VH-UYN

Alliance Airlines' VH-UYN (msn 19000095) is returning to Australia after maintenance work at SJO. This ERJ-190AR is being ferried by Southern Cross International as SXI2632 from SJO to BNE, with stops at SDM, JRF, and PPG. Its overnight stop at JRF is scheduled for tonight. VH-UYN stopped through JRF on 25 August en route to SJO.

Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors Team Charter

The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors have chartered a Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N for their road trip to play the Arizona State Sun Devils. N216HA "Māmane" (msn 8471, f/n 216) is flying the 'Bows from HNL to PHX as ASA9681. This A321N will remain at PHX to fly the 'Bows home following the game.

The last time Hawai‘i played Arizona State was in the 2006 Sheraton Hawai‘i Bowl, where Hawai‘i won 41-24.

QantasLink's VH-UYO

Southern Cross International is ferrying QantasLink's ERJ-190AR, VH-UYO (msn 19000098), from BNE to SJO, with stops at APW, JRF, and SDM, flying as SXI2631. It's overnight stop at JRF is tonight.

This E190 stopped through HNL in February 2021, as it was being delivered to Alliance Airlines as N998QQ. In October 2023, VH-UYO was painted in the QantasLink livery, and operated by Alliance Airlines. It's last revenue flight was operated on 25 September 2026.

Upcoming 737MAX Deliveries

With airlines around Asia and Oceania ordering the 737MAX series, a majority of these airliners will stop through Hawai‘i (mainly HNL) during the first segment of their island-hopping delivery flights from Boeing Field (BFI) [map]. Boeing has indicated that the variants will be referred to as the -x without the MAX name, we will do the same.

We have our own Google Sheet that is documenting the 737 information below, as well as 737MAX series deliveries as of 2017, and is continuously updated.

Boeing P-8A Poseidons and E-7A WedgeTails on order for armed forces around the Pacific Rim will be added below when information becomes available.

This post will be continuously updated as we receive new information, and this » symbol notates the newest information per airframe.

According to the PlaneSpotters.net's 737 MAX Production List, RZ Jets 737MAX Production List, and the AirFleets 737NG/MAX Production List, these listed below are the airframes that have begun final assembly, made its first flight from RNT, or are being readied for delivery on the BFI flightline. Those listed "On Order", should make a stopover in Hawai‘i on their first segment out of BFI on their delivery flights. Those listed in the "Delivered" and "Ferried to HSN For Completion", will be listed fore the calendar month. In the past, additional information was also provided by Tyke's Aero Blog, the Boeing Test Flight Google Sheet, and The Boeing Test Flights website.

DELIVERED

FERRIED TO HSN FOR COMPLETION

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ON ORDER

737MAX Series

9429 | JA030A | 63208 | All Nippon Airways (ANA Wings) | -8 | BOE429 « BFI

9716 | JA031A | 68209 | All Nippon Airways (ANA Wings) | -8 « RNT

9734 | VT-XPA | 69312 | Air India Express | -10 | BOE702 « MWH

9747 | JA032A | 68210 | All Nippon Airways (ANA Wings) | -8 « RNT

9764 | VT-XPB | _____ | Air India Express | -10 | BOE703 « BFI

9777 | JA033A | 68211 | All Nippon Airways (ANA Wings) | -8 « RNT

9788 | VT-XPC | _____ | Air India Express | -10 | BOE704 « VCV

9808 | VT-XPE | _____ | Air India Express | -10 | BOE705 « VCV

9819 | VT-XPD | _____ | Air India Express | -10 « RNT

9833 | HS-VZU | 63878 | VietJet Air Thailand | -8 | BOE372 « BFI

9844 | B-22A1 | 64434 | Hainan Airlines | -8 | BOE182 « BFI

9849 | VT-YBU | 67881 | Akasa Air | -8 200 | BOE470 « PAE

9851 | VT-XP_ | _____ | Air India Express | -10 « RNT

9852 | B-____ | 64025 | Shanghai Airlines | -8 | BOE453 « N248BE « BFI »

9856 | HL8766 | 66551 | Jeju Air | -8 | BOE512 « VCV

9857 | HS-VZX | 63880 | VietJet Air Thailand | -8 | BOE375 « BFI

9861 | VT-YBV | 67880 | Akasa Air | -8 200 | BOE471 « BFI

9865 | HL8720 | 63452 | Jin Air | -8 « RNT

9867 | B-____ | 43586 | Hainan Airlines | -8 « RNT »

9881 | HS-VZY | 63881 | VietJet Air Thailand | -8 « RNT »

9890 | VH-T8A | 63879 | VietJetAir Australia | -8 « RNT

9955 | JA035A | 68212 | All Nippon Airways (ANA Wings) | -8 « RNT

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P-8A and E-7A

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MARKS

« Final Assembly / Pre-Flight Prep / First Flight from RNT (Location [IATA])

« Final Assembly / Pre-Flight Prep / First Flight from PAE (Location [IATA])

« Pre-Delivery Customer Acceptance Test Flights / Ready For Delivery (Location [IATA])
« Stored (Location [IATA])

« Duplicate Boeing test flight numbers

° New / Modified Livery
* Special Livery / Markings

~ Grey Tail (Only winglets and rudder painted)

» Boeing registration for ferry to HSN
» New airline and registration after re-market

« Previous airline and registration prior to re-market

« Returned to Boeing, NTU

» New / updated information

LOCATIONS [IATA]
RNT: Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, WA
BFI: King County International Airport - Boeing Field, Seattle, WA

PAE: Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field), Everett, WA

MWH: Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, WA

GEG: Spokane International Airport, Spokane, WA

PDX: Portland International Airport, Portland, OR

VCV: Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA

NIP: Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, FL (P-8As)

GED: Delaware Coastal Airport, Georgetown, DE (BBJs)

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NOTES

In the event that a delivery flight stops through any Hawai‘i airport other than HNL, their IATA airport code will noted after the flight number. 

Due to the order backlog for the 737MAX series, some airframes may deliver from sites other than BFI, and will be noted in the flight number information. 

If an airframe listed is sold or re-marketed to another airline, it will be noted with a » symbol, along with the new airline and registration. If an airframe was acquired from a previous airline, it will be noted with a « symbol, along with the old airline and registration. Should the airframe delivers through Hawai‘i, the information will be revised with the delivery information. If it's not making a delivery flight through Hawai‘i, that listing will not be changed to the new airline, then removed upon its delivery flight. That information will be kept on our Google Sheet.

Delivery flights that go through ANC, KEF, or any other non-Hawai‘i airport, will only be listed on our Google Sheet. Most 737s delivering to airlines in India will deliver east-bound through KEF [Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland] as their first fuel stop. Some 737s delivering to airlines in east Asia (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam) deliver through ANC [Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, AK] for their first fuel stop. Their information here will be deleted upon their delivery flight. In the event that those 737s delivers through Hawai‘i, they will be listed on a post, and on the annual deliveries page.

Some of the deliveries bound for China will ferry to the Boeing China 737 Completion and Delivery Center, at Putuoshan Airport, Zhoushan, China [HSN], will have its own listing above, along with a Boeing test flight number, and a temporary US Boeing registration assigned to the particular airframe. Some may have its full livery painted, and is going to HSN for cabin completion; while others may ferry as a grey tail (only the rudder and winglets painted), that will be fully painted, along with cabin configuration.
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Icelandair's TF-FIC

Icelandair's TF-FIC (c/n 30735, f/n 931) is making a stop at HNL today from LAX as ICE1442. This 757-23N is on a charter flight for Abercrombie & Kent (with a special livery), and the flight originated at KEF yesterday. This 757 will be here for a brief fuel stop before continuing onto RAR.

Alaska Airlines' N532AS

Alaska Airlines is ferrying N532AS (c/n 36346, l/n 3317, f/n 532) from SEA to HNL as ASA1889, as it will be assigned to to fly the supplemental HNL-OGG-HNL service, alongside Hawaiian Airlines. This 737-890 will fly under the ASA14xx flight code during its deployment to HNL, beginning tomorrow.

05 October 2026 UPDATE

N532AS retuned for SEA as ASA90. N535AS (c/n 35200, l/n 3558, f/n 535) will take its place. It appears that Alaska Airlines will rotate out 737-890s, every couple of days, on this supplemental OGG service.

Delta Air Lines' N531DN

Delta Air Lines' Team USA-liveried A350-941, N531DN (msn 755, f/n 3531), made a diversion to HNL early this morning, as it flew from LAX to MEL as DAL11. It's not known when this A350 will continue on. This is N531DN's first appearance at HNL.

02 October 2026 UPDATE

N531DN continued onto MEL as DAL9887.

San José State Team Charter

The San José State Spartans have chartered an Alaska Airlines 737-9 for their road trip to play the Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors. N963AK (c/n 44069, l/n 8553) arrived from SJC as ASA9677, and will remain at HNL. The Spartans and the 'Bows will be playing for the Dick Tomey Legacy trophy.

03 October 2026 UPDATE

The Spartans returned to SJC with the Dick Tomey Legacy trophy in hand, as they held off the Rainbow Warriors with a 20-16. N963AK departed shortly before midnight as ASA9677.

Virgin Australia Regional's VH-E2E

Virgin Australia Regional is taking delivery of VH-E2E (msn 19020236). This E190-E2 is making its delivery flight from SJK to PER, with stops at BGI, OPF, TUS, KOA, NAN, AND BNE, as VOZ9943. The overnight KOA stop will be tonight.

Aloha Airlines' N751AL

Closing out the Aloha Airlines tribute in our quarterly "HNL RareBirds Classic" feature, is Aloha Airlines' 737-7Q8, N751AL "Aukele" (c/n 30674, l/n 1511, f/n 751), seen above climbing out from a Runway 8R departure.

30674's History:

Jun 2004: Delivered to Aloha Airlines as N751AL "Aukele", under lease from ILFC.

May 2008: Leased to Sun Country Airlines as N751AL.

Oct 2008: Leased to Lucky Air as B-5246.

May 2014: Acquired by AerCap, and the lease transferred.

Nov 2016: Leased to Trans Air Congo (TAC) as TN-TAC.

Jly 2018: Leased to IBEX Air Charter as T7-IBX.

Apr 2019: Leased to LAM Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique as C9-BAR.

Mar 2022: Sold to Aergo Capital, the lease transferred.

Nov 2024: Withdrawn from service, and stored at MPM [Lourenço Marquez International Airport, Maputo City, Mozambique].

Mar 2025: Ferried to CDT [Costa Azahar Airport, Castellón de la Plana, Valenciana, Spain] for storage.

Apr 2025: Re-registered as M-ABTR.

PERSONAL NOTE

I rode on N751AL in October 2004 from SNA to HNL, as AAH442. It was a very steep departure out of SNA, as the pilots began throttling up after making the turn from the taxiway leading to Runway 2L. We headed toward the mountains before turning around to head to HNL. On final approach to Runway 8L, the pilots had to make a go-around because the 737 was too high for the approach. The second time was a success. Hard to believe that it was 22 years ago.