N979TW

This airframe, registered as N979TW, is a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) built in 1999 with manufacturer's serial number 53629. It is listed in the US registry and is owned by JETRAN LLC, an LLC based in Horseshoe Bay, TX, US. The airframe carries a typical late-production MD-80 family configuration and has been maintained to conventional airline standards; no public record of extraordinary incidents or ownership disputes is provided in the supplied data. The current registration and ownership indicate it is operated or managed from a Texas base under US registry oversight.

The cabin of this specific MD-83 follows a typical airline layout — examples cited include ~16F/124Y although configurations have varied by operator; this airframe may therefore be presented in a single-aisle, mixed-class airline seating plan. Avionics are listed as a typical Collins/Honeywell airline fit consistent with standard MD-80 family equipment, supporting airline operational requirements and conventional flight-deck workflows. With a cruise speed of 430 kts and a range of 2,550 nm, this airframe is well suited to short- to medium-haul scheduled services, charter missions, or corporate-operated group transport from its Horseshoe Bay, TX base. Maintenance considerations align with the MD-80 lineage and the JT8D-219 powerplants, which have known overhaul and support cycles typical of mature narrowbody platforms.

As an MD-83 (a DC-9-83 variant), this airframe sits within a family known for efficient short- to medium-range trunk routes and robust operational economics for its era. It competes in secondary markets against later-generation single-aisle types for buyers seeking lower acquisition cost and proven low-altitude performance rather than newest-generation fuel efficiency. Demand from buyers and charter operators tends to emphasize airframe condition, engine time, and avionics standardization; resale and maintenance considerations for this aircraft focus on lifecycle costs associated with the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines and availability of parts for the mature MD-80 fleet.