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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231)

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RegistrationTRTC-LBC

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorTurkish Airlines

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Airbus A321-200 (A321-231) built in 2014 in Hamburg. Operates for Turkish Airlines. Previously flew for TransAsia Airways, V Air and Avianca.

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Young · 12 years · ≈ 40,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x IAE V2533-A5

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats194 (Y194)

First flight2014

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationTurquía

OwnerTurkish

MSN6009

Hex / ICAO 24-bit4BB043

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N805AV · 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 Taoyuan it could fly non-stop as far as:

BOMMumbai5,002 km DELNew Delhi4,373 km SINSingapore3,222 km BKKBangkok2,489 km NRTNarita2,181 km

Beyond its rangeDXBDubai6,555 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

194Economy

194 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2014TransAsia Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

TPETaoyuan TSATaipei (Songshan)

Main destinations

KHHKaohsiung (Xiaogang)RMQTaichung (Qingshui)FOCFuzhou (Changle)MFMNossa Senhora do Carmo CSXChangsha (Changsha)HFEHefei NNGNanning (Jiangnan)PVGShanghai (Pudong)XMNXiamen XUZXuzhou

2016–2018TransAsia Airways network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

TPETaoyuan TSATaipei (Songshan)

Main destinations

2018–2025Avianca network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BOGBogota

Main destinations

LIMLima SALSan Salvador (San Luis Talpa)MDEMedellín MIAMiami SJOSan José (Alajuela)CLOCali MEXMexico City BAQBarranquilla CTGCartagena GUAGuatemala City JFKNew York

2025–2026Turkish Airlines network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

ISTIstanbul

Main destinations

SAWPendik, Istanbul ESBAnkara AYTAntalya ADBGaziemir ICNSeoul ADASeyhan BGWBaghdad BJVBodrum BRUZaventem HAMHamburg VKOMoscow

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2014

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Mar 4, 2014

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVZE.

Apr 1, 2014

Transferred to TransAsia Airways

Transferred to TransAsia Airways.

Oct 13, 2014

Transferred to V Air

Transferred to V Air.

Oct 1, 2016

Transferred to TransAsia Airways

Transferred to TransAsia Airways.

Aug 5, 2018

Transferred to Avianca

Transferred to Avianca.

Jun 2020

Placed in storage

In June 2020, the A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LBC), operated by Turkish Airlines, was placed in storage. Source: Turkish Airlines.

Source: Turkish Airlines

Jun 2020

Parked due to COVID-19

In June 2020, the A321-231(WL) aircraft (registration TC-LBC), operated by Turkish Airlines, was parked. Source: Turkish Airlines.

What happened

The COVID-19 pandemic brought much of world aviation to a halt in 2020: as demand collapsed, thousands of aircraft sat parked for weeks or months. The extent and the dates varied a great deal from country to country and from airline to airline. This record is based on evidence FOR THIS AIRCRAFT (documented parking and gaps in its flight logbook). Source: Turkish Airlines.

Source: Turkish Airlines

May 21, 2025

Transferred to Turkish Airlines

Transferred to Turkish Airlines.

Operators

2014-03-04

Airbus Deutschland

Registration D-AVZE · Lessor: Hamburg

2014-04-01

TransAsia Airways

Registration B-22608

2014-10-13

V Air

Registration B-22608

2016-10-01

TransAsia Airways

Registration B-22608

2018-08-05

Avianca

Registration N805AV

2025-05-21

Turkish Airlines

Registration TC-LBC

2025-05-21

Turkish Airlines

Registration TC-LBC

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  year         = {2026},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
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