Heritage livery
AirCal heritage livery
American Airlines honors AirCal, which it acquired in 1987, with a heritage livery on a 737-800.
Since Nov 2015 · Confirmed Sep 28, 2026
Airframe story
N917NN is a Boeing 737-823 (serial 29572), built in 2013 and delivered to American Airlines on February 14, 2013. FAA registry records show Boeing holding the aircraft before the trustee arrangements began, with Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA as trustee from 2013, Wells Fargo Trust Co NA also listed as trustee from 2013, and Bank of Utah as trustee from 2020 onward, which remains the current owner of record. Over the past year the aircraft logged 1,298 flights and 2,509.9 hours, with recent stops including Phoenix, LaGuardia, Dallas-Fort Worth, and a nine-day stay at Amarillo. Sister airframes from the same production block, such as N913NN, N919NN, and N922NN, remain active in the American Airlines fleet with similar flight volumes at hubs like Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Baltimore.
Livery guess: AirCal heritage livery (American Airlines). Draft material references the aircraft having appeared in a special AirCal heritage scheme, though this is not confirmed by the provided snippets.
Sister ships
- N919NN · Bank of Utah Owner (trustee)1445 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N913NN · Bank of Utah (trustee)1395 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N922NN · Bank of Utah (trustee)1408 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N871NN · Wilmington Trust (trustee)1231 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 8
- N874NN · Bank of Utah (trustee)1276 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
- N877NN · Bank of Utah (trustee)1174 flights since at least Oct 2025, last seen Oct 10
278 Boeing 737-823 are in the FAA records; 278 still registered; 277 flew in the last year. Most sit with American Airlines Inc (125) and Wilmington Trust Co Trustee (91).
From the FAA registry and observed flights. Inferences are labeled; outside facts are cited.