Tail character
Royal the Harpy eagle
Frontier's tail art on this aircraft features Royal, a harpy eagle.
Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N619FR is an Airbus A321-271NX, serial 11407, delivered new in 2023 and operated by Frontier Airlines, carrying the tail livery name Royal the Harpy Eagle. FAA records show the airframe registered to Wilmington Trust Co as trustee from 2024. In December 2025 the aircraft, operating as Frontier flight F92647 from Cleveland to Atlanta, returned to Cleveland after an engine failure shortly after takeoff and landed without further incident on runway 24R about 20 minutes later, a detail consistent with a nine-day ground stay recorded at KCLE. The aircraft's recent movements also show stops at KDEN, KPHL, TJSJ, and KATL. More broadly, Frontier's new CEO Jimmy Dempsey has been working to reset and stabilize the airline after it reported a $137 million net loss for 2025, with the carrier's fleet of Airbus A320s and A321s operating on leases expiring between 2027 and 2037.
Livery guess: Royal the Harpy Eagle (Frontier Airlines wildlife tail livery). A snippet explicitly ties this aircraft's tail livery name to Frontier Airlines.
Sister ships
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- N706NK · Wilmington Trust (trustee)55 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Nov 5
- N703NK · Wilmington Trust (trustee)66 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 30
- N533DT · Delta Air Lines1180 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
203 Airbus A321-271NX are in the FAA records; 201 still registered; 199 flew in the last year. Most sit with United Airlines Inc (59) and Delta Air Lines Inc (56).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.