N932AM, one of American Airlines’ A321s, makes a dusk arrival at San Antonio International Airport. This aircraft was delivered brand new to American just in March this year having been assembled at Airbus’s Mobile, Alabama final assembly line. Just last week American announced they were going to retrofit 92% of their 219-strong fleet of Airbus A321s with larger overhead bins called “Airspace XL” which provide about 40% more space than the current overhead bins in a recognition that more passengers are traveling with carry-on bags than before. The new bins are produced by Airbus and American Airlines is the launch customer for this cabin refit program carried out by Airbus’s newest subsidiary, Services by Airbus. Services by Airbus was created in 2016 to tap into the global commercial aviation post-production service market which is projected to be worth over $3.2 trillion over the next 20 years. Cabin and system upgrades on existing aircraft are seen as a future revenue opportunity with approximately 15-20% of that $3.2 trillion in the North American market alone. All of American’s new build A321s which will be coming primarily from the Alabama final assembly line will have the new Airspace XL bins. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KSAT #SAT #SanAntonio #airport #igTexas #planespotting #Airbus #A321 #American #instagramaviation #Avgeekery #N932AM #splendid_transport #instaaviation #flight #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at San Antonio International Airport)
