N918LS

This article covers airframe N918LS, a 2016-built Learjet 45 with serial number 547. The aircraft is owned by SAMSON ENERGY COMPANY LLC (an LLC based in Tulsa, OK, US), which appears in owner records and registers the jet in the US registry. The airframe’s recorded market valuation is $2,400,000, reflecting its condition and configuration at the time of the last listing. Owner records note the aircraft as a 12-seat transport-class configuration, a detail that has influenced its operational classification and resale considerations.

The cabin of N918LS is described in owner records as a typical double-club executive layout with a forward galley and an aft lavatory, while noting that a 7–9 passenger executive fit is common in the model series, even though this specific airframe is recorded with 12 transport-class seats. Avionics fit is the Honeywell Primus 1000, the typical suite for Learjet 45-series aircraft, supporting business-jet navigation and communication needs. Operational use for this airframe, based on ownership and equipment, is consistent with short-to-medium range corporate transport and energy-sector mission support originating from Tulsa, OK, with typical missions exploiting its high cruise speed and long ceiling for efficient point-to-point flights. Maintenance and amenity considerations follow Learjet 45 norms, with the forward galley and aft lavatory layout favoring executive service but also accommodating the higher-seat transport configuration noted in the records.

The Learjet 45 family occupies the light-to-midsize business jet niche, valued for high cruise speed, a 51,000 ft service ceiling and transcontinental short-range capability; N918LS exemplifies these attributes with a 1,968 nm range and 465 kts cruise. Competing models in similar missions include light-medium jets offering comparable speed and field performance; buyers weigh factors such as avionics suites, engine type—here Honeywell TFE731-20—and interior configuration when assessing resale value. For this airframe, the recorded 12-seat transport-class fit and the Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics are material to maintenance planning and marketability, and its reported valuation of $2,400,000 frames expectations for prospective secondary-market purchasers.