India Navy's N674DS

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of their next P-8I Neptune, N674DS (c/n 64893, l/n 8834) today. It's flying as BOE234 from BFI to India, with stops at HNL and GUM, and will be registered as IN331 after its arrival and induction.

India Navy's IN330

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of its next P-8I Neptune, IN330 (c/n 64892, l/n 8526). It's flying as BOE233 as it makes its way from BFI to GOI, via HNL, GUM and BWM. It's also still wearing its Boeing Defense registration, N611DS.

Indian Navy's N536DS

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of their tenth P-8I Neptune, IN329 (c/n 64891, l/n 8291), today. The maritime patrol variant of a 737-8FV is making its delivery flight from BFI to GOI [Dabolim, India], via HNL, GUM and BWN, as BOE232, and is wearing its temporary test registration of N536DS. The next flight segment is from HNL to GUM.

India Navy's N490DS

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of their eighth P-8I Neptune (737-8F.V), N490DS (c/n 64890, l/n 7757). It's making its delivery flight from BFI to India as BOE231, and is making an overnight stop at HNL

India Navy's IN327

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of their eighth (and last) P-8I Neptune today. IN327 (c/n 40617, l/n 5058) is making its delivery flight from BFI as BOE208, and will overnight at HNL. The 737-8FV is also wearing a dual US registration as N782DS, which will be removed upon arrival in India.

India Navy's IN326

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of IN326 (c/n 40616, l/n 4859) today. The P-8I Neptune (737-8FV) is making its delivery flight from BFI as BOE207, and will overnight at HNL, before continuing onto GUM. This is the seventh of eight Poseidons for the Indian Navy.

India Navy's IN325

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of IN325 (c/n 40615, l/n 4481) today. The P-8I Neptune (737-8FV) is making its delivery flight as BOE206, is also wearing a US registration of N726DS. It will overnight at HNL, before continuing onto GUM.

India Navy's IN324

India's Navy is taking delivery of IN324 (c/n 40614, l/n 4445) today. The P-8I Neptune (737-8FV) is making its delivery flight from BFI as BOE205, and will overnight at HNL. It's also wearing a dual registration of N720DS.

Indian Navy's IN323

The Indian Navy is taking delivery of IN323 (c/n 40613, l/n 4399) today. The P-8I Neptune (737-8FV) is making its delivery flight to India as BOE204, and is still wearing the US N-Number, N718DS. It will overnight at HNL, before continuing onto GUM. This is the fourth of six airframes to be delivered.

Ironically, Indian Navy P-8Is have delivered through HNL, while commercial 737NG deliveries have taken the Atlantic route. The first three Air India Express -800s did deliver through HNL, but have since taken the trans-Atlantic option.

We were unable to get a photo of IN323 at HNL, but team member Drewski2112 got a photo of it at BFI.

IN322

An Indian Navy P-8I Neptune, IN322 (c/n 40612, l/n 4181) is making delivery flight to India as BOE203, and will stopover at HNL. The 737-8FV is also registered as N535DS.

IN320

A 737-800, listed as BOE201, arrived at HNL yesterday afternoon, and is departing for GUM this morning as BOE201. It's a P-8I Neptune (737-8FV), and is registered as N393DS (c/n 40610, l/n 3702), destined for the Indian Navy as IN320, and was built in September 2011.

Here's a photo of IN320 at BFI, from team member Drewski2112.

Indian Navy's P-8I Neptune

This afternoon a P-8I Neptune (737-8FV) flew in from Boeing Field as BOE202. IN321/N521DS (c/n 40611, l/n 4014) is the second of twelve on order for the Indian Navy.

The Indian Navy is the first customer for the export version of the P-8 Poseidon. This modified 737 will serve as a replacement for the Russian made Tu-142MKE in maritime patrol and anti-ship roles.