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Airbus A321neo (A321-253N)

A321-7861Active

RegistrationUSN952XV

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorAmerican Airlines

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9logbook years

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Airbus A321neo (A321-253N) built in 2017 in Hamburg. Operates for American Airlines. Previously flew for Virgin America and Alaska Airlines.

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Nearly new · 9 years · ≈ 30,600 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× N/A

PropulsionTurbofan

Seats216 (F20 · C20 · W35 · Y141)

First flight2017

Built inHamburgo, Alemania

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerAmerican Airlines

MSN7861

Hex / ICAO 24-bitAD3E36

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · 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 San Francisco it could fly non-stop as far as:

PTYTocumen5,344 km MIAMiami4,154 km JFKNew York4,152 km HAVHavana4,129 km CUNCancún3,871 km

Beyond its rangeBOGBogota6,098 km

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

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Seating layout

20First

20Business

35Premium

141Economy

216 seats in total

Airports

Where this aircraft has operated, by period · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2017Virgin America · 1 year

Main base

SFOSan Francisco

Also flew to

LAXLos Angeles DCAWashington HNLHonolulu SEASeattle EWRNewark LASLas Vegas JFKNew York IADWashington OGGKahului PDXPortland FLLFort Lauderdale ORDChicago MCOOrlando

Flight logbook

Year-by-year activity · source BTS (EE. UU.)

2025

American Airlines · 1,000 flights during the year · base Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)

Main route of the year: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)

48 days inactive

2024

American Airlines · 643 flights during the year · base Miami (MIA)

Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)

2023

Alaska Airlines · 440 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → Newark (EWR)

2022

Alaska Airlines · 782 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)

32 days inactive

2021

Alaska Airlines · 738 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → New York (JFK)

38 days inactive

2020

Alaska Airlines · 657 flights during the year · base Seattle (SEA)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → Los Angeles (LAX)

65 days inactive

2019

Alaska Airlines · 769 flights during the year · base Los Angeles (LAX)

Main route of the year: Seattle (SEA) → San Francisco (SFO)

2018

Alaska Airlines · 1,001 flights during the year · base San Francisco (SFO)

Main route of the year: Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)

Aircraft chronology

2017

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Hamburg, Germany.

Oct 23, 2017

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland

Delivered to Airbus Deutschland as D-AVYH.

Nov 1, 2017

Transferred to Virgin America

Transferred to Virgin America.

Jan 11, 2018

Transferred to Alaska Airlines

Transferred to Alaska Airlines.

Oct 18, 2023

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Mar 13, 2024

Re-registered

Changed from N923VA to N952XV (still with American Airlines).

Operators

2017-10-23

Airbus Deutschland

Registration D-AVYH · Lessor: Hamburg

2017-11-01

Virgin America

Registration N923VA

2018-01-11

Alaska Airlines

Registration N923VA

2023-10-18

American Airlines

Registration N923VA

2024-03-13

American Airlines

Registration N952XV

2024-04-10

American Airlines

Registration N952XV

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Airbus A321neo (A321-253N) · N952XV · American Airlines}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
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  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
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