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 F12W24Y114], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of January 10, 2023.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 F16W24Y150], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of September 30 2023,.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
#393
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I imagine whatever plans AS had just got altered after the MAX grounding.
#394
Join Date: Mar 2014
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I'd bet that Alaska was still figuring it out prior to the Ethiopian disaster. There are some areas where keeping deadlines and communicating with the customer base (guest base?) have significant value, but I think properly negotiating the best prices/terms they can get for new planes will be taking precedence over anything else in this particular matter, regardless of publicly-predicted timelines. Alaska has more leverage than they usually do right now, because they are negotiating as a carrier with multiple options, without having had to break trust with Boeing or build a whole Airbus operation themselves to get there.
Having said that, although I doubt any plans were instantly altered by the MAX mess, I do think it'll affect whatever process was already happening. (I hear that 49 MAX delivery slots are about to become available, if someone were to happen to want to replace a subfleet of, say, 50-to-70-ish frames.)
Last edited by CalanMan; Apr 1, 2019 at 4:24 pm
#395
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I would think that the MAX grounding would affect any public announcement by AS, unless it was ditching MAX and going with Airbus (even then Boeing would want to delay that).
At the minimum, until the FAA lifts the grounding, AS can't rely on having those frames in service on their previous timeline. Likewise, I find it unlikely that any carrier will be announcing additional MAX orders until the situation is resolved. Behind the scenes, sure.
At the minimum, until the FAA lifts the grounding, AS can't rely on having those frames in service on their previous timeline. Likewise, I find it unlikely that any carrier will be announcing additional MAX orders until the situation is resolved. Behind the scenes, sure.
#396
Join Date: Mar 2014
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I would think that the MAX grounding would affect any public announcement by AS, unless it was ditching MAX and going with Airbus (even then Boeing would want to delay that).
At the minimum, until the FAA lifts the grounding, AS can't rely on having those frames in service on their previous timeline. Likewise, I find it unlikely that any carrier will be announcing additional MAX orders until the situation is resolved. Behind the scenes, sure.
At the minimum, until the FAA lifts the grounding, AS can't rely on having those frames in service on their previous timeline. Likewise, I find it unlikely that any carrier will be announcing additional MAX orders until the situation is resolved. Behind the scenes, sure.
I was just noting that I think keeping the public informed about those behind-the-scenes, 737-vs-A320 decisions is super low priority compared to getting them right.
#397
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Sorry it distracted from what I was actually trying to say about AS’s Airbus fleet decision process.
#398
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It appears that N630VA is entering revenue service today on the BWI turn. Per the seatmap; it is reconfigured as expected....BUT still in VX paint it seems. I feel sorry for the ex-VX flyers getting a rude surprise when they walk on board to see it NOT in VX interiors... :-) LOL
#400
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It appears that N630VA is entering revenue service today on the BWI turn. Per the seatmap; it is reconfigured as expected....BUT still in VX paint it seems. I feel sorry for the ex-VX flyers getting a rude surprise when they walk on board to see it NOT in VX interiors... :-) LOL
#401
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DCA
Posts: 170
Too funny - one round trip to BWI and back from SFO with the new interior and old paint job and 630VA is off to VCV tomorrow for a fresh coat of paint.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
#402
Join Date: Jan 2019
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Too funny - one round trip to BWI and back from SFO with the new interior and old paint job and 630VA is off to VCV tomorrow for a fresh coat of paint.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
#404
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Too funny - one round trip to BWI and back from SFO with the new interior and old paint job and 630VA is off to VCV tomorrow for a fresh coat of paint.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n630va
#405
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Location: DCA
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