N799SW

This airframe, registered as N799SW, is a Boeing 737-7Q8 (737-700) built in 1998 with manufacturer serial number 28209. The aircraft is owned by Wilmington Trust Co Trustee, a corporate trustee based in Wilmington, DE, US, and is registered in the US as a fixed-wing multi-engine category aircraft. The airframe has the high-density Southwest single-class cabin layout installed and is notable for its preservation of that configuration through its documented ownership; the placement under a corporate trustee suggests retention for corporate, leasing, or asset-management purposes rather than immediate airline operation. No separate operator or home base is published in the available data.

The cabin is configured in a high-density single-class layout with 149 seats consistent with the Southwest Airlines passenger-density arrangement common to many 737-700 airframes of this vintage. The aircraft’s mission profile, given its range of 3,445 nm and cruise speed of 443 kts, supports short- to medium-haul point-to-point and high-frequency shuttle operations within continental ranges; typical utilization would include dense domestic routes and frequent daily cycles. Avionics fit and specific maintenance records are not published here, but the twin CFM56-7B engines are a common, well-understood fleet type with established maintenance practices and parts availability. As a corporate-trust-owned airframe, considerations often center on storage, lease transition, or remarketing into secondhand regional or charter use.

The Boeing 737-7Q8 (737-700) occupies the single-aisle narrowbody market niche for operators seeking a balance of capacity and range, exemplified by this airframe’s 149-seat high-density configuration and service ceiling of 41,000 ft. It competes with similar small narrowbodies in the used market where buyers value commonality with larger 737 families and the ubiquity of the CFM56-7B engine. Resale and maintenance considerations for a 1998-built airframe like N799SW typically emphasize airframe cycle life, interior refurbishment from high-density layouts, and forthcoming checks specific to older 737-700 series examples.