HNL RareBirds™

Recently China Air has been using A340s from their subsidary, Mandarin Airlines, to fly their non-stop TPE-HNL flights, CI001/002. Here...

Air China's B-5208 (a 737-79P, c/n 33041), arrived today from BFI under dreary rain. Did not have a chance to get a shot of it. Bet th...

The State of Hawaii has finally announced the renovations and expansions for all Hawaii airports. More information on the links below: Fact ...

Mesa's "Hawaii" look. Go anticipates a June start up. ** Image from Go's website **

Island Air's newest Dash8-103, N847EX, lands on Rwy 26R from Buchanan Field, CA, on its delivery flight. This Dash8 wears the "Isl...

Shanghai Airlines' 737-86N(W), B-5148 (c/n 34254), overnighted here amidst the rain, and last night's thunderstorm, on its delivery ...

Okay Airways (China) has their new 737-83N(W) on its way home from the Boeing factory. It stopped here for an overnighter, before continuin...

Island Air unveiled it's new look today at a press conference and media flight that I got to attend, and ride the new bird. It included...

A Federal Express MD-11, N813DE (c/n 48600), arrived from LAX today with a little too much excitement. FDX9048 was on final for Rwy 8L when...

China Southern Airlines newest 737-700 (737-71B, c/n 29367), B-5222, arrived this afternoon from BFI on its way west to China. It's see...

Hawaiian Airlines has reserved the following registrations for the four 767-300s they are acquiring, and being delivered this summer. Not s...

Island Air has one of their latest Dash-8s parked out on the South Ramp. It is the one with the female on the tail. I was driving on the N...

Air China's 737-808 (B-5167, c/n 34701) arrived @ HNL this afternoon from BFI on it's delivery flight. B-5167 will overnight here b...

N374US, an ex-US Airways 737-3B7 (c/n 22953) passed through HNL on its way to somewhere in Asia. The flight originated in Tucson, AZ (TUS) ...

This is not a rarebird report, but a juicy rumor. I've heard that later on this month, there will be an announcement by the State of Ha...

Hawaii Air Ambulance's Cessna 414, N5601C, was involved in a crash while on approach to Kahului (OGG) yesterday. The pilot, and 2 nurs...

Today's special HNL visitors, HP's Arizona Cardinals 752 (N908AW) and an AA 762 (N332AA). N908AW was at Gate 19 and N332AA was at Ga...

An All Nippon Airways Airbus A321-131 (JA103A c/n 963) made a stop @ HNL on its way to San Jose, CA (SJC, its next stop). It was parked @ ...

AC's bare metal liveried 767-233ER, C-GDSP (c/n 24142), is being used on ACA043/044 (to/from YVR). It's seen here departing Rwy 8R...

Keeping on the theme of "the old days" ... this DC-8-71F belonging to Murray Aviation (Willow Run, MI) is doing cargo runs on beha...