Continuity mistake: In the scene where the passengers board the plane at the beginning, the aircraft is a Boeing 737, noticeable by the crew jumpseats located by the entrance door. But the first scene you see where the aircraft is in flight, the aircraft changes to a Widebody Airbus, possibly an A310, noticeable by the different style of winglets that Airbus uses compared to that of Boeing. (00:02:15)
Continuity mistake: At the start as we see the victim on the plane, we see a blonde woman sat in the middle seat 2 rows in front of his row. When he gets up to stretch his legs, this blonde woman has now changed to a Chinese one. (00:02:45)
Continuity mistake: When the first victim stands up to stretch his legs, he grabs the seat in front of him and his arm is bent. When the shot changes his arm is now straight and he's holding the middle of the seat not the edge. (00:03:00)
Continuity mistake: When Dean says he's going to talk to Amanda to get a grip on her mental state he has his head back on the seat and is looking straight ahead. When the shot changes he's now looking at Sam. (00:27:20)
Answer: Angel blades come from angels. It's their angelic magic that makes it special. Therefore, an archangel blade is made magical with the powers of an archangel. They couldn't have just created one or used one, as none of them are archangels.