N389FR

This airframe, registered N389FR, is an Airbus-built narrow-body designated Airbus A320-251N, serial number 10743, completed in 2022. The aircraft is owned and operated by Frontier Airlines (corporation) based in the United States, and it carries a US registration. Delivered new to Frontier in 2022, the airframe entered service directly under the carrier’s single-class configuration and has remained in the airline’s active fleet. No separate registry events or ownership transfers are recorded beyond the initial operator assignment in the supplied data.

The airframe is outfitted in a high-density single-class cabin consistent with Frontier’s typical layout, listed as Y186, optimized for short- to medium-haul low-cost operations. The flight deck uses the Airbus A320 standard glass cockpit with full fly-by-wire control laws, providing the common avionics fit found across the A320neo series. With a maximum practical range of 3,400 nm and cruise speed near 447 kts, this aircraft is employed on dense domestic and regional transcontinental sectors where high seat density and frequent rotations are prioritized. Maintenance and operational considerations for this specific ship follow the common A320neo pattern given its LEAP-1A engines and modern avionics suite, supporting carrier-level fleet commonality and streamlined component logistics.

The Airbus A320-251N airframe represents Airbus’s high-efficiency, single-aisle neo subvariant focusing on operators seeking improved fuel burn and higher passenger density relative to older single-aisle types. With two LEAP-1A26 powerplants producing 27,120 lbf each, the type balances range and thrust for high-utilization point-to-point network roles. Demand from low-cost carriers and network airlines tends to favor this configuration’s 186-seat high-density layout, which influences resale and leasing value profiles through emphasis on high-cycle economics and fleet commonality. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe center on its neo-era engines and avionics, factors that affect lifecycle costs and secondary-market attractiveness.