N8616C

This airframe, registered as N8616C, is a Boeing 737-800 built in 2013 with manufacturer serial number 36914. The aircraft is owned by Southwest Airlines Co., a corporation headquartered in Dallas, TX, US, and operates within Southwest’s U.S. network under a U.S. registration. Public registry notes and specific valuation or condition assessments for this tail number are not published. The airframe’s ownership history is straightforward, remaining with the named corporate owner since delivery; any notable registry actions or transfers have not been disclosed in the provided data.

The cabin for this specific Boeing 737-800 is configured as a single-aisle, 175-seat high-density economy layout matching Southwest’s 'Heart' / Evolve interior package with Meridian-style seats. Typical mission profiles for this airframe, given its 3,115 nm range and 444 kt cruise, are short- to medium-haul domestic and near-international trunk routes operated from Southwest’s Dallas base and other U.S. airports. Avionics fit and specific maintenance records for this tail number are not published in the supplied data. Operational considerations for this airframe include fleet-common maintenance practices tied to the widespread CFM56-7B engine family and the airline’s standard heavy-cycle utilization of high-density 737-800s.

The Boeing 737-800, represented by this airframe N8616C, occupies the single-aisle short- to medium-range market niche with a balance of payload and range suited to high-frequency carrier networks. Competing models in the same market segment include variants of the Airbus A320 family; the 737-800’s appeal to operators like Southwest lies in seat density and fleet commonality. Resale and maintenance considerations for this model emphasize the large installed base of CFM56-7B engines and airframe support infrastructure, which generally sustains demand in secondary markets, though specific valuation for this serial is not published.