The Beginning of Airbus A321-200 Era in Delta Airlines

N301DN, Delta Airlines’ first Airbus A321-200 aircraft during the test flight at Hamburg

Delta Airlines will take the delivery of its first Airbus A321-200 aircraft. The aircraft was registered as N301DN and MSN 6923 in Hamburg on 16 March 2016. N301DN will be ferried today, on 17 March 2016 to the home base of Delta Airlines, Atlanta.


This aircraft is the first of forty-five Airbus A321-200 aircraft ordered by Delta Airlines in 2013. Delta Airlines configured with 192 seats, consisting 20 first class seats, 29 economy comfort seats, and 143 economy seats. This year, Airbus will deliver 14 more Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines. The reason of  Delta Airlines to order 45 Airbus A321-200 aircraft is to replace is aging Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The orders of 45 Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines supposed to be completed in 2018. Now, the delivery of the first Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Delta Airlines will start the Airbus A321-200 era in Delta Airlines. So, congratulations to Delta Airlines and Airbus for the delivery of Airbus A321-200!