airblue Planning to Induct Airbus A321neo Aircraft

[Hassan777]

Very exciting,hopefully Airblue's induction will set of a trend to induct the modern and efficient NEOs in Pakistan , serene sooner or later will have to get them too as 737-Max is anything but reliable now.

[Abbas Ali]

First Flight!

Today, airblue brand new Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) performing its first flight (Airbus test flight AIB560A) from Hamburg under German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Brand new airblue Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) has completed its first flight (Airbus test flight AIB560A) from & to Hamburg under German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ.

The test flight was completed in one hour & fifty-six minutes. The aircraft departed from Hamburg at 2:42 PM and landed in Hamburg at 4:38 PM.

The maximum altitude gained by A321neo during the test flight was 39,000 feet.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, brand new airblue Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) completed its first flight (Airbus test flight AIB560A) from & to Hamburg under German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ.

Airport-Hamburg (HAM/EDDH) 21.09.2020 by Axel Janssen, on Flickr

Airport-Hamburg (HAM/EDDH) 21.09.2020 by Axel Janssen, on Flickr



Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Brand new airblue Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) with German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ photographed at Hamburg Airport on September 23, 2020.

A321nx AirBlue AP- by Tobias Gudat, on Flickr

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

September 25, 2020, photo.

A321-251NX, AirBlue, D-AZAQ, AP- (MSN 9560) by Mathias Düber - Aviation Photography and more..., on Flickr

Abbas

[Hamza_Aviation]

It will be registered as AP-ABQ

[Hassan777]

I Think Something along the lines of AP-BN..

[Abbas Ali]

It will be registered as AP-ABQ

Thank you Hamza for the info.

'ABQ' is also ICAO code for airblue.

In the past, registration AP-ABQ was issued to Government of Sindh de Havilland Canada DH-83C Fox Moth.

https://aparm.net/ap-aaa_ap-azz/ap-aba_ ... ap-abq.htm

Will be rare instance of an old de-registered aircraft registration issued to another aircraft in Pakistan.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, airblue brand new Airbus A321neo (currently registered in Germany as D-AZAQ) underwent engines' test run and taxi check at Airbus facility at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport in Germany.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

airblue's second brand new Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 10162) rolled out of Airbus assembly line in Hamburg, Germany, photographed on October 14, 2020.

D- // AirBlue // A321-251NX // MSN 10162 // AP-) by Martin Fester, on Flickr

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

airblue's second brand new Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 10162) at Airbus assembly line at Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport, Germany.



Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, brand new airblue Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) performed customer acceptance flight (Airbus test flight AIB560B) under German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ from & to Hamburg where Airbus final assembly line is located.

The test flight was completed in one hour & twenty minutes. The aircraft departed from Hamburg at 4:46 PM and landed in Hamburg at 6:05 PM.

The maximum altitude gained by A321neo during the test flight was 39,000 feet.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Today, brand new airblue Airbus A321neo (aircraft construction number 9560) performed customer acceptance flight (Airbus test flight AIB560B) under German pre-delivery test flight aircraft registration D-AZAQ from & to Hamburg where Airbus final assembly line is located.



Abbas

[dabi]

Iv been told by an airblue pilot that airblue will be getting 5 321neo
Flights to bkk kul can ist to start by july

Any update on this?