Allegiant Air retires the 757

Allegiant Air (US) ended Boeing 757 service, with it's final two aircraft being ferried to Victorville, CA October 31st for storage.

Boeing 757-204 MSN 26963 L/N 450 F/F 4/22/92
Britannia Airways G-BYAD 5/6/92 - 11/1/05
Thomsonfly G-BYAD 11/1/05 - 11/1/08
Thomson Airways G-BYAD 11/1/08 - 11/17/09
Air Finland OH-AFL 3/15/11 - 4/9/12
Allegiant Air N901NV 6/10/12 - 8/31/16
Retired Stuttgart, AR

Allegiant operated six 757s, from July 2011. The entire fleet had been acquired from Thomson Airways in 2010, with Allegiant initially leasing out the aircraft to European airlines. The 757s were primarily acquired for ETOPS service from Las Vegas to Hawaii.

The 757s were Allegiant's first departure from a DC-9/MD-80 fleet, and were subsequently joined by A319s and A320s. The latter types will become Allegiant's core fleet following the MD-80's retirement next year.

Allegiant Air takes delivery of it's first new A320

Allegiant Air (US) took delivery of it's first (of 12) newly manufactured Airbus A320s (MSN 7664 N246NV). This bring's Allegiant's A320 current fleet to 20, with the previous 19 all acquired on the used aircraft market. Until now, all of Allegiant's aircraft have been acquired on the used market.

The airline also currently operates 20 A319s, 2 757-200s and 46 MD-80s. The latter two types of aircraft are being phased out over the next two years, as Allegiant moves to an all Airbus fleet.