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A near tail strike on landing for this brand new American Airlines Airbus A321XLR, flight AA255 from JFK, captured on the 24/7 Airline Videos Live broadcast on January 15th, 2026. #airlinevideoslive #airlinevideos #airplane #aviation #aviationgeek #aviationdaily | AIRLINE VIDEOS