N998AL

This entry concerns airframe N998AL, a Bombardier Aerospace (Learjet) Learjet 45 bearing serial number 592. The airframe is registered in the United States and is owned by the corporate entity JHL MANAGEMENT LLC, located in Bridgeport, NY, US; the registry lists the owner as a corporation. Registered ownership by JHL MANAGEMENT LLC is the primary recorded custodial event for this aircraft. Valuation records associate this specific airframe with an estimated market value of $2,400,000, reflecting typical condition and equipment for a Learjet 45 of its vintage.

The cabin for this individual Learjet 45 is recorded on the registry as having 12 seats, although a typical executive interior for the model is an 8–9 place layout; the exact individual interior configuration for N998AL is not published beyond the registry count. Avionics fit for the series is commonly the Honeywell Primus 1000 suite, and this airframe is noted as having the typical Learjet 45 avionics fit for dispatch and high-altitude operations. Operationally, the airframe’s 1,968 nm range and 445 kt cruise speed position it for transregional business missions and time-sensitive executive transport from its Bridgeport, NY base, often on point-to-point flights where speed and climb capability to a 51,000 ft ceiling are advantageous. Maintenance considerations align with twin Honeywell TFE731-20 engine support and the airframe’s light-business-jet structural inspection cycles.

The Bombardier Learjet 45 family occupies the light-to-mid-size business jet niche offering high cruise speed and fast climb to high altitudes, exemplified by N998AL’s 51,000 ft ceiling and 445 kt cruise. Competing models in the same mission space include late-model Cessna Citations and older Gulfstream entry-level jets; buyer and charter demand for well-equipped Learjet 45s remains focused on operators valuing speed and runway performance. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe reflect the need for ongoing Honeywell TFE731 engine support, avionics modernization potential (for typical Honeywell Primus 1000 installations), and market sensitivity to interior configuration differences such as the registry-listed 12-seat arrangement versus the more common executive 8–9 place layout.