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Delta777LR
2009-01-26, 02:00 PM
I might be going nuts right now but recently USAirways recieved an A321 N507AY with IAE engines. Just found the picture here

http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airwa ... 1429761/L/ (http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airways/Airbus-A321-231/1429761/L/)

Is this a west coast or east coast USAirways??
Matt Molnar
2009-01-26, 04:07 PM
I might be going nuts right now but recently USAirways recieved an A321 N507AY with IAE engines. Just found the picture here

http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airwa ... 1429761/L/ (http://www.airliners.net/photo/US-Airways/Airbus-A321-231/1429761/L/)

Is this a west coast or east coast USAirways??
I think the east coast buses have CFMs, while the wests have IAE.
Delta777LR
2009-01-26, 04:21 PM
Geez I find that interesting, I would have thought that everything would have been together, IAE, CFM engines being used by both east coast and west coast US, although I did hear that USAirways is based in Arizona since the US/AW merge. I would have love to see a USAirways bring in an IAE airbus version but I dont see that happening.
cancidas
2009-01-26, 04:41 PM
I think the east coast buses have CFMs, while the wests have IAE.
you are correct. those airplane are being delivered to the west side to be flown by west crews.
Matt Molnar
2009-01-26, 04:44 PM
you are correct. those airplane are being delivered to the west side to be flown by west crews.
I'm guessing these planes were ordered awhile ago, before the merger?
Delta777LR
2009-01-26, 04:59 PM
you are correct. those airplane are being delivered to the west side to be flown by west crews.
I'm guessing these planes were ordered awhile ago, before the merger?

I believe that too.
Wingzero
2009-01-28, 10:22 PM
Yup..must have been an old Am West order.
Delta777LR
2009-01-29, 01:00 PM
Yup..must have been an old Am West order.

I never knew that America West even placed an order for A321s before the merge..
Wingzero
2009-01-30, 02:51 AM
Thats right! Wow im getting rusty lol.

Looks like US Airways found that the V2500 powered ex AM West birds perform better than the CFM powered ones, judging
by their big IAE order!

And I always thought that the V2500 kinda sucked because it seemed like we were changing wayyy too many a few years
back in my airline.