Northern Air Cargo's N401YK

Northern Air Cargo's N401YK (c/n 25860, l/n 2545) is returning to HNL from ANC (via OAK) as AAH9401. This 737-436F had been ferried up to SEA, via OAK, as AAH9401, on 01 November to fly cargo in Alaska.

20 December 2025 UPDATE

N401YK returned to Northern Air Cargo today. It departed for SEA as NAC9401.

Aloha Air Cargo's N303KH To Storage

Northern Air Cargo ferried N303KH "Kukunaokalā" (c/n 25606, l/n 3123) from ANC to MZJ for onward storage on 29 September. This 737-319F made its ferry flight as NAC9303, as its being returned to its lessor, Automatic LLC. It was withdrawn from service on 07 August, and stored at ANC.

Aloha Air Cargo's N304KH Ferries To Alaska

Aloha Air Cargo is ferrying N304KH "Kōlea Nui" (c/n 28054, l/n 3016, f/n 304) from HNL to ANC to operate for Northern Air Cargo. This 737-3Q8F is making its ferry flight as NAC9304.

Northern Air Cargo's N403YK

Northern Air Cargo's 737-436F, N403YK (c/n 24582, l/n 2228), is being ferried from HNL to YLW [Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, BC, Canada], via OAK as AAH9403. 

Northern Air Cargo To End 767-300ERF Operations

Saltchuk announced that they will end their 767-300ERF operations in October 2025, as part of a streamlining of operations. This will affect Aloha Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo, and Strat Air. Northern Air Cargo operates the 767-300ERFs for Aloha Air Cargo and Strat Air.

Northern Air Cargo said that they, and Aloha Air Cargo, will focus on their respective markets in Alaska and Hawai‘i, with 737 freighters.

Further details in this Cargo Facts article.

Aloha Air Cargo's N303KH

Aloha Air Cargo is ferrying N303KH "Kukunaokalā" (c/n 25606, l/n 3123) from HNL to ANC for flights for Northern Air Cargo today. This 737-319F is making its ferry flight as NAC9303.

Aloha Air Cargo's N302KH Returned to Lessor

Northern Air Cargo is ferrying N302KH "Kahanuola" (c/n 27905, l/n 2705) from ANC to BXM [Brunswick Executive Airport, Brunswick, ME], via SLC today. This 737-330F is flying as NAC9302, and is being returned to its lessor, Automatic LLC, and headed for storage.

Aloha Air Cargo's N302KH To NAC

Aloha Air Cargo is ferrying N302KH "Kahanuola" (c/n 27905, l/n 2705) from HNL to ANC, as it's being transferred to Northern Air Cargo. This 737-330F is ferrying as NAC9302.

Northern Air Cargo's N403YK

Northern Air Cargo's N403YK (c/n 25842, l/n 2228) is making a stop at HNL from TNN, via GUM and MAJ as AAH9403. This 737-436F will be joining the Aloha Air Cargo fleet as the third 737-400F, along with N405YK and N407YK.

N403YK stopped through ITO in January, on its way to TNN from SLC (via OAK, ITO, MAJ, and GUM) for maintenance as NAC9403.

Northern Air Cargo's N403YK

Northern Air Cargo is ferrying N403YK (c/n 25842, l/n 2228) from SLC to TNN, via OAK, ITO, MAJ, and GUM, for maintenance. this 737-436F is flying as NAC9403, and will make an overnight stop at ITO tonight.

25842's History:

Mar 1992: Delivered to British Airways G-DOCL "River Lune".

Sep 1998: Painted in the "Ndebele Martha" world tail design.

Jan 2006: Painted in the current livery.

Nov 2014: Withdrawn from service, and stored at VCV.

Oct 2015: Acquired by Automatic LLC, and converted to a freighter.

Apr 2018: Acquired by Cargo Aircraft Management, and leased to West Atlantic UK as G-NPTZ.

Aug 2019: Acquired by Northern Air Cargo as N403YK.

N566NC

Elan Express is ferrying N566NC (c/n 30566, l/n 817) from XSP to SLN, via GUM and HNL, as ELX566. This 767-3BGER is part of Northern Air Cargo's addition to their fleet. It will be re-painted at SLN. N566NC stopped through HNL this past February for freighter conversion.

Northern Air Cargo's N407YK

Northern Air Cargo is assigning N407YK (c/n 25844, l/n 2514) to Aloha Air Cargo for three months. This 737-436F is ferrying as NAC9407 from AKN. 

25844's History:

Sep 1993: Delivered to British Airways as G-BVBY, but did not enter service.

Apr 1994: Leased to EuroBelgian Airlines as OO-LTQ.

Jan 1996: Subleased to Air Provence International.

Oct 1996: Returned to British Airways as G-DOCY "River Weaver".

Dec 2014: Withdrawn from service, and stored at VCV.

Oct 2015: Acquired by Automatic LLC, re-registered as N844AU, and converted to a freighter.

Feb 2017: Leased to Titan Airways as G-POWP.

Jun 2022: Leased to Northern Air Cargo as N407YK.

Strat Airʻs N351CM

Strat Air, a sister airline to Aloha Air Cargo, and subsidiary of Northern Air Cargo, has its 767-323ERF, N351CM (c/n 25201, l/n 437) doing the Aloha Air Cargo HNL-LAX-HNL run as AAH7002/7001.

25201ʻs History:

Jun 1992: Delivered to American Airlines as N374AA (f/n 374).

Nov 2013: Repainted into the current livery.

Aug 2015: Withdrawn from service, and stored at ROW.

Apr 2017: Ferried to BFM for storage.

Dec 2017: Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management, ferried to ILN, then to TLV a month later for freighter conversion.

Jun 2018: Leased to Northern Air Cargo, then subleased to Strat Air.

Jly 2018: Re-registered as N351CM.

Northern Air Cargo's N563WA

Elan Express has delivered Northern Air Cargo's N563WA (c/n 30563, l/n 786) from SIN to HNL following freighter conversion. According to sources, this 767-3BGERF, in the NAC livery, will remain at HNL. N563WA stopped at HNL on its way to SIN this past February.

It is being leased from Northwest Aviation Leasing (part of the Saltchuk Group). They have three more 767-3BGERs slated for conversion, with one going to Aloha Air Cargo, one to NAC, and one to Strat Air. N565WW recently ferried to QPG. The other two are N564WW (c/n 30564, l/n 798) and N566WW (c/n 30566, l/n 817).

30563's History:

Apr 2000: Delivered to Sobelair as OO-SLR.

Jan 2001: Sold to Deutsche Structured Finance and leased back.

Jly 2004: Leased to Hainan Airlines as B-2561.

Jun 2007: Leased to Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AMF.

Sep 2010: Sold to Automatic LLC, and lease transferred.

Feb 2014: Involved in hijacking by first officer.

Oct 2020: Withdrawn from service, and stored at GYR.

Dec 2020: Sold to Fortress Transportation as N563WA.

Jun 2021: Ferried to VCV for storage.

Aug 2021: Acquired by Northwest Aviation Leasing.

Feb 2022: Ferried to SIN for freighter conversion.

Northern Air Cargo's N379CX

Northern Air Cargo is ETOPS testing one of its 767-300ERFs, N379CX (c/n 25199, l/n 433) from MIA as NAC9001/9002.

Northern Air Cargo's N401YK

Northern Air Cargo's N401YK (c/n 25860, l/n 2545), a 737-436F, is flying to HNL from ANC (via OAK) as NAC401. It's being temporarily assigned to Aloha Air Cargo.

25860 was originally delivered to British Airways in December 1993 as G-BHVB. In April 1994, it was leased to EuroBelgian Airlines [BQ/EBA] as OO-LTS. From February to October 1996, it was sub-leased to Air Provence Charter [LPU] (France) as OO-LTS. It was returned to British Airways in October 1996, but was re-registered as G-GBTB, and flew with the airline until May 2015, when it was retired to VCV a few weeks later. Six months later, it was acquired by Automatic LLC, and stored at TPA. In May 2017, it was converted to a freighter, then leased to Northern Air Cargo a month later.

Aloha Air Cargo Returns N361NC

Aloha Air Cargo returned N361NC (c/n 23260, l/n 1146) to its sister company, Northern Air Cargo, today. This 737-301F is ferrying from HNL to YLW [Kelowna, BC], via OAK as AAH361.

Northern Air Cargo's N361NC Returns

Northern Air Cargo's N361NC (c/n 23260 l/n 1164) returned to Hawai‘i to work for sister-company Aloha Air Cargo. The 737-301FS first came to Hawai‘i in December 2013 to back fill Aloha Air Cargo's retirement of N841AL until their first 737-330F arrived.

Aloha Air Cargo Returns N320DL

Aloha Air Cargo has returned N320DL "Nā Kōlea" (c/n 23092, l/n 1023) to sister company Northern Air Cargo (NAC). Aloha leased the 737-232F since August 2013.

Team member Drewski2112 got a shot of N320DL during a stop at BFI, as a white tail, when it headed back to ANC.

NAC's N361NC

Northern Air Cargo (NAC), Aloha Air Cargo's sister company is ferrying N361NC (c/n 23260, l/n 1146), a 737-301SF to assist with AAH's operations.

23260 was originally delivered to Piedmont Airlines as N309P in September 1985. When US Air acquired Piedmont, it was transferred and re-registered as N582US. In March 1995, 23260 was sold to GECAS, then leased to America West. It wore both the original blue stripe livery and the teal and red Southwestwern-style livery. In December 2006, 23260 was converted into a freighter, and leased to TNT Airways as OO-TNJ. In March 2011, it was leased to Blue Bird Cargo as TF-BBI. In June 2012, it was leased to NAC as N361NC.