N718NK

The airframe bearing tail number N718NK is an Airbus A321-271NX manufactured by Airbus S A S in 2024, with manufacturer serial number 11872. Ownership is recorded to WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE, a corporate trustee located in Wilmington, DE, US, indicating the aircraft is held in trust rather than directly by an operating airline or private individual. The aircraft carries a United States registration and its reported market valuation is $62,400,000, reflecting a recent-production narrowbody with modern engines and configuration. No other operator or lease history is published in the provided data; the trustee ownership and US registration are the primary registry entries available.

The reported seating configuration for this airframe is C8 / Y227, indicating a two-class cabin with eight premium seats and 227 economy seats for a total of 246 installed passenger positions. With a transcontinental and medium long-range capability of 4,000 nautical miles and a typical cruise speed of 473 knots, the airframe is suited to dense short- to medium-haul, as well as some longer thin transcontinental and international trunk routes. The twin PW1133GA-JM turbofans, each rated at 33,110 lbf of thrust, align with the family’s emphasis on fuel efficiency and lower operating cost per seat. Specific avionics fit, in-service operator, and cabin amenity details beyond the seating breakdown are not published in the supplied data and therefore are not described here.

The Airbus A321-271NX variant sits within the A320neo family niche of high-capacity, single-aisle aircraft designed to replace older A321ceo and competing narrowbodies. With a 246-seat layout and modern PW1133GA-JM engines, it competes with high-density A321neo configurations and stretched narrowbodies from rival manufacturers. Typical market considerations for such a 2024-build airframe include strong demand for replacement and growth fleets, favorable fuel burn for longer single-aisle stages, and resale value supported by a recent build year and full-production specification. Maintenance and remarketing will reflect common A320neo-family support structures, but trustee ownership may affect leasing or operational deployment decisions.