HNL RareBirds™

Effective today, all of the Northwest flight codes have gone away, taken over by Delta flight codes. Thus, really ending the end of an era....

Xiamen Airlines is taking delivery of their third 737-85C this month. B-5498 (c/n 37574) has left BFI for XMN, via HNL, MAJ, and SPN as CXA...

I guess I missed this one on flightaware.com ... Air China's B-5496 (c/n 36750), a 737-89L, came in yesterday, and will leave today for ...

Korean Airlines' special livery 747-4B5, "Passionate WIngs To Culture", HL7488 (c/n 26394), made an appearance at HNL today on...

China Southern Airlines' B-5445 (c/n 35388), a 737-81B, is their second model to be delivered to the SkyTeam Alliance member in the past...

Xiamen Airlines is taking delivery B-5487 (c/n 35058) of their second 737-85C this month. It's making its trip from BFI to XMN as CXA54...

All Nippon Airways' 767-381ER, JA606A (c/n 32975), "Fly! Panda" is their logojet for their celebration of ANA's 20 years o...

SunState Airlines (QantasLink) is receiving their first Dash8-Q402 of 2010. C-FZGG (msn 4288) is making its delivery flight from YYZ to BNE...

PK-LGR (c/n 35734) is Lion Air International's newest 737-9GPER, and it's making its delivery flight from BFI to CGK as LNI1. PK-LGR...

Along with the three delivery 737s from the Boeing factory is this 737-301 for Viva AeroBus. XA-VIF (msn 23552) is seen here being prepped f...

Lion Airlines' PK-LHF (747-412, msn 24063) is in town. First delivered to Singapore Airlines back in 1989, it also flew for China Airli...

We have a 737-800 delivery trifecta at HNL today. Three China-bound "Baby Boeings" are making there overnight tech stops here. Xi...

Air China's newest 737-89L, B-5495 (c/n 36749), is making its delivery flight today as CCA58. The flight to HNL was delayed, after the ...

Wrapping up today's 737-800 delivery trifecta ... China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-5446 (c/n 35389), their newest 737-81B...

Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo today, and named a new CEO in efforts to turn things around. What could that mean for the six f...

Three Boeing C-17A "Globemaster III"s from the Hawai‘i Air National Guard's 204th AS, and a Lockheed HC-130H "Hercules...

Yes, I will start calling it the Hawaiian Airlines Terminal (HAT) since HA has taken over the entire Inter-island Terminal. Here are some t...

The HNL RareBirds team expresses our condolences to the Palumbo family, who lost two members in the crash of their Piper PA-32 Cherokee, N89...

Air Canada flight ACA33, YVR-SYD, was diverted to HNL this morning. The flight is operated with a 777-200LR. It could have been due to seve...

SunState Airlines (QantasLink) is taking delivery of C-FZGC (msn 4287), and will make a stop at HNL, on its way to BNE. It will be re-regis...