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 F12W24Y114], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of January 10, 2023.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 F16W24Y150], all were withdrawn from the fleet as of September 30 2023,.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
Jun 2, 2019, 11:31 pm
#526
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
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Jun 3, 2019, 7:43 pm
#530
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 218
I love it. Glad only the cowlings were painted. Would have been a waste of time, resource and beauty todo the whole plane ✈️..[/left]
Last edited by dayone; Jun 5, 2019 at 8:57 pm Reason: Deleted quoted image for readability.
Jun 10, 2019, 1:48 pm
#536
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 490
Talked with an AS pilot and he said the A321neos have been having engine durability issues. Alaska hasn’t been thrilled with the NEO to date. it’ll be interesting to see how that bodes for future max orders. I think the Max 10 has a strong business case in the AS fleet.
Jun 10, 2019, 3:20 pm
#537
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: DCA
Posts: 170
On an unrelated note, aircraft 529 has returned to GSO for the 3rd time while trying to exit from a maintenance visit. That will teach me to update the wiki prematurely.
Jun 10, 2019, 3:48 pm
#538
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
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Posts: 2,036
The MAX uses engines from the same family (LEAP-1Bs instead of -1As), so I don't imagine that'll affect the decision too much.
Jun 10, 2019, 5:16 pm
#539
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 490
Jun 10, 2019, 6:41 pm
#540
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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Posts: 1,573
I worked many positions at AA/DFW in the 1980-90's.
At one point I worked as an Agent in maintenance. One job was putting together a packet of checklists and work orders for aircraft that were over nighting.
The 757s at that time were new, so it surprised me when one of the work orders I was pulling for a 757 was "engine change - left engine". I asked the supervisor "why so early".
- the timeframe for an engine overhaul is much shorter than for the plane itself. Engine overhauls take too long, so instead, the plane gets an engine change. The "old" engine goes into overhaul and it placed back into inventory when ready. By the time a new plane comes up for it's first heavy "C check", it will have had many scheduled engine changes.
- for a brand new twin engine plane, the 1st scheduled engine change happens at the "half way" point. Otherwise, (assuming no un-scheduled engine changes have occurred) , the plane would arrive one night needing both engines changed
- doing both engine changes at the same time would have the plane out of service too long for something that is not considered a "heavy check"
- releasing a plane back to service with both engines fresh out of overhaul isn't the wisest idea in the world.