N530FL

This airframe, registered as N530FL, is an Airbus A321-231 built by Airbus Industrie in 2000 with manufacturer serial number 1153. The aircraft is held under corporate ownership by BANK OF UTAH TRUSTEE, a Salt Lake City, Utah–based entity, and is registered in the US; its ownership has been recorded as institutional/corporate trustee ownership rather than with an operating airline. As a narrow-body, high-density-configured example, this airframe is notable for its registry and title being maintained by a trustee institution rather than an active carrier, which affects leasing, maintenance oversight, and commercial deployment options. No public, alternate operator or distinct valuation record is published beyond its registered corporate ownership and configuration.

The aircraft is fitted with an airline high-density passenger layout and a registered capacity of 379 seats, reflecting a configuration optimized for maximum revenue-seat count rather than premium passenger amenities. Typical mission profiles for this A321-231 airframe would include short- to medium-haul, high-frequency trunk or charter operations within continental range, operated under strict weight-and-balance and turnaround constraints due to the dense seating. Avionics and systems are standard for the A321 Classic series as delivered in 2000, and maintenance considerations for this specific airframe center on older-generation IAE V2533-A5 engines and airframe aging factors typical of early-2000s production Airbus narrow-bodies. The trustee ownership structure can influence scheduling for major checks and parts provisioning due to third-party leasing or asset-management arrangements.

The Airbus A321-231 sits in the A320 family niche as a stretched, higher-capacity narrow-body designed to serve high-density short- to medium-haul markets, competing with variants of the Boeing 737 Classic/NG families for similar missions. Demand for high-density A321s like this example tends to come from charter operators, low-cost carriers, and ACMI lessors seeking seat-mile economies; conversely, resale and lease rates are influenced by interior density, age (year 2000) and engine type (IAE V2533-A5), which can increase maintenance and refurbishment costs compared with newer-engine types. For buyers and asset managers, considerations include the cost of reconfiguring the high-density cabin, scheduling heavy maintenance events on an older airframe, and the logistics of transitioning a trustee-held registration into airline operations.