Over the past week we had some big news from Delta. First came the much anticipated order for the CSeries. Although it was supposed to be secret, the news leaked. The nature of this order was deeply disruptive and therefore…
Airbus Americas reported the painting of the first U.S.-built American Airlines Airbus A321 has been completed. The aircraft has left the paint shop at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft is the second A321 to be…
Virgin America and Alaska Airlines seem strange bedfellows. Why Alaska had to purchase Virgin America is a question many are asking this morning. Their fleets, product, and service levels are apples and oranges — Airbus versus Boeing and premium versus…
Say hello to the first US-built A321 as it exits the paint shop in Mobile, Alabama. Delivery is set for spring 2016. Views: 30
Meet N301DN, the first Airbus A321, built for Delta Air Lines at Hamburg Finkenwerder. Note the chevrons on the engines, too. Delta has a total of 45 on order. The 757 era at Delta is probably starting to fade as…
The first A321neo, equipped with CFM International LEAP-1A engines, completed its maiden flight on today in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, registered D-AVXB, was flown by Test Pilots Martin Scheuermann and Bernardo Saez Benito Hernandez. Accompanying them in the cockpit was…