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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

A321-2862Unknown

RegistrationRURA-73842

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUral Airlines

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

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2×

PropulsionJet

Seats220 (Y220)

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationRusia

OwnerUral Airlines

MSN2862

Hex / ICAO 24-bit152072

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N564TA · Oct 8, 2026

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 Moscow it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing5,786 km BOMMumbai4,988 km DELNew Delhi4,308 km DXBDubai3,643 km DOHDoha3,532 km

Beyond its rangeLOSLagos6,231 km

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

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Seating layout

220Economy

220 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2016–2026Ural Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

DMEMoscow SVXYekaterinburg

Main destinations

DYUDushanbe KRRKrasnodar LBDKhujand CEKChelyabinsk GOJNizhny Novgorod KUFSamara LEDSt. Petersburg TASTashkent DWCDubai(Jebel Ali)OVBNovosibirsk

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Aircraft chronology

Aug 11, 2006

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVZB.

Oct 9, 2006

Transferred to TACA International Airlines

Transferred to TACA International Airlines.

May 21, 2013

Transferred to Avianca Central America

Transferred to Avianca Central America.

May 24, 2016

Transferred to Ural Airlines

Transferred to Ural Airlines.

Jul 2, 2018

Incident at Bodrum

On July 2, 2018, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VP-BBH), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Bodrum. Source: Ural.

Source: Ural

May 5, 2021

Incident at Moscow

On May 5, 2021, the Airbus A321 231 aircraft (registration VP-BBH), operated by Ural, was involved in an incident at Moscow. Source: Ural.

Source: Ural

Mar 28, 2022

Re-registered

Changed from VP-BBH to RA-73842 (still with Ural Airlines).

Operators

2006-08-11

Airbus Deutschland

Registration D-AVZB · Lessor: Hamburg

2006-10-09

TACA International Airlines

Registration N564TA · Lessor: RBS Aviation Capital

2013-05-21

Avianca Central America

Registration N564TA · Lessor: SMBC Aviation Capital

2016-05-24

Ural Airlines

Registration VP-BBH · Lessor: Castlelake LP

2022-03-28

Ural Airlines

Registration RA-73842 · Lessor: Castlelake LP

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BibTeX

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