American Airlines First A321neo Commercial Aircraft Lands In Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An aviation first happened Friday morning in Pittsburgh.

American Airlines new A321neo commercial aircraft landed at Pittsburgh International Airport on its way from Germany.

And it's here! The first @AmericanAir #A321neo has landed at @PITairport pic.twitter.com/3RLLNcxSYh
— linda (@flylabrock) February 1, 2019

The Airbus A321neo departed Hamburg early Friday morning for the trans-Atlantic flight to Pittsburgh.

Once the plane landed in Pittsburgh, American Airlines technicians will get it ready for customer flights.

The plane is the first of 100 A321neos that American Airlines has ordered.