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Who Owns This Plane?

N12218

1998 Boeing 737-824

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 28778

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2028.

Registered owner

United Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 233 South Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Fleet: 1,220 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 737-824
Year built: 1998
Serial number: 28778
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · CFM Intl. CFM56 SERIES · 2,200 hp
Seats: 149
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Aug 13, 1998)
Mode S code: A05DBC (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 9, 2018 · last FAA action Jun 3, 2023

Past registrations of N12218

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Nov 1, 1938 Robert Boynton ALBATROSS GLIDER · serial 2 Andrew Flicker · Clearwater, CA

What a Boeing 737 Next Generation looks likePhoto of a Boeing 737 Next Generation, not this aircraft: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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