Dalian Airlines' B-1210

Dalian Airlines is taking delivery of B-1210 (c/n 60881, l/n 6737) this afternoon. This 737-89L is making tis delivery flight from BFI as CCD8998, and will overnight at HNL.

Dalian's B-7597

Dalian Airlines is taking delivery of B-7597 (c/n 44914, l/n 5933) this morning. The 737-89L, allotted from Air China's order book, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA74, and will overnight at HNL.

Dalian's B-6106

Dalian Airlines is taking delivery of B-6106 (c/n 44924, l/n 5622) today. The 737-89L, allocated from parent company Air China, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Dalian's B-6105

Dalian Airlines is taking delivery of B-6105 (c/n 44917, l/n 5484) today. The 737-89L, allocated from Air China, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCD8996, and will overnight at HNL.

Dalian's B-5850

Dalian Airlines is taking delivery of B-5850 (c/n 41311, l/n 4689) today. The 737-89L, originally ordered by parent Air China then allocated to Dalian, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Dalian's B-5642

It appears that Air China has designated another brand new 737-89L for its subsidiary, Dalian Airlines. B-5642 (c/n 40017, l/n 4060) is flying as CCD8996, and is stopping through HNL. The flight, however, does not appear on any flight tracking sites. B-5642 is seen above, on Taxiway RT, as it taxies out for departure to MAJ. This is the fourth 737-800 for the regional airline.

For this delivery flight, Dalian Airlines used AirService Hawaii for ground handling, while the last one used Castle & Cooke Aviation.

Dalian's B-5639

Dalian Airlines [CCD "Xiangjian"] took delivery of B-5639 (c/n 40033, l/n 4004), a 737-89L, today. It's flying as CCD8998, and was originally allocated to Air China, who owns 80% of Dalian. It's their third 737-800, along with B-5196 and B-5553 (which were originally delivered to Air China. B-5639 is seen above taxiing to the Castle & Cooke Aviation ramp, and note that the AIr China logo is on the tail and winglets.

The airline, named after the city of Dalian, in Liaoning Province,  began operations in 2011, and is headquartered at the Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport [DLC/ZYTL].

A big mahalo to blog fan Rick for the photo!