HNL RareBirds™

Hawaiian Airlines has converted options to purchase six A330-243s, increasing their current total standing order to 13.  This will give the ...

ANA in panda colors stopped by HNL today and departed about 11 AM as ANA1051 to Narita.

I was out-of-town during the past week. I managed to get a few hours of spotting time at LAS and LAX, and will be posting some airliners and...

Shanghai AIrlines took delivery of B-5548 (c/n 36807), a 737-86N, leased from GECAS, today.  The delivery flight was listed as CSH548. Sor...

75 years ago today on the morning of November 23rd 1935, Pan American Airways and their Martin M-130 named the "China Clipper"...

Just spotted taxing into the north side hard stands is the first Continental / United logo aircraft seen at HNL. Sorry didn't get the ...

Here's a shot of Skymark Airlines' new 737-800 being towed from the Castle & Cooke parking to Taxiway C for startup. This aircr...

One of China Southern's MD-90-30s made its way through HNL today. Flying as CSN6999,  B-2103 (c/n 60002) , is the first MD-90 to make it...

Yokosoo! (Welcome!) Hawaiian Air celebrated its first flight that arrived from HND today. All of the passengers on HAL458 arrived to a gat...

Shanghai Airlines is taking delivery of B-5549 (c/n 37888) today as CSH549. It's the first of three 737-86Ns, leased from GECAS (along w...

After missing ANA's inaugural HND flight on Oct. 31st, here is a picture taken on Nov 16th of ANA's HND flight just prior to pushba...

Omedetoo gozaimasu (congratulations)! Hawaiian Air inaugurates service to Haneda International Airport (Tokyo, Japan) today!  HAL457 is th...

Garuda Indonesia's PK-GFK (c/n 37887) is the latest 737-86N to join their fleet. It's making its delivery flight from BFI as GIA8011...

JAL and JAL Express 737-846 deliveries have return through HNL as the winter months are upon us. JA333J (c/n 40348) is the first delivery of...

A Cessna C208B Cargomaster, N248PA (msn 208B0134), is en route to HNL. Its owner is listed as Pofolk Aviation Hawaii Inc, of Honolulu.  The ...

Malaysia Airlines is taking delivery of 9M-MXB (c/n 40129), their newest 737-8H6. Wearing the new livery, it's making its delivery fl...

What a way to end the week! Three private "Heavies" where seen this weekend. John Travolta's N707JT (c/n 18740/388) joined t...

What a rare find this morning! Las Vegas Sands' VQ-BMS (c/n 21649), a 747SP-SP21 was parked at the North hardstands. Originally delive...

Google's N673BF (c/n 23402) a 767-238 arrived yesterday afternoon and is seen here on Alpha. It parked at the North hardstand.

Air Canada's C-GHPG (c/n 26207, l/n 503) a 767-3Y0ER is seen here on the North ramp undergoing repairs to one of its engines. It was su...