N940AS

This article covers the individual airframe registered as N940AS, a Boeing-built widebody with manufacturer designation Boeing 747-437 and construction serial number 28094, completed in 1996. The airframe is recorded in US registry and is owned by SOLOVIEV FOUNDATION (a corporation based in New York, NY), reflecting a corporate ownership profile rather than an airline operator. The registry summary lists the aircraft as registered as a passenger 366-seat configuration, and the record emphasizes the airframe's passenger certification and corporate custodianship rather than commercial line service. Condition and valuation details are not published in the provided registry data.

The airframe is maintained on the US registry as a passenger-configured aircraft with a certified capacity of 366 seats, and the registry summary explicitly notes this cabin layout. Operationally, the combination of a long-range capability of 7,260 nm and a cruise speed around 493 kts positions the airframe for extended transoceanic passenger missions when deployed in its certified configuration. As a corporate-owned asset based in New York, NY, operator activities would typically be coordinated from a US home base; specific operator or charter schedules are not provided. Maintenance considerations for this individual aircraft reflect the heavy-airframe, four-engine architecture and the Pratt & Whitney PW4056 powerplant family’s support requirements as inherent to the type and serial.

As a member of the 747-400 series family, the Boeing 747-437 airframe represented in N940AS combines high passenger capacity (366 seats) with intercontinental range (7,260 nm) and a service ceiling of 43,000 ft, defining its performance niche for large-group, long-haul transport. Competing considerations in the secondhand market for such four-engine, high-capacity passenger aircraft include demand for large charter or special-mission platforms and the maintenance and operational costs associated with older large widebodies. For this specific serial and ownership profile, resale and utilization decisions will hinge on the aircraft’s certified passenger configuration, engine supportability for the PW4056, and the strategic priorities of the corporate owner, SOLOVIEV FOUNDATION.