Airbus Delivers First of Four A321XLR Jets to Uzbek Airline Qanot Sharq

08:24 AM EST, 12/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Airbus (AIR.PA, AIR.F) said Friday that Uzbekistan-based airline Qanot Sharq took delivery of an A321XLR aircraft. The delivery is part of a four-jet long-term lease agreement with Air Lease and the airline, which is now the first in Central Asia to operate the aircraft under the A320neo family.