Geminijets American Airlines Airbus A321 N580UW 1:400 Diecast Model

1:400 Diecast: American Airlines Airbus A321-231 N580UW "America West Heritage" (Geminijets GJAAL2262)

N580UW is an Airbus A321-231 (MSN 6133) delivered to American Airlines on June 11, 2014, powered by IAE V2533-A5 engines. The aircraft wears the America West Heritage livery, applied when American Airlines rolled out N580UW from the Amarillo paint shop in October 2023 as part of a series paying tribute to predecessor carriers absorbed into the American Airlines Group. America West Airlines merged into US Airways in 2007; US Airways then merged into American in 2015, making this a two-merger-deep heritage scheme.

Livery & Visual Details

The livery combines American Airlines' current branding on the forward fuselage with the legacy America West identity at the rear and tail. White upper fuselage transitions to dark teal along the underside, separated by a thin red pinstripe. The vertical stabilizer is dark teal with a light wavy overlay and the prominent red "W" logo — the signature mark of America West / US Airways. The same red "W" appears on the teal engine cowlings. "American" in current AA typography runs forward, and registration N580UW with "AIRBUS A321" type designation is lettered aft. Sharklets are fitted, with teal tips and red trim on the leading edge.

Model Craft & Collectability

Geminijets' GJAAL2262 at 1:400 captures the colour boundary precision that makes this heritage scheme challenging: the teal-to-white transition, the wavy tail pattern, and the red pinstripe. The America West Heritage livery was applied to a single A321, making N580UW the only example flying this scheme.

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