Heritage livery
Allegheny heritage livery
American Airlines paints one aircraft in the colors of Allegheny Airlines, a predecessor of US Airways. The livery moved from an A319 to an A321 in 2023.
Since Oct 2023 · Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N579UW is an Airbus A321-231, serial 6100, built in 2014 and delivered new to US Airways Inc, which held its registration from 2014 until late 2015. The tail then passed to American Airlines Inc, where it remains registered today. According to Simple Flying's coverage, the aircraft rolled out of the paint hangar in Amarillo, Texas, wearing the Allegheny Airlines logo and a blue stripe across the fuselage, part of American's heritage livery program. The same report notes the airframe was originally ordered by US Airways in 1997. Over the observed window the jet logged 1,145 flights and 2,648.1 hours, with recent stops including four days at KDFW and an ongoing stay at KGEG.
Livery guess: Allegheny Airlines heritage livery. Simple Flying reported N579UW rolled out of the Amarillo paint hangar carrying the Allegheny Airlines logo and blue stripe
Sister ships
- N115NN · American Airlines1074 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Aug 27
- N581UW · American Airlines1229 flights since Oct, last seen Oct 10
- N578UW · American Airlines1106 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N576UW · American Airlines1089 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N582UW · American Airlines1172 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Aug 28
- N113AN · American Airlines747 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
44 Airbus A321-231 are in the FAA records; 31 still registered; 31 flew in the last year. Most sit with American Airlines Inc (17) and Jetblue Airways Corp (5).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.