N962TW

This airframe, registered as N962TW, is a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 built in 1999 with manufacturer serial number 53612. The airframe is recorded as owned by Wells Fargo Trust Co NA Trustee (a corporate trustee), and the current operator and home base are Not published. No public record of recent notable registry actions or changes of operator is published for this specific tail number; the trustee ownership indicates the aircraft is held in a financial or leasing arrangement rather than by an identified airline operator. Condition and valuation specifics are Not published for this airframe in the supplied data.

The cabin is recorded in an example configuration of C16Y124 (16 business-class and 124 economy-class seats), consistent with a high-density single-aisle layout typical for short- to medium-haul revenue operations. Specific avionics fit and individual operator modifications for N962TW are Not published; as a late-1990s MD-83, this airframe would commonly operate domestic trunk and regional transcontinental sectors within a roughly 2,500 nm mission radius at cruise speeds near 450 kts and typical service ceilings up to 37,000 ft. The trustee ownership suggests the aircraft may be employed under lease to third-party operators or held in storage pending commercial placement, with maintenance and configuration determined by the lessee or asset manager.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 belongs to the MD-80 series family, positioned historically as a short- to medium-range narrowbody with higher passenger capacity than regional jets and lower acquisition cost than contemporary newer-generation single-aisles. With two JT8D-219 engines producing 21,690 lbf each, the type is optimized for straightforward, dense short-to-medium sectors rather than long-range or high-efficiency transcontinental missions. In the secondary market, MD-83s tend to attract operators seeking lower acquisition cost and flexibility for high-density seating configurations, while buyers and lessors account for older-airframe maintenance, parts availability, and fuel efficiency relative to newer competitor models.