the airínea Avianca Ecuador plans to incorporate an Airbus A321 into its fleet, with the aim of increasing its offer on certain routes due to the increase in demand.
Given the growth that Ecuadorian market has begun to present sinceñO 2017, Avianca Ecuador has started the process for the incorporationón of a new type of aircraft to your operator permit.
Before the aero authorityáAviation uticaón Civilian of Ecuador – DGAC, the airínea has requested to increase the Airbus A321 to its operating permitón themselvesún is detailed. This request was approved in the úlast week of July:
Avianca Ecuador requests to modify its Operating Permitón for performanceón of the transport service toéreo púregular international passenger shipping, cargo and mail combined to «Incorporate Airbus A-321 aircraft into your authorized flight team».
This same request has also been madeén for modificationón of their operating permits for both flights within the Andean Community, como para su operationón judgementéstic, regular passenger, cargo and mail combined.
It's avióto beíto the más large operating sun flightséregular aesthetics in Ecuador at the time their authorization is givenón and incorporate usón to the fleet. Remember that LATAM Ecuadorr operates in special situations the Boeing 767-300 when there is any contingency with your Airbus fleet 319, like Tame con su Airbus A330. Spaghettién, AeroGal, before being Avianca operaó the boeing 757-200 on sun flightséstics to Guayaquil and Galápaid.
With the approvalón of the modificationón of your operating permitón, the airínea podrá soon add the first A321 to your fleet.
Airbus fleet 321 from Avianca
Avianca as a group, in its fleet it has 13 airplanes of this model. Of these, 11 they are the verseón clásica (with 3.7 añaverage age and 3 aún pending delivery) and 2 of the mánew Airbus A321neo (with 8 months of average age and 15 aún pending delivery).
All A321s have matríUnited States N and are distributed, but rotating, in the HUBs of Bogotaá, Lima and El Salvador, where flights on an A319 or A320 do not coveríthe demand.
These planes areán configured in 2 classes with capacity 194 passengers (12 in business and 182 in Económica), powered by engines 2x CFM56-5 y 2x LEAP.
Avianca was the first operator of the Airbus A321neo in Latin Americaérica and the second of América.
El Airbus A321
The Airbus A321 is a member of the Airbus A320 family and is a medium-range aircraft, narrow cabin and powered by 2 engines. It's avión was the first model derived from the A320 and can carry up to 236 passengers secúin the configurationón.
Mainly, The Airbus A321 is a versionón más longer than the A320 as a characterímain static, since I tango wings, like nose and tail, they are the same dimensions as their smaller brother.. The first flight of this aircraftóThe 11 march 1993 and initialsó commercial flights in 1994 it looked like Lufthansa.
Así It is an Avianca Airbus A321neo:
Diseñado like a birdón single-aisle aircraft was the first to be assembled outside France and has been the aircraftóPerfect for Airbus to compete with the almost out of service Boeing 757, by offering autonomyíto mid range, but a big volúonboard passenger menu with technologyíto tip.
The A321 has the variants -100 (versionón original), -200 (versionón with greater capacity and autonomyíThat the -100, neo (new engines, sharklets and various improvements) the neoLR (to variants mánew versions of the A321 that seek non-stop transcontinental flights with lower consumption).
Diferencias A321 vs A320
| Airbus A321-200 | versus | Airbus A320-200 | ||
| 44.50 m | 146 ft | Length | 37.57 m | 123 ft 3 in |
| 34.10 m | 111 ft 10 in | Wingspan | 34.10 m | 111 ft 10 in |
| 122.60 m2 | 1,320 ft2 | wing surface | 122.60 m2 | 1,320 ft2 |
| 11.70 m | 38 ft 5 in | Alto | 11.70 m | 38 ft 5 in |
| 2 | engines | 2 | ||
| 147 kN | 33,000 lbf | thrust by motor | 120 kN | 27,000 lbf |
| 294 kN | 66,000 lbf | Full thrust | 240 kN | 54,000 lbf |
| 93,500 kgs | 206,000 lbs | MTOW | 77,000 kgs | 170,000 lbs |
| 5,000 km | 2,700 nm | Rank | 5,700 km | 3,078 nm |
| M0.78 | cruising speed | M0.78 | ||
| 185 passengers | Ability | 150 passengers | ||
| 230 passengers | Capacity máxima | 190 passengers | ||
- Source www.aviatorjoe.net
The Airbus A321 allows for greater núpassenger grouper, but with less autonomyía, which makes it perfect for regional flights with durations of 3 a 5 flight hours.
We hope your quick arrival at the país, where you will surely arriveá with foodíforeign company to take advantage of the new regulationón, what to allowá rotationón of planes from Colombia to Ecuador (and others países) and processes más rárequests for the start of operations.
AúThe exact model of the aircraft is unknown.ón with which to certifyán las surgeryón A321 en Ecuador o si en algúIn no time we will be able to see the neo in the país, this fact will occurá in the near future.
Thanks for the information about Avianca El Salvador Nicolás. I did expect Jet Blue to operate with A321 and E190.
American operated the A321 for a few days to GYE.
Good news since the Airbus A321 CEO does not operate nor has it operated in the country with any airline on a regular basis. Destinations like Quito, Guayaquil, Galapagos at the local level are the most in demand and Bogotá is surely the first to debut.
A step forward in Ecuadorian aviation thanks to Avianca with its subsidiary.
The A321 has operated with Avianca Salvador and JetBlue to Ecuador.