HNL RareBirds™

United's Boeing 377 Stratocruiser Mainliner Kona departing for the mainland from the John Rodgers Airport on Lagoon Drive in the mid- ...

A Dash8-Q402 being delivered for SunState Airlines (SSQ - QantasLink) arrived earlier today from YYZ, via YYB, GRR, and CCR. It is being de...

Since September 6th, the machinists at Boeing have been on strike, and no aircraft are being assembled. No one knows how long the strike wi...

HNL had a wonderful open air concourse just above the central gates an...

MacAir Airlines PTY (CC / MCK) of Townsville, Queensland, Australia (TSV), took delivery of VH-UYN (msn 340B-348), a Saab 340B. It's se...

A fine mix of 747’s, DC-8’s and DC-10’s surrounding the Diamond Head terminal in the mid 1970’s. You don’t s...

This 767-277 (c/n 22694/32) was seen at Kahului today. No info about it's mission.

Another ex-Spirit Airlines A319-132 is on its way to Indonesia. This one was the "Spirit of Atlantic City". Now in Manadala colo...

Parked on the Hazardous Cargo Pad today was Evergreen's N470EV. This aircraft was modified by Evergreen into the experimental Supertank...

Island Air's N808WP has gotten a hybrid livery, with the new Island Air titles replacing the old ones, the bird of paradise removed, and...

Shenzhen Airlines has taken delivery of B-5402 (c/n 35531), a 737-87L(W), and its making its way from BFI to SZX via HNL, MAJ, and SPN, as C...

UPS has put 747-400Fs on UPS076, which flies from ONT to HNL and HKG, then back to ONT via ANC as UPS075. The other flights are primarily h...

Mandala Airlines (RI / MDL - Indonesia) is leasing a former Spirit Airlines (NK/NKS - Miami, FL) Airbus A319-132, N521NK (msn 2797), is bein...

A Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Barbers Point (at Kalaeloa Airport) based US Coast Guard HH-65C Dauphin helicopter crashed off the southern...

Air China is taking delivery of B-5398 (c/n 36490), a 737-89L(W). It's continuing onto MAJ and SPN today, before arriving at PEK, as CC...

A McDonnell-Douglas F-15A "Eagle", 76-0063 (c/n 0249/A215), of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 199th FS was enshrined in the ...

Shanghai Airlines is taking delivery of it's next 737-86D(W) flying as CSH369.

JA314J (c/n 35343) is the 14th 737-846(W) for JAL. It arrived in HNL on its delivery flight on Aug 22nd, and left for MAJ today, Aug 23rd.

Shenzhen Airlines' B-5401 (c/n 35530), a 737-87L(W), is on its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ5401, and seen above a few hours after arr...

Air China's second delivery in the past week is B-5397 (c/n 36489), a 737-89L(W), that will overnight at HNL as CCA058. Photo provided b...