N17402

This airframe, registered as N17402, is a Boeing 737-9 MAX manufactured by Boeing in 2025 with manufacturer serial number 67639. It is owned and operated by United Airlines, Inc. of Chicago, IL, US, with a US registry flag and an ownership record indicating delivery new to the carrier. There are no public records of prior operators or notable registry transfers; the airframe's assessed market value at build is $124,000,000. As a late-production MAX-9 delivered to a major network carrier, the aircraft is configured and maintained to the operator’s fleet standards for scheduled short- to medium-haul service.

The cabin on this airframe follows United’s two-class layout with 20 Business and 159 Economy seats for a total of 179 seats, reflecting the carrier’s configuration priorities for high-density domestic and transcontinental sectors. Typical mission profiles for this configuration include short- and medium-range scheduled routes where the 3,300 nm range and 453 kt cruise speed support both high-frequency domestic rotations and limited longer thin transcontinental segments. Avionics and specific onboard systems adhere to the Boeing 737-9 MAX standard fit for United’s fleet commonality programs; line maintenance and scheduled heavy checks are conducted under the airline’s in-house and approved vendor maintenance regimes. As a new-build aircraft delivered to the operator, the airframe entered operator service with full factory certification and standard warranty coverage.

The Boeing 737-9 MAX sits near the upper end of the single-aisle, narrowbody MAX family, offering increased capacity relative to smaller variants while maintaining fuel-efficient LEAP-1B powerplants. Its performance niche targets airlines seeking higher seat counts without stepping up to widebody types, competing principally with stretched narrowbodies from other manufacturers. Buyer and lease demand for late-production MAX-9s is influenced by fleet commonality, range-capacity balance, and operating economics; resale and maintenance considerations center on life-cycle costs of LEAP-1B engines, airframe utilization, and residual values consistent with the documented $124,000,000 new-build valuation.