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A320 History In The US  
User currently offlineSushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16
Posted (10 years 7 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 960 times:

I would like to know how A320s first came here. I used to think that NWA had the first a320s but then I found this:

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What else am I missing on the early A320 history?



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User currently offlineNdebele From Germany, joined Apr 2001, 2895 posts, RR: 25
Reply 1, posted (10 years 7 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 953 times:

Don't forget those...

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...and a Pan Am-order, but PA went bankrupt before delivery.

ps: Those Braniff A320 went to America West.

User currently offlineFlygga From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (10 years 7 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 944 times:

The original America West A320's were originally ordered by Pan Am but never flew with them. Then ended up going to Braniff for a very short time and then into storage for along time, before finding a home at America West.


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User currently offlineClipper471 From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 726 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (10 years 7 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 879 times:		 AIRLINERS.NET CREW
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1984-Sep-13: Pan Am enters an agreement for 50 A320's (16 firm, 34 options).
1985-Jun-01: order finalized.
1989-Jan-04: Braniff Corp. assumed Pan Am's orders and options.

Not all were taken by Braniff as they were also in financial trouble. America West took over the Braniff deal, receiving the few aircraft already taken by Braniff as well as directly from Airbus.





User currently offlineJustplanesmart From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 694 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (10 years 7 months 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 844 times:

Northwest did have the first A320's delivered to a US carrier, in June of 1989. The first V2500-powered A320's from the Pan Am/Braniff order were delivered in July of the same year.


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