AQ Retires N805AL

Aloha Airlines has recently retired N805AL, a 737-2M6C/A (c/n 21809). As of 02.25.06, it was sitting on the Elliott Street ramp without titles nor tail logo. 805 was relegated to cargo runs for the past year before being retired. It will be retired to a desert boneyard.

Skymark's JA737K

A Skymark Airlines (Japan) 737-86N, JA737K (c/n 34249) arrived under rain clouds from LAS on its delivery flight. This 738 landed on Rwy 26L, and had to taxi the lo-o-ong way, down T/W RB, B, D, and C to get to the south ramp. I was surprised it did not taxi down RA to RT, then C.

Shanghai's B-2809

A Shanghai Airlines 757-25D, B-2809 (c/n 24472) was being ferried to BFI for freighter conversion. It's seen here making the last leg of the trip, taxiing out to Rwy 8R.

The B-2809 photo was taken taken @ 09:00 and the JA737K photo @ 14:30. Pretty amazing how the weather can change in a few hours.

HNL RareBirds Hat Trick!

This L-382G-44K-30 (C-130) of Rapid Air Trans taxies out from the south ramp for its flight.


Qantas Airways' newest 737-838(W), VH-VYL departs HNL for NAN on its delivery flight as QFA6020.


An Air China 737-79L(W), B-5220 (c/n 34539) taxies to its spot to overnight after arriving from BFI. It arrived as CCA060, because there was another delivery flight using CCA058, the normal delivery flight number.


A rare thing indeed! Three RareBirds on the same day. Pretty fortunate to get a trifecta.

American Airlines' N194AA

AA's 1st 757-223 with APB Blended Winglets (N194AA, c/n 32388) departs Rwy 8R as AAL162 to LAX.

Qantas Airways' VH-VYI

Qantas Airways' 737-838(W), VH-VYI (c/n 34181), climbs high out of HNL's Rwy 8L for NAN on its 2nd leg of its delivery flight.

Ex-Air Paradise International N461LF

This ex-Air Paradise International (AD) A300B4-622 (N461LF, c/n 677) stops off @ HNL before continuing on to PHX, as it's being returned to ILFC.

ANA's JA405A

It's the New Year's season, which means increased flights from Japan. This ANA 747-481 departs Rwy 8R on its way to Okayama, Japan (OKJ) as ANA1973.

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