its social networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TAP&#8217;s flight demonstrated the great commercial potential of the A321neo, an aircraft unique in the market for its commitment to offering a large seating capacity (up to 240 seats) with an unbeatable range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-694b3ee5     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"470\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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