[ACARS] New Regs in Almere 030522

[Matthias Bludau]

> 10:48 || F-OMEB =3D A330-243 (*1) || ME0201 =3D BEIRUT - LONDON LHR
Hi Hans,
that's indeed S/N 529. Here your source is right.

> 11:14 || D-AVZU =3D A321-111 (*2) || ME1977 =3D HAMBURG XFW -=20
> HAMBURG XFW
> (*2)=3DC/n 519, Ex HB-IOB, Source: idem
Here your source is wrong. Airbus has reserved a set of german
registrations for the new production airplanes, and this is
one of them:
D-AVZA..D-AVZZ    A321
D-AVYA..D-AVYZ    A319
D-AVWA..D-AVWZ    A319
D-AVXA..D-AVXZ    A321
D-AUAA..D-AUAZ    A318

You won't find them on used planes. D-AVZU was indeed on HB-IOB
before it was delivered but that's a long time ago. D-AVZU is
carried now by brand new A321-231 S/N 1977, which is to be
delivered to Middle East Airways (hence the ME airline code)
as F-ORMI in a few days.

> 16:57 || D-AVZK =3D A321-131 (*3) || WS1970 =3D ???? - ????
Another false assumption:

This is A321-231 S/N 1970, soon to be delivered to Livingston
(an airline derived from Lauda Air Italy recently) as I-LIVB.
WS is the Airbus two letter code for GECAS, the lessor of the
plane.

Hope that helps

Matthias