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Who Owns This Plane?

N981AN

2009 Boeing 737-823

Fixed-wing, multi-engine · serial 29569

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

American Airlines Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1 Skyview Dr MD 8b369, Fort Worth, TX 76155
Fleet: 1,000 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Boeing 737-823
Year built: 2009
Serial number: 29569
Type: Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Land
Engines: 2 × Turbofan · CFM Intl CFM56-7B24/3 · 22,800 lb thrust
Seats: 162
Weight class: 20,000 lb and over
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Apr 14, 2009)
Mode S code: ADAEE8 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 23, 2009 · last FAA action Sep 30, 2023

Past registrations of N981AN

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

Dec 12, 2001 Boeing 737-823 · serial 30897 Boeing Company · Seattle, WA · exported to AUSTRALIA

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

Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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