I always liked that America West livery, it was so 1990's. The A319 you were on (N838AW) was manufactured in 2005, and I was trying to figure out if it came out of the factory with that paint, or was repainted later by American back to the retro paint. I only flew on AW a few times in the early 2000's, they were one of the original "low cost" carriers in the U.S. Experience was mixed, they weren't known to be the greatest airline. In 2000, flew from PHL to SNA via connection in LAS, and the plane for the connecting flight was about 2 hours late. Although I believe they were one of the first to eliminate the Saturday night stayover requirement for low fares, which I think was a good thing. I think they picked up some business travel when they did this. I have flown in and out of TUL many times, made the TUL to DFW flight a few times myself when on AA. Years ago, I remember an AA flight from DFW to TUL on a DC-10 with about 30 pax on board. They used the DFW-TUL route to ferry the wide bodies to the AA maintenance base in TUL, they probably still do this.
@UltimateAviator
4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the work you do, so we can enjoy the awesome content. Hats off to you and thank you, happy landings! ✈❤✈❤✈❤✈❤✈
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend! I really appreciate that.
@zf5167
3 жыл бұрын
awesome video! what a nice aircraft! greetings from new zealand
@sla31
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for watching, and greetings back to you from the heartland of the US. Kansas is where I call home.
@nickgresla234
Жыл бұрын
The A/P disconnect tone at 59:46 👌👌👌
@PHXPlanespotter
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! That's sweet, it's my old hometown airline livery! America West:)
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend! Hopefully I'll be lucky enough to fly more of the heritage liveries in the future! Thanks for watching man!
@PHXPlanespotter
4 жыл бұрын
@@sla31 the PSA one flies in and out of PHX everyday. It's an A320-200. Have it on my second to last video on my channel
@Blueman1018
4 жыл бұрын
Skylite Productions I hoping for you to. Do TWA one
@MadeiraAirport
4 жыл бұрын
Really nice video, awesome views on takeoff and landing!
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend!
@MadeiraAirport
4 жыл бұрын
@@sla31 You welcome!
@Justathought81
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, awesome flight!
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
And thank you for watching!
@Holger-ki2cc
4 жыл бұрын
Top Video and a real "Butter" Landing😃👍
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend!
@HaydenMSanders
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!! Cool livery!! :)
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my friend!
@pilotincmnd1867
4 жыл бұрын
Super video my friend have flown that route many times!!!
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Me too my friend. In fact I've flown it three times in the last two weeks. I was lucky enough, again, to get the Astrojet on it last week! Thanks for watching!
@taxiviaalfa
2 жыл бұрын
I love the IAE V2500 :)
@billnict1
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video! My wife just flew on N838AW this morning from ICT to DFW....
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I saw some photos pop up on some DFW spotting pages of N838AW yesterday. I wonder if it was her flight? Thanks for watching my friend!
@glenabsolum778
4 жыл бұрын
super smooth landing ...
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my friend!
@leezinke4351
4 жыл бұрын
Now that is a beautiful livery! 😊
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
It is indeed! I love that American showcases the liveries of the airlines that have helped make American what it is today. More airlines should do this!
@leezinke4351
4 жыл бұрын
Skylite Productions true that and America West used to be my hometown in Arizona 😊
@myrjer
4 жыл бұрын
Nice touch on the landing.
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my friend!
@JustAnAverageTraveler
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful views from the America West Heritage A319! How much time to you think you’ve spent holding a camera to the window? Big like from me!
@jcspotter7322
4 жыл бұрын
Probably used a gopro with a suction cup
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Oh way more than I'd like to admit. Just the last two weeks it's hours worth. Josh, although I do have a suction cup mount for both my GoPro and iPhone, I don't use them. I want to have ultimate control over the footage at all times, and I can't get that with a suction cup mount. I hold the camera by hand at all times to make sure I"m getting the best possible footage. Thanks for watching guys!
@michaelchamberlain1441
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I think it's great as well I've got an America West 737 model
@JoeDFWAviation
4 жыл бұрын
Skylite Productions I use a suction cup mount on my old iPod touch 5 and this allows me to use my iPhone for taking still photos. It does restrict me being able to control how I want the camera positioned like you said. But again, it frees me to be able to use my phone for still photos and flight tracking
@stormbytes
3 жыл бұрын
Wow.. I can't believe how many great shots of the cabin you took in this video! Why do you never take shots like this anymore?
@josephocampo5425
4 жыл бұрын
Smooooth landing
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
It was indeed! Thanks for watching man!
@AirplaneModeChannel
4 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I love the color of the aircraft :) Did they paint the aircraft for a specific reason?
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they did. This is the, now defunct, America West Airlines livery. It is part of American’s “heritage” livery series where they’ve painted a number of planes in the liveries of the airlines they’ve absorbed over the years. Other heritage liveries that American has include TWA, Piedmont, PSA, and others.
@Blueman1018
4 жыл бұрын
Skylite Productions think the TWA one should have been more 0f TWA original white not the current way it is
@shauncleary4506
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👍👍
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my friend!
@CosbyTheCaterpillar
4 жыл бұрын
Just found out today that I'm going to be flying Southwest Airlines from DAL-OKC. I'm hoping I get to fly on a state paint design or one of the desert gold planes. Speaking of, incredibly lucky you got to fly on a heritage American Airlines plane. I can't help but wonder if some of those grounds crews are thinking "Oh look at this, I get to work with a heritage plane today!" lol
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
The ground crews definitely noticed. I saw several of them taking pictures on their phones. Fun fact. I flew this route again last week and was lucky enough to get the Astrojet! I hope you get one of the special liveries! Thanks for watching my friend!
@bigd-1-channel514
4 жыл бұрын
America West Livery, Fog in vents due to humidity, grounded Max 8's, very talkative female sitting closeby, nice and sunny at FL220, LOL, pushing credit card sales in flight, there was severe weather and tornado warnings on this day, you got in before the bad weather. Nice flight. BTW, I flew on America West when it still was America West.
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
This flight had it all didn't it? I never had the pleasure to fly America West. Of course, being from the midwest, they didn't really have much of a presence here. Thanks for watching my friend!
@TheoneandonlyEETFUK
3 жыл бұрын
I miss the AW font
@lol-ug2ry
4 жыл бұрын
V2524=Noisy & Cool Engine
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed! Thanks for watching man!
@Jraptorblue8465
Жыл бұрын
Is that american airlines america west
@sla31
Жыл бұрын
Yes, this was a flight on their America West heritage A319.
@erik_griswold
4 жыл бұрын
Was this aircraft ever painted into a USAirways livery?
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
No, this aircraft has never worn anything but the America West colors. It was delivered new to America West in 2005, and then US Airways titles were added to the heritage livery when America West and US Airways merged in 2006. Then of course, the titles were changed again to American Airlines around 2014. So, with the exception of the titles, this aircraft has worn the American West livery for its entire life.
@benimadmhickimse9844
3 жыл бұрын
I am a little confused. Do American Airlines have this different livery🙄🤔
@sla31
3 жыл бұрын
American only has one standard livery, but has select aircraft painted in the liveries of the airlines American has absorbed over the years. This aircraft wears the America West Airlines colors, and is listed as American’s “America West Heritage Special Livery.” It’s basically a tribute to an airline that no longer exists, but helped build American to what it is today. They also have heritage liveries for TWA, PSA, Piedmont, AirCal, US Airways, Reno Air, and more.
@antoniocarlossilva4028
4 жыл бұрын
Good morning my friend! How are you?
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
I'm doing well my friend. How about you? Thanks for watching!
@matthewroy1993
4 жыл бұрын
I notice a lot of condensation in the cabin.
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
It was a very humid morning. A lot of condensation everywhere. Thanks for watching man!
@dumitrulangham1721
4 жыл бұрын
America west is defunct? 😍👍👏😍👏
@erik_griswold
4 жыл бұрын
America West is still flying as “American”
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. America West is now defunct. Technically still flying as part of American like Erik says, but their operating certificate is long gone, so as of 2005 they became US Airways, and then American in 2013. Thanks for watching guys!
@brethammett9549
4 жыл бұрын
Gulfport Mississippi?
@sla31
4 жыл бұрын
No. This flight was from Tulsa (TUL) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Thanks for watching!
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