Er, one misfire: the two stored in Europe are at LEBF (Toulouse Francazal), not TLS aka LFBO (Toulouse Blagnac) as I wrote.
-- Karl > On Jul 14, 2025, at 4:41 PM, Karl L. Swartz <k...@kls2.com> wrote: > > Airbus has a US final assembly at BFM (Mobile), where both A220 and > A320neo-family aircraft are assembled. DL’s second-newest A321neo was > assembled there, for example (and is in service). However, I don’t think this > is primarily about tariffs. > > DL has five parked A321neo aircraft, all assembled at XFW, but the three > oldest ones are stored at VCV, with the newest pair stored at TLS. These five > aircraft are the only examples (so far) of DL’s premium A321neo > configuration, with flat beds in F and just 148 seats, versus 191 or 194 > seats i DL’s normal A321neo configuration. More about this configuration: > > https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-a321neo-flat-beds/ > <https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-a321neo-flat-beds/> > > The first of them, N551DT, was delivered on 21 October 2024, ferried > XFW-KEF-MSP two days later, then stored at VCV on 25 October: > > https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/airbus-a321neo-n551dt-delta-air-lines/3wpjoq > > <https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/airbus-a321neo-n551dt-delta-air-lines/3wpjoq> > > I’d guess that the seats aren’t ready, so DL is parking the aircraft until > the interiors are complete and certified. That the most recent two are parked > in Europe may be for tariff reasons or may just be that it was convenient to > keep them there. > > With regard to the engines, DL uses the PW1100G on these aircraft, so they > may simply be taking advantage of the need to park them due to the cabins to > get some spare GTF engines for use on older aircraft. > > -- Karl > >> On Jul 14, 2025, at 10:14 AM, Jack Keady via Mifnet <mifnet@lists.mifnet.com >> <mailto:mifnet@lists.mifnet.com>> wrote: >> >> keady - doesn't Airbus alreadyhave a factory in the US? I'm thinking they >> could expand this to making it a final assembly or whatevr, couldn't they? >> >> Delta strips engines off new Airbus jets to overcome US shortage >> Delta Air Lines Inc. has been cannibalizing new Airbus SE jets in Europe by >> stripping off their engines and using them to get grounded planes in the US >> back into service, as it seeks to overcome a shortage and avoid aircraft >> import tariffs. The airline has been taking US-made Pratt & Whitney engines >> off new European-built A321neos and shipping them back to the States without >> any duties, according to people familiar with the matter. The engine-less >> aircraft, meanwhile, remain in Europe. 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