N279AY

This airframe is registered as N279AY, a production Airbus A330-243 built in 2009 with manufacturer serial number 1011. The airframe is registered in the US and is documented as owned by JETRAN LLC, an LLC based in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States — a notable consolidation of civil registry and private ownership. The aircraft is a fixed-wing multi-engine type originally completed in passenger-oriented configurations and later recorded under varying cabin layouts, illustrating adaptability in operator use. Maintenance status and current market valuation are not published in the supplied data.

The recorded cabin history for this airframe shows initial and later production/operator layouts noted as C20Y238 and later C20W21Y206, indicating a conversion from an all-economy or high-density two-class layout toward a mixed three-class arrangement with business and premium seating. Typical mission profiles for this configuration would include long-range, high-capacity passenger services across transoceanic and high-demand trunk routes consistent with the 8,150 nm range and robust cruise performance. Registered ownership by JETRAN LLC in Horseshoe Bay suggests operation or management from a U.S. home base with associated regulatory oversight under U.S. registry. Specific avionics fit and unique cabin amenities are not published in the supplied data; maintenance considerations would focus on Type Certificate requirements for the A330 family and the two Rolls-Royce Trent 772 series engines fitted to this airframe.

The Airbus A330-243 sits within the A330 family as a medium- to long-range widebody, fitting a niche for high-capacity, lower-trip-cost transcontinental and intercontinental services. Competing models include various iterations of the A330neo family and Boeing widebodies serving similar missions; purchase and charter demand typically favor examples with proven two-engine efficiency and large seat counts such as 377 seats in high-density layouts. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe center on engine life for the Trent 772B-60 units, airframe cycle counts since its 2009 manufacture, and the implications of cabin reconfiguration history from C20Y238 to C20W21Y206.