IPad Air (1st generation)

The iPad Air is the 1st-generation of the iPad Air series, designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on October 22, 2013, and was released on November 1, 2013. It was discontinued with the launch of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro on March 21, 2016.

Features
The iPad Air features a thinner design with similarities to the contemporaneous iPad mini 2 with the same 64-bit Apple A7 processor with the M7 motion coprocessor.

Availability
The 1st-generation iPad Air became available in November 2013 from AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in the United States. In Canada, the prices and plans were more expensive at carriers Bell, Rogers, Telus, and others.

Discontinuation
The thinner iPad Air 2, was announced on October 16, 2014 and was released on October 22. However, the original iPad Air continued to be sold at discount until March 21, 2016.

Aftermarket support
and units continue to be available through 3rd-party sources. However, user reviews of the older iPad Air have trended negative as it is considered obsolete, with operating system support limited to iOS 12.5.4. It does not support the iPadOS operating system that was released in September 2019.