N17597

This airframe, registered as N17597, is a Boeing 737-9 MAX built by The Boeing Company in 2025 with manufacturer serial number 67742. The airframe is recorded as owned by BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, a corporate trustee based in Salt Lake City, UT, US; the aircraft is held in trust under corporate ownership rather than by an airline operator. The US-registered airframe carries a book value of $130,000,000 and is a contemporary-production MAX variant introduced into service in the mid-2020s. No separate operator or home-base operator is published beyond the registered owner.

The cabin of N17597 is configured for 20 business / 159 economy (179 total) passengers, reflecting a mixed-density layout typical of single-aisle high-capacity operations. As a 737-9 MAX airframe, it is ordinarily equipped with contemporary avionics suites and fly-by-wire enhancements common to the MAX family, though specific avionics fit for this serial is not published. Typical mission profiles for this range and seating capacity include medium- to long-range narrowbody services, point-to-point domestic or transcontinental routes within the Americas, and dense short-haul sectors when deployed by commercial operators. Maintenance considerations for this airframe follow MAX-series OEM schedules and LEAP-1B engine shop visit cycles; as a corporate-trust asset, records and custody are likely managed centrally for leasing or sale disposition.

The Boeing 737-9 MAX occupies the high-capacity end of the 737 MAX family, offering extended range and higher seat counts compared with smaller MAX variants. Its performance—3,550 nm range and 41,000 ft ceiling—positions it to compete with Airbus A321neo variants for medium- to long-range single-aisle routes. Demand in the sale and lease market favors such high-capacity MAX types for airlines seeking fuel-efficient replacements for older 737 Classics and NGs; resale and maintenance considerations include LEAP engine shop visit costs and adherence to MAX-specific structural inspection regimes. As an asset owned by BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, the aircraft may be intended for lease, financing, or resale rather than direct operator use.