N934NZ

Toll Airwork is taking delivery of N934NZ (c/n 24434, l/n 1912), a 737-476F. It's traveling from DHN to BNE, via OAK, HNL, and PPG.

24434 was originally delivered to Australian Airlines in September 1990 as VH-TJI. It was leased to Malaysian Airlines as 9M-MLD in October 1990, for two years. It was also leased to Air Vanuatu from November 1992 to March 1998. A month later, it joined the Qantas fleet, and named "Cloncurry". It flew for Qantas until February 2014, and was ferried to VCV. After it was converted to a freighter at DHN late last year, it was sold to Toll Airwork.

Air Vanuatu's YV-AV8

Air Vanuatu is taking delivery of YV-AV8 (c/n 42052, l/n 5750) today. The 737-8SH is making its delivery flight from BFI as AVN7116, and will overnight at KOA instead of HNL.

Hainan's B-7171

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-7171 (c/n 60688, l/n 5731) today. The 737-86N, leased from GECAS, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH7171, and will overnight at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7178

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-7178 (c/n 40958, l/n 5756) today. The 737-85C is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA7178, and will overnight at HNL. This is the airline's third 737-85C delivery within the past seven days. It's also wearing a commemorative decal noting that this is the 8,888th 737 built. The number eight is symbolic for the Chinese, as it is the number for prosperity.

TAG Aviation B757-2K2

Four Seasons TAG Aviation UK's G-TCSX B757-2K2 on the ground at KOA 01/28/16.

Lion Air's PK-LPQ

Lion Air is taking delivery of PK-LPQ (c/n 39877, l/n 5747) today. The 737-8GP is making its delivery flight from BFI as LNI1, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL, before continuing onto PNI and KUL.

Air China's B-7182

Air China's second of two 737-89L delivery flights today is B-7182 (c/n 44911, l/n 5725). It's making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Air China's B-7180

Air China is delivering a pair of 737-89Ls from BFI today. B-7180 (c/n 43410, l/n 5746), the first of the two, is making its delivery flight as CCA74, and will overnight at HNL.

Hawaiian And Turkish Codeshare

Hawaiian Airlines and Turkish Airlines have entered into a codeshare agreement, where the latter carrier will add their THY flight code to the former's KIX and ICN flights.

Further details in this Hawaiian Airlines press release.

Malindo Air To Become Batik Air Malaysia

The Lion Group announced that the Malindo Air brand will be re-branded as Batik Air Malaysia, as it moves to become a full-service airline, like its Indonesian sister airline.

Further information in this CH-Aviation article.

Xiamen's B-7179

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-7179 (c/n 40960, l/n 5745) today. The 737-85C, their second delivery within the past five days, is making its delivery flight from BFI to XMN as CXA7179, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Donghai's B-5047

Donghai Airlines is ferrying B-5047 (c/n 24278, l/n 1660) from SZX to the mainland. The 737-341SF is making a stop at HNL.

24278 was originally delivered to Varig in December 1988 as PP-VOG. It was painted in the last Varig livery in 2000. GECAS purchased 24276 in September 2003, and converted to a freighter. In December 2003, it was sold to China Postal Airlines as B-5046. In 2008, it was painted as logo jet for EMS - Express Mail Service. Donghai Airlines acquired B-5046 in June 2010.

Donghai's B-5046

Donghai Airlines is also ferrying B-5046 (c/n 24276, l/n 1645) from SZX to the mainland. The 737-341SF is making an overnight stop at HNL.

24276 was originally delivered to Varig in December 1988 as PP-VOE. It was painted in the last Varig livery in 2000. GECAS purchased 24276 in September 2003, and converted to a freighter. In March 2004, it was sold to China Postal Airlines as B-5046. In 2008, it was painted as logo jet for EMS - Express Mail Service. Donghai Airlines acquired B-5046 in May 2010.

Alaska Airlines Re-Brands

Today, Alaska Airlines revealed its first major re-branding in the past 25 years. The airline unveiled one of their 737-890s, N563AS (c/n 35180, l/n 2090), before a large group of airline employees at their SEA headquarters. Alaska's airport locations will also see the re-brand over the next several months, as well.

Further details in this Alaska Airlines press release.

KOA To Be The Next International Hub

In Hawai‘i Governor David Ige's State of the State address, he noted that he intends to designate KOA as the next major international destination airport in the state, through Capital Improvement Program funding. KOA's current international flight is by Westjet Airlines from YVR.

Japan Airlines conducted non-stop in-bound flights from NRT to KOA between 1996 and October 2010 with 747s and DC-10s, with return flight stopping over at HNL. In recent years, Hawaiian Airlines has made several applications for non-stop flights between KOA and HND in response to disputes with gate slots by other American carriers; to date however all of these applications have been denied and awarded to competitor airlines.

Governor Ige said he will also seek funding to modernize the passport control system for HNL, as well as general modernization for Hawai‘i airports.

China Southern's B-2838

In a sales agreement between Boeing and China Southern Airlines, three 737-300s, and the 13 remaining 757-200s owned by China Southern will be bought back by Boeing. The buy-back of older airframes comes along with the news that China Southern has purchased 30 more 737-700/800s and 50 737 MAXs.

B-2838 (c/n 27260, l/n 613) arrived this afternoon from Macau [MFM] to VCV, via GUM and HNL, as CSN2005. The 21-year-old 757-2Z0 was delivered to China Southern Airlines back in May 2nd, 1994.

N599GL

N599GL (c/n 27384, l/n 2673), a former Malaysia Airlines 737-4H6, is ferrying from BKI [Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia] to the mainland. It's owned by Onix Trade Corp (Miami, FL), and is making a stop from MAJ.

27384 was delivered to Malaysia Airlines in December 1994 as 9M-MQK. In April 1998, it was leased to Shaheen Air for seven months. It was acquired by Onix Trade Corp in October 2015.

01.28.16 Update
N599GL is scheduled to depart for PHX today.

Xiamen's B-7177

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-7177 (c/n 41394, l/n 5736) today. The 737-85C is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA7177, and will overnight at HNL.

Japan TransOcean Air's JA01RK

Japan TransOcean Air is taking delivery of its first 737-8Q3 today. JA01RK (c/n 61475, l/n 5722) is making its delivery flight from BFI as JTA9851, and will overnight at HNL.

Atlas Air To Acquire Southern Air

AirCargoNews.net is reporting that Atlas Air's parent company, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will acquire rival Southern Air Holdings.