United’s new A321XLR is packed with tech, and it’s about to take on new transatlantic routes
THE SO WHAT
4K OLED seatbacks and Starlink on United’s A321XLR turn narrow-body transatlantic into a connected workspace, not dead time. For B2B and consumer apps, assume long-haul air travel is now an always-on channel—optimize experiences for high-latency but persistent connectivity.
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