AeroMéxico's N966AM

AeroMéxico's 787-8 Dreamliner, N966AM (c/n 35311, l/n 155), has made a stop from ICN, as it ferries to MEX (via NRT and HNL) as AMX9870.

N966AM was delivered to AeroMéxico in March 2014 under lease from AerCap.

AeroMéxico's XA-ADV

AeroMéxico is taking delivery of XA-ADV (c/n 29930, l/n 757), under lease from Aircastle. It's ferrying from CGK to MEX (via NRT and HNL) as AMX8504, and stopped at HNL this evening.

29930 was originally delivered to Ryanair in January 2001 as EI-CSQ, and had winglets installed six years later. In May 2009, it was sold to CIT Aerospace, and leased to Garuda Indonesia as PK-GEO, and three years later sold to Aircastle, and the lease transferred, until this past March.

Aeroméxico's XA-AMZ

Aeroméxico [AM/AMX] is taking delivery of XA-AMZ (c/n 29927, l/n 727), as it ferries from NRT to TIJ [Generál Albelardo L Rodriguez International Airport, Tijuana, Baja California, México] as AMX8546. The 737-8AS, leased from Aircastle, made a non-stop flight from NRT to HNL for its first leg.

29927 was originally delivered to Ryanair in December 2000 as EI-CSN. In February 2009, it was acquired by CIT Leasing, then leased to Garuda Indonesia as PK-GEL. In 2012, 29927 was sold to Aircastle, and continued with Garuda, then withdrawn from service in November 2016. It's was painted at CGK into the Aeroméxico livery this past January.

Aeroméxico To HNL?

The Pacific Business News reports that Aeroméxico [AM/AMX] is exploring the possibility of serving HNL from MEX [Benito Juárez International Airport, México City, México] , seasonally. It is in preliminary stages to see whether the service would be feasible, nor did the airline reveal which aircraft type it would use. Contrary to the article's claim that MEX is 320 miles closer to HNL than LAX, the Great Circle Mapper shows that HNL-LAX is 2221 nm, while MEX-HNL is 3299 nm.

Aeroméxico does have the aircraft to make the flight 3299 nm flight, with 787-8s, 777-200s, 767-300s and 767-200s. If it comes to pass, AMX would be the first airline from Latin America to serve HNL with direct service. The airline is also a member of the Skyteam Alliance.