N728NK

The airframe bearing tail number N728NK is an Airbus A321-271NX (A321neo) built in 2024 with manufacturer serial number 11881. The aircraft is owned by WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE, a corporate trustee located in Wilmington, DE, US, and is marked on the US registry (US) following its manufacture. Valued at $62,400,000, this airliner was produced by Airbus S.A.S. and configured in a high-density single-class cabin for operator-specific service. Ownership is recorded under a corporate trust, reflecting a financial or leasing arrangement commonly used for large commercial narrowbodies.

This specific A321neo is fitted with a high-density single-class cabin, approximately 246 seats, reflecting an operator-configured layout optimized for maximum passenger capacity. Typical mission profiles for the airframe, given its 4,000 nm range and efficient IAE PW1133GA-JM propulsion, include medium- to long-range short-haul and transcontinental services where high-density seating is required. Avionics and systems conform to the A321-271NX standard production fit from Airbus S.A.S., and maintenance considerations align with operator-driven heavy-utilization cycles associated with dense single-class configurations. As a US-registered aircraft owned by a corporate trustee, it may be subject to structured leasing arrangements and standard US maintenance and regulatory oversight.

The Airbus A321-271NX (A321neo) to which N728NK belongs occupies a niche as a high-capacity, fuel-efficient narrowbody serving dense short- to medium-haul routes and some transcontinental sectors. It competes with high-density variants of the Boeing 737 MAX family and other A320neo-family configurations for airlines seeking seat-mile cost advantages. Demand in the market favors high-density operators and low-cost carriers that exploit the A321neo’s range (4,000 nm) and cruise performance (447 kts), while resale and maintenance considerations are influenced by the airframe’s heavy-seat configuration and corporate ownership structure.