N230AC

This entry covers airframe N230AC, an Airbus-built single-aisle delivered in 2008 with manufacturer serial number 3667. The aircraft is a Airbus A320-214 registered in the US and currently documented under the corporate lessor BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE (Salt Lake City, UT), a holding arrangement that suggests financier ownership rather than direct airline operation. The listing under a trustee corporation indicates a lease-backed or asset-managed status rather than operator control. Operator and primary home base are Not published. No public registry actions or specific valuation/condition notes beyond trustee ownership are published.

The cabin is fitted in a Typical Avianca single-aisle layout, approximately 12 Business / 168 Economy in the commonly reported 180-seat configuration, although the specific seat map for this airframe is reported as 182 seats in some records, reflecting a high-density or mixed layout variant. Typical mission profiles for this A320-214 include short- to medium-haul trunk and regional international routes within the aircraft’s 3,347 nm range and cruise at 447 kts; these missions favor high-utilization schedules under lease or remarketing arrangements when owned by financial trusts. Avionics fit is consistent with production-standard A320 family equipment for the 2008 line, and maintenance considerations for a trustee-owned A320 typically emphasize leasing-condition checks and records conformity for redelivery—specific maintenance status for this airframe is Not published.

The Airbus A320-214 sits squarely in the narrow-body, single-aisle market niche for high-frequency short- to medium-haul operations, competing primarily against Boeing 737-700/800 variants and later A320neo models. With twin CFM56-5B4/3 engines and a service ceiling of 39,000 ft, this generation balances fuel efficiency and operational flexibility for dense short routes. In the resale and leasing market, 2008-production A320s commonly appeal to carriers seeking cost-effective capacity or to lessors managing fleet transitions, but they face accelerated competition from re-engined neo models and associated maintenance and refurbishment costs when prepared for redelivery or exit from trust ownership.