Airbus A320-200 | 1994

Airline - Global Airlines
Aircraft - Airbus A320-200 | N501GA
Delivered to Global Airlines, 1994
Stored at Orlando Melbourne International Airport, 2016
Sold to Global Air Finance Co, 2016
Stored at Victorville, 2017
Scrapped at Victorville, 2019
Livery - Standard 1994
Country - United States of America

In 1994, Global Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A320, moving the carrier into a new modern age of aviation. Along with the delivery of this first A320 - N501GA - a new brand identity was introduced, using more serious and professional purple and maroon hues and eliminating the word 'Airlines' in favor of a bold 'GLOBAL' wordmark, emphasizing the worldwide nature of the carrier. At this point in time Global Airlines, with over 600 aircraft, was the biggest airline in the world. To signify its constant efforts to provide the highest possible of quality of service rather than just being the biggest, the phrase 'Global Excellence' was also added to the nose of all aircraft with this rebranding. Additionally, in 1993 Global Airlines had joined the One Sky Alliance (first stylized as and later renamed to OneSky), and to acknowledge this partnership between itself, Royal Airways, Singaporean Overseas Pacific Air Service, and Vienna Airlines, a OneSky logo was placed by the boarding door starting with the 1994 rebranding.

The A320s in their original configuration were fitted with 20 Domestic First seats in five rows with an industry-leading 46" of pitch, while Coach had 120 seats at 33" pitch. They began by operating out of the New York hub, but as deliveries continued quickly spread throughout the domestic and near-international route network.