Oct 11, 2017, 11:39 am
Last edit by: isaacchambers
All Airbus operations have now ended with Alaska Airlines.
This Wiki will be updated periodically with status of former frames with new owners or sadly scrapped.
Summary of Reconfiguration Project: (see below for specific breakdown by aircraft tail number)
This Wiki will be updated periodically with status of former frames with new owners or sadly scrapped.
Summary of Reconfiguration Project: (see below for specific breakdown by aircraft tail number)
- 319 - None were reconfigured due to pandemic and subsequent fleet withdrawal. All were scrapped / transferred as of June 17, 2022.
- 320 - All but 7 aircraft were reconfigured. [F8W12Y126 -> F12W24Y114], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of January 10, 2023.
- 321neo - All were reconfigured (7 total, 3 delivered in the new interior from Airbus, completed as of January 3, 2020). [F8W18Y159 -> F16W24Y150], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of September 30 2023,.
- All aircraft were repainted into AS livery being complete on June 2, 2019.
Legend:
Bold indicates aircraft has been reconfigured
Airbus A319 - ALL TRANSFERRED/SCRAPPED
N521VA 521 (let there be flight) [MZJ 09/18/21 - scrapped]
N522VA 522 (the 1-year old virgin) [MZJ 10/28/21 - scrapped, you can purchase planetags of this aircraft]
N523VA 523 (contents may be under pressure) [MZJ 03/08/2022 - scrapped]
N524VA 524 (dark horse) [MCI 6/9/2022 - scrapped]
N525VA 525 (virgin & tonic) [P08 - 3/17/2022 - scrapped]
N526VA 526 (jane) [P08 - 12/13/2022 - scrapped]
N527VA 527 (tubular belle) [P08 - 06/27/2023 - scrapped]]
N528VA 528 (fog cutter) [ transferred to Braathens Interantional Airways SE-RGC]
N529VA 529 (moodlights, camera, action) [P08 - 10/21/2022 - scrapped]
N530VA 530 (gogo dancer) [MCI 6/17/2022 - scrapped]
Airbus A320 - [12 - 320s stored/awaiting to be transferred to other operators]
N361VA 361 (jersey girl) [stored GSO - 1/11/2023]
N362VA 362 (spotifly) [stored OAK 7/29, sold to ALC Feb 2021, ferried to PAE 04/29/22, transferred to Allegiant]
N363VA 363 (sky surfer) [stored OAK 8/6, sold to ALC Feb 2021, transferred to Allegiant]
N364VA 364 (lady boss) [stored GSO 4/28/2022, transferred to Allegiant]
N365VA 365 (airbnb force one) [stored GSO 3/21, sold to ALC Feb 2021, transferred to Allegiant]
N621VA 621 (air colbert) [returned to lessor GSO 11/20 - to Volotea Airlines as EC-NNZ 1/21]
N622VA 622 (california dreaming)[stored GSO 7/8 - Lease return to VCV 3/8/21 - to Allegiant 3/23/21]
Bold indicates aircraft has been reconfigured
Airbus A319 - ALL TRANSFERRED/SCRAPPED
Airbus A320 - [12 - 320s stored/awaiting to be transferred to other operators]
N629VA 629 (midnight ride) [stored AMA, 12/27/2023]
Airbus A320 ETOPS - All Transferred to Allegiant
Airbus A321NEO - All Transferred to American Airlines
Airbus A319/20/21N Reconfiguration/Retirements Tracking Thread
Apr 16, 2019, 7:02 am
#425
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DCA
Posts: 170
I had read on another website that deliveries of Leap engines to Boeing were running behind schedule, so I'm wondering if that is what is impacting the delivery date of N929VA. The latest pictures available show the engine nacelles taped up, so no engines have been installed as of yet. Also, the Airbus Hamburg site has run into some manufacturing bottlenecks due to the multiple types of A321s entering the production line in terms of door configurations/interior layouts - still fine tuning everything it seems, so between that and the late engine deliveries, I don't think Airbus has been able to deliver the aircraft on time.
Apr 16, 2019, 9:55 am
#427
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 200
Flew on my first A320 this past week between SEA and PVR and it was horrible. Hung out at the pool with some flight crew laying over and chatted about this. None of them were fans and stated that inability to cater correctly and do meal prep led to regular service failures. I think these were all AS long timers but didn't ask specifically. I remember hearing the old Virgin configuration was comparable to or possibly better than the Alaska offering but I don't see how that is possible with this configuration. FC was a tiny little fishbowl. WiFi barely worked on the first flight and came up as ViaSat on the second but was inop as far as I could tell. Service windows took forever and were limited due to insufficient catering. Is this normal? Will do everything I can to stay off this config in the future.
Apr 30, 2019, 11:52 am
#428
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold / Marriott Bonvoy(age) Titanium Elite, IHG Platinum, WN A+/CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 337
Interesting.... N636VA (already repainted) is on its way to VCV....N921VA is coming back in new AS colors......I wonder what N636VA is having done in VCV....
Apr 30, 2019, 12:19 pm
#429
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
Ooo! Maybe it's the first AS Airbus post-merger special livery? One would presume, with the cross-brand contracts still live that new Giants and Disney special liveries are on the way. Would certainly make some sense for those to go on Airbuses.
Apr 30, 2019, 3:45 pm
#430
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 116
According to the AS Fleet Status, it’s going in for a repaint. My guess is there is a defect on the paint that went unnoticed or something.
Apr 30, 2019, 3:47 pm
#431
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 116
The question is are they going to be actual special liveries or is it just going to be a vinyl wrap. I honestly don’t like the way the new special “liveries” have been going with Alaska. I know it’s cheaper and simpler to do a vinyl wrap, but it doesn’t feel as special to me.
Apr 30, 2019, 5:05 pm
#433
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 116
Oh absolutely! I used to love the Timbers Jet 737-700 because it had a great blend of colors, and I’m from Portland, too. Sadly, what used to be the plane that you’d almost always see in Portland now is based almost exclusively in Alaska. But now, when I first saw the More To Love on the 737-900ER, I fell in love with it right away. And seeing it on the Airbus looks just as fabulous.
Apr 30, 2019, 6:23 pm
#434
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DCA
Posts: 170
There are a few pics of 636 on the net and I haven't noticed any obvious paint defects - would love to hear from people in the know what exactly was the repaint defects were. At least AS is getting their $$$ out of the vendor!
627 is scheduled to exit cabin mods tomorrow - we will see if all goes as scheduled:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n627va
627 is scheduled to exit cabin mods tomorrow - we will see if all goes as scheduled:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n627va
Last edited by cjude1962; Apr 30, 2019 at 6:28 pm
Apr 30, 2019, 6:56 pm
#435
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
The question is are they going to be actual special liveries or is it just going to be a vinyl wrap. I honestly don’t like the way the new special “liveries” have been going with Alaska. I know it’s cheaper and simpler to do a vinyl wrap, but it doesn’t feel as special to me.