During my last (RW) trip to/from Chicago O'Hare (please see my previous post), I'd travelled in an United Airlines A319. While taxiing within O'Hare, I'd spotted airlines such as Cathay Pacific, ANA, Lufthansa, and Austrian etc. for which I'd shown a few virtual images. These airlines are all well-known and familiar to us. However, liveries/airlines, unknown/unfamiliar, whether, encountered in our virtual world or in the real world, are also fascinating, and even more so, (where did/do they exist, who do/did they serve, and what happened to them etc...?). In our virtual world, when we come across a repainter's image of an unknown airline livery, it's sometimes difficult to tell, right away, if that airline is "active" or "defunct"...In contrast, when an unfamiliar airline is spotted in a (RW) airport, there is no doubt that it must be an active airline...

So, as "my" (United) A319 had neared the arrival gate, there was another Airbus A319, of an unfamiliar (to me) livery, preparing for pushback, nearby. The a/c (prominently) displayed its carrier's name...in bold (black) lettering, on its front fuselage..."volaris"..., a name I vaguely recalled, but, was not familiar with...[Side Note: Visually speaking, the A319 appears similar to, but "stockier" than, the A320, because, though its fuselage height/width are identical to that of the A320, it's 12 feet shorter in length. Another prominent visual differentiator is the presence of only one over-wing window exit (on either side), see shots below, while the A320 has two.] 

Volaris (airline) is a leading Mexican LCC, based in Mexico City. It's actually the country's second largest airline after Aeroméxico. And the word "Volaris", by itself, in Spanish, is said to have no meaning, but, it's derived from "volar" (= to fly). The Volaris logo (see shots, below), since its launch in 2005, has been a colorful, pixelated star against a black background. It represents the north star, Polaris, from which (latter part of) the airline's name is derived.

Here are a few noteworthy facts about this airline:

1. Founded in 2005, initially for domestic operations, Volaris, later, expanded to intl. routes, and, indeed, began non-stop flights between Mexico City and Chicago/O'Hare on December 17, 2013. 
2. It is one of few airlines which expect to make a profit in 2021, amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and, has received several awards and recognitions for rapid and effective implementation of COVID-19 biosecurity protocols on their flights.
3. For A320neo flyers, here,...🙂..., Volaris became the first North American operator of the Airbus A320neo in September 2016. As a side note, Lufthansa was the first (worldwide operator) to introduce A320neo in January of the same year (2016).
4.  Volaris has one of the youngest fleets in the Americas, averaging just over 5 years, and, every new plane, in its fleet, has a person's name on it (see below).
5. As of November 2021, the Volaris has 4 A319s in its fleet, and, the one you see below, "XA-VOB" (Bruno) was their very first A319, having already served, with them, for more than 12 years since 2006 (appearing in-operatve now). And, I'm not sure, who of the other 3 (Colina/Emilio/Ixchel), I'd seen and greeted...🙂...Note, below, that, within their 4 A319 siblings, Volaris has used the first letter of the name as the last letter of the (respective) Reg. ID., and also, admiringly, has maintained gender-parity...(two boys and two girls)...🙂...

XA-VOB (Bruno) / Boy
XA-VOC (Colina) / Girl
XA-VOE (Emilio) / Boy
XA-VOI (Ixchel) / Girl

For my flight, I've uploaded a flight plan for (Chicago (KORD) -> Mexico-City (MMMX)) into the MCDU, and have included, below, just a few sample images, till liftoff.... On the ND flight plan display, you can see JOT Navaid (VOR JOT/Joliet) as the first WPT straight up ahead on the route (lift off being from Rwy 22L). Joliet is a township, ~30 miles SE of Chicago (downtown), and one, through which, for about a year, in the (long) past, I used to drive through, on regular basis. Past the Joliet VOR, per this flight plan, the plane would fly on south/southwest, for the rest of the ~1,700 miles to Mexico City.

Hope you enjoy these few (interior/exterior) pictures of the Volaris Airbus A319 (Bruno)...!!

[Aerosoft (A319-IAE), Volaris repaint from the AS Community Forum, thankfully already thought out by a painter, to match my (actual and fortuitous) sighting]

Very nice shots!

Wonderful pics 👍🏽

cheers 😉

Beautiful pics. And nice to learn about an airline that I was completely unfamiliar with.

***Wonderful Series***

Hi Alaska738, pmplayer, duesenwerni, and Patrick et al:

Thanks...!!

Appreciated the comments...!