China Southern Airlines' N240BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N240BE (c/n 44410, l/n 9775) from BFI to HSN for painting and cabin completion. This 737-8 is making overnight stops at KOA and GUM as BOE143. It will be given its Chinese registration prior to delivery.

Boeing's N779XX

Boeing's 777-9 test aircraft, N779XX (c/n 64241, l/n 1574) is making a stop at KOA today from BFI as BOE2. It will perform test flights while based at KOA.

KOA's official Instagram page has a post of N779XX after it arrived.

05 August 2026 UPDATE

N779XX is test flying out of KOA today as BOE2.

Shanghai Airlines' N233BE

Boeing is ferrying Shanghai Airlines' N233BE (c/n 64024, l/n 9720) from BFI to HSN for completion. This 737-8, flying as BOE452, will make overnight stops at KOA and GUM. It will receive its Chinese registration upon delivery.

Shandong Airlines' N230BE

Boeing is ferrying Shandong Airlines' N230BE (c/n 64323, l/n 9744) from BFI to HSN for cabin completion. This 737-8, flying as BOE792, is making stops at KOA and GUM.

9 Air's N782BA

Boeing is ferrying 9 Air's N782BA (c/n 67926, l/n 9695) from BFI to HAK, with overnight stops at JRF and GUM. This grey-tail 737-8 (with Eastar Jet winglets) is using its registration as its flight code, and will receive its Chinese registration upon delivery from HSN. Nothing is listed in available databases, as far as this 737 being ordered and not taken up by Eastar Jet. Current ownership is listed as Phoenix Aviation Capital, a trustee of the Wilmington Trust Company.

This appears to be similar to N769BA, that was ordered by Eastar Jet, not taken up, then later sold to 9Air.

10 August 2026 UPDATE

N782BA was leased to and delivered to 9 Air, and re-registered as B-228V. It was painted in a Jiahewanggang Station special livery at HAK.

New Boeing 737 Assembly Plant

In order to keep up with its order book backlog, Boeing began re-tooling its 747 assembly line at its Everett, WA facility. The manufacturer has now announced that 06 July 2026 will be date for the Everett "North Line" to open. The new assembly will focus on the 737-10, which is due to be certified by the end of this year, and will also build 737-8s and 737-9s, to help drive down the order backlog.

Further information in this Boeing Media news report.

China Southern Airlines' N253BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N253BE (c/n 44908, l/n 9649) from BFI to HSN for cabin completion. This 737-8 is flying as BOE142, and is making overnight stops at KOA and GUM. It will be registered as B-228P upon delivery from HSN.

China Southern Airlines' N230BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N230BE (c/n 44407, l/n 9595) from BFI to HSN for cabin completion. This 737-8 is flying as BOE141, and is making overnight stops at KOA and GUM. It will be registered as B-228N upon delivery from HSN.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines' Boeing Order

Biman Bangladesh Airlines placed an order with Boeing for four 737-8s, two 787-9s and eight 787-10s. No delivery dates have been set for this 14-plane order. We are unsure if Biman Bangladesh will make their 737-8 delivery flights across the Pacific.

Further information in this Boeing Media new release.

Shandong Airlines' N235BE

Boeing is ferrying Shandong Airlines' N235BE (c/n 64325, l/n 9582) from BFI to HSN today, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM. This 737-8 is flying as BOE790, and will undergo cabin completion at HSN before delivery. It will be registered as B-229M upon delivery from HSN.

Eastar Jet's N769BA

Boeing is ferrying Eastar Jet's N769BA (c/n 67925, l/n 9523) from BFI to GMP, with stops at JRF and GUM today, flying as N769BA. This grey-tail 737-8, wearing Eastar winglets, will be registered as HL8760. 

This would be the first delivery flight bound for South Korea to stop in Hawai‘i, as they normally transit through ANC.

25 March 2026 UPDATE

N769BA departed GUM for CRK.

26 March 2026 UPDATE

N769BA departed CRK for HAK.

11 April 2026 UPDATE

N769BA appears to have been sold to 9Air, and has been painted in 9Air's new livery at HAK.

19 April 2026 UPDATE

This 737-8 has been re-registered as B-228U, and is awaiting delivery.

29 April 2026 UPDATE

B-228U delivered to 9Air, from HAK to CAN.

Shandong Airlines' N234BE

Boeing is ferrying Shandong Airlines' N234BE (c/n 64322, l/n 9470) from BFI to HSN, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM. This 737-8 is flying as BOE789, was painted in the Shandong livery at VCV with a Hainan Airlines rudder. It will be repainted, and will have its cabin completed at HSN, and will be re-registered as B-228D upon delivery from HSN.

This is the first 737-8 for 2026 to be ferried to HSN for completion. B-228D was to have been leased to Hainan Airlines from MSFL, but was not taken up.

China Southern Airlines' N243BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N243BE (c/n 65253, l/n 7784) from BFI to HSN, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM. This 737-8 is flying as BOE716. After cabin completion, it will be re-registered as B-226H upon delivery.

Donghai Airlines' N237BE

Boeing is ferrying Donghai Airlines' N237BE (c/n 61285, l/n 9244) from BFI to HSN today, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM, as BOE109. This 737-8, which has the Chinese registration B-227R, will, be completed at Boeing China. It's not known if N237BE was painted in the full Donghai livery.

FAA Clears Boeing 737 Production Uptick

Aviation Week reports that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing to boost production of the 737MAX series from 38 per month to 42 per month. Boeing expects to do the increased production by the end of this year. The aircraft manufacturer seeks to bump up production to another five airframes every six months, pending safety and quality reviews.

Boeing And China Close To Large Order

CH-Aviation reports that Boeing and the Chinese government are close to closing a deal that would be an order of 500 airliners. The deal has not been finalized, but would be a big boost for Boeing.

China Southern Airlines' N253BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N253BE (c/n 65250, l/n 7875) from BFI to HSN for cabin completion today. Flying as BOE719, this 737-8 will make overnight stops at KOA and GUM.

Air China's N247BE

Boeing is ferrying Air China's N247BE (c/n 60923, l/n 7813) from BFI to HSN today, with overnight stops at KOA then GUM. Flying as BOE276, this 737-8 will undergo cabin completion at HSN, and will revert to its Chinese registration, B-20DJ upon delivery. This was Air China's last 737-8 that was stored as part of the grounding and pandemic.

Xiamen Air's N231BE

Boeing is ferrying Xiamen Air's N231BE (c/n 43847, l/n 8248) from BFI to HSN today, as BOE391. This grey-tail 737-8 is making overnight stops at KOA and GUM.

Final Stored 737MAX Leaves Storage at MWH

Air China's B-20DJ (c/n 60923, l/n 7813) is the last 737MAX series to leave the long-term storage from the grounding and pandemic. This 737-8 departed MWH for VCV on 12 August, and is flying to BFI today as BOE276. It has been re-registered as N247BE, as Boeing will ferry it to HSN.

Boeing created a "shadow rework factory" at MWH as a result of the grounding in March 2019, after the two accidents involving 737-8s. Coupled with the Corona Virus pandemic, the groundings extended to late 2020. China-bound 737-8s were grounded even longer due to Chinese re-certification delays. There are currently a dozen 737-8s destined for Chinese airlines that are part of the grounded group.

Further information in this CH-Aviation article.