Tail character
Verde the Resplendent quetzal
Frontier's tail art on this aircraft features Verde, a resplendent quetzal.
Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N380FR is a Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-251N, serial 10512, built in 2021. FAA records show it held in trust by Bank of Utah as trustee from 2022, the same structure used for sister ships N379FR, N381FR and N382FR. A snippet places the aircraft arriving in Guatemala City from Miami wearing a tail livery honoring the Resplendent Quetzal, Guatemala's national bird, though the exact naming and date of that livery application are not confirmed beyond the photographer's note. Frontier was the first US carrier to receive an A320neo with CFM Leap-1A engines, and by the time of a later delivery milestone the airline was operating the largest A320neo fleet in the U.S., though it is not confirmed that N380FR itself was part of either specific milestone. Over the observed window the aircraft logged 1,414 flights and 2,568.2 hours, and its most recent known stop was Shreveport Regional (KESF), likely a routine stay in its ongoing rotation.
Livery guess: Frontier Airlines tail livery possibly depicting the Resplendent Quetzal. A snippet describes the aircraft arriving in Guatemala City with a tail design featuring Guatemala's national bird
Sister ships
- N305FRU.S. registration ended, Aug 2026
- N7581Exported to Bermuda, May 2021
- N576AEExported to Bermuda, Apr 2021
- N379FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)1281 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N381FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)1336 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N382FR · Bank of Utah (trustee)1365 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
109 Airbus A320-251N are in the FAA records; 106 still registered; 107 flew in the last year. Most sit with Bank of Utah Trustee (61) and Wilmington Trust Co Trustee (18).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.