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 F12W24Y114], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of January 10, 2023.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 F16W24Y150], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of September 30 2023,.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
Jan 25, 2019, 9:53 pm
#257
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 116
Does anyone know when N921VA, N922VA, and N923VA are expected to get repainted? Also, will they ever add Chester/Oliver (whoever you think is on the tail, I think Oliver) to N924VA and N925VA? It’s really odd seeing an Alaska Airlines jet without the eskimo (except for some of the special liveries like the Timbers Jet, Spirit of the Islands, or Spirit of Disneyland II to name a few).
Jan 27, 2019, 12:19 pm
#258
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SEA
Posts: 239
Those planes are currently scheduled to be painted between late April and the middle of May.
Last edited by Putzy; Jan 27, 2019 at 12:28 pm
Jan 28, 2019, 3:06 am
#259
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 84
N526VA was planned to be in Victorville today, but was cancelled, assuming for paint since that’s where the planes have been going for paint. Sure would love to contribute to the wiki directly, but cannot. I’ll try my best to contribute through here for the time being. Also, are there any firm delivery dates for N929VA and N930VA? And will the A320 family jets get AS/AK registrations at some point?
Jan 29, 2019, 1:55 am
#260
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
I’m certain that that’s not factoring into their decision making. I would assume that if renaming a craft is bad luck, that un-naming one that already had a name would be much worse. Both the QX and VX fleets had names before they were acquired by AS.
Of all the things I’m disappointed about the merger, this one kinda sticks out to me, not because it makes the most difference to the customer experience (it certainly doesn’t), but because it wouldn’t have cost anything to keep the names. I was hopeful that it might even inspire them to give names to the entire combined fleet. But...nope.
Of all the things I’m disappointed about the merger, this one kinda sticks out to me, not because it makes the most difference to the customer experience (it certainly doesn’t), but because it wouldn’t have cost anything to keep the names. I was hopeful that it might even inspire them to give names to the entire combined fleet. But...nope.
Jan 30, 2019, 11:59 am
#265
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: SEA
Posts: 239
Jan 31, 2019, 9:23 am
#269
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Location: PDX
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