Brand: Hogan Wings

Model: 11427, Starlux Airlines "STARLUX", Airbus A321neo (Reg:B-58201)

Material: Plastic

Type: Civilian Aircraft

Scale: 1/200

Length: 22.2cm, Wingspan:17.9cm, Height:5.9cm

[Stock Available. Original, Brand new and unused]

Features:

- Display Stand and Landing Gear are included

- SNAP Together Model

- Highly detailed superior graphics

- Simple snap-fit construction

- No painting required

- Recommended Age Range: 14 years & Up

- Country/Region of Manufacture: China

Background:

Starlux Airlines (Chinese: 星宇航空, styled STARLUX) is a Taiwanese full service carrier headquartered in Taipei. It was established in 2018 by Chang Kuo-wei, who also served as Captain of its maiden flight on 23 January 2020. Starlux is currently one of three major international airlines operating in Taiwan, along with China Airlines and EVA Air. Taoyuan International Airport is its hub airport.

The company name "STARLUX" is derived from the Chinese character "星宇," named by the founder Chang Kuo-wei. The character "星" (star) refers to his father, Chang Yung-fa, founder of the Evergreen Group, who used to navigate by looking at the stars before the advent of GPS. The character "宇" (universe) reflects Chang Kuo-wei's own aspirations. Together, these characters symbolize the company's hope to soar into the universe without limits.

On 25 October 2019, the airline's first aircraft, an Airbus A321neo, was delivered from Hamburg, Germany, before the plane arrived at the airline's hub at Taoyuan International Airport on 29 October after making stops in Dubai and Bangkok. On 10 December 2019, Starlux received its air operator's certificate (AOC) from the Taiwanese Civil Aeronautics Administration, followed by the formal opening of reservations on 16 December 2019 for the start of services the following month.

The Airbus A321neo is a narrow-body single-aisle airliner created by Airbus. The A321neo (neo being an acronym for "new engine option") was developed from the Airbus A321 and is part of the Airbus A320neo family, alongside the A319neo and A320neo, being the longest member of the family. It typically seats 180 to 220 passengers in a two-class configuration, with up to 244 passengers in a high-density arrangement.

The A321neo was announced by Airbus in December 2010, as an improvement and replacement to the A321ceo. Fitted with new engines and sharklets as standard, the A321neo has the longest fuselage of any Airbus narrow-body airliner in commercial use. Available with either CFM International LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines, Airbus advertises a 20% increase in fuel efficiency per passenger, with 500 nautical miles (930 km; 580 mi) more range, or 2 tonnes (4,400 lb) more of payload. Boeing introduced a new generation of their competing narrowbody family, the 737 MAX, nine days before the introduction of the A321neo.