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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

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RegistrationUSN355FL

OperatorAegean Airlines

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) in Hamburg. Has operated for TACA International Airlines, Avianca Central America, Monarch Airlines and Aegean Airlines.

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× IAE V2533-A5

PropulsionJet

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationGrecia

OwnerAegean Airlines

MSN2553

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4691C6

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A321

Figures for the A321-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length44.5 m146 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range5,926 km3,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight93,500 kg206,132 lb

Maximum payload45,000 kg99,208 lbIts 185 passengers with baggage would weigh about 18.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity185 passengersUp to 230 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 09 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 5,926 km range, from Birmingham, West Midlands it could fly non-stop as far as:

DXBDubai5,604 km YYZToronto5,582 km JFKNew York5,423 km DOHDoha5,352 km LOSLagos5,122 km

Beyond its rangeORDChicago6,216 km

The type first flew in 1993 (33 years ago) · About 3,400 units built · Still in production

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2014–2018Monarch Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BHXBirmingham, West Midlands MANManchester, Greater Manchester LGWLondon LTNLuton, Luton

Main destinations

LBALeeds, West Yorkshire EMANottingham, Leicestershire ACESan Bartolomé FAOFaro PMIPalma de Mallorca TFSTenerife AGPMálaga ALCAlicante

2018–2026Aegean Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

ATHSpata-Artemida

Main destinations

SKGThessaloniki HERHeraklion DMEMoscow RHORhodes CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)DUSDüsseldorf LEDSt. Petersburg MUCMunich FRAFrankfurt am Main KLXKalamata ARNStockholm

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

Sep 23, 2005

Delivered to TACA International Airlines

Delivered to TACA International Airlines as N566TA.

May 21, 2013

Transferred to Avianca Central America

Transferred to Avianca Central America.

Mar 26, 2014

Transferred to Monarch Airlines

Transferred to Monarch Airlines.

Mar 9, 2018

Transferred to Aegean Airlines

Transferred to Aegean Airlines.

Operators

2005-09-23

TACA International Airlines

Registration N566TA · Lessor: RBS Aviation Capital

2013-05-21

Avianca Central America

Registration N566TA · Lessor: SMBC Aviation Capital

2014-03-26

Monarch Airlines

Registration G-ZBAI · Lessor: Castlelake LP

2018-03-09

Aegean Airlines

Registration SX-DNF · Lessor: Castlelake LP

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