SilkAir's 9V-MGC

SilkAir is taking delivery of 9V-MGC (c/n 44219, l/n 4882) today. The 737-8SA is making its delivery flight from BFI as SLK8880, and will overnight at HNL.

HL7227

HL7227 (c/n 35977, l/n 2047), a 737-7HF BBJ registered to the Hanwha Group, is here at HNL, after a flight from HOU. According to this Korea JoongAng Daily article, Hanwha's Chairman Kim Seung-yoon is undergoing medical treatment in the US.

35977 was originally delivered to Luxury Ocean Ltd in September 2006 as VP-CLL, with a VIP interior. In March 2007, it was acquired by White Sapphire LLC as N888AQ. The Hanwah Group acquired this BBJ in September 2010, still wearing the previous owner's livery. In mid-2012, it was painted in the above livery.

Mahalo to team member Clipper Hawaii for the article link.

Hainan's B-5813

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-5813 (c/n 39210, l/n 4885) today. The 737-74P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH5813, and will overnight at HNL.

Lion's PK-LOO

Lion Air is taking delivery of PK-LOO (c/n 39814, l/n 4879) today. The 737-8GP, their second delivery within the past ten days, is making its delivery flight from BFI as LNI1, and will make its brief fuel stop at HNL.

China Southern's B-1950

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-1950 (c/n 41317, l/n 4880) this morning. The 737-81B is their second delivery in as many days, and is under lease from Air Lease. It's making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN50, and will overnight at HNL. B-1950 parked on the Pacific Avionics / Anderson Aviation ramp, as sister-ship B-1951 did not leave for MAJ as scheduled.

This is also their tenth 737-800 that they have taken delivery of this year, more than any other airline making trans-Pacific delivery flights.

Shenzhen's B-1941

Shenzhen Airlines is taking delivery of B-1941 (c/n 37625, l/n 4877) today. This 737-87L, their second with the past seven days, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ908, and will overnight at HNL.

China Southern's B-1951

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-1951 (c/n 38921, l/n 4878) this morning. The 737-81B is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN1951, and will overnight at HNL.

Teen Stows Away On A Hawaiian 767-300ER

News outlets report that a 15-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of the port side landing gear on HAL45 (SJC-OGG), yesterday.  The top photo shows an iPad screenshot of from the FlightAware app of yesterday's HAL45 flight path and information. A FlightRadar24.com playback did not list the 767-33AER's N-Number. As a reference, the above photo is of Hawaiian's N580HA at OGG, taken in 2004.

Apparently, the teenager jumped a fence at SJC, then snuck into the wheel well, and survived the 5:15 flight at FL380, bearing temperatures of at least -40ºF, and a lack of oxygen. He was found wandering on the OGG ramp. It has been previously documented that a small number of others have survived this type of stowaway, but the majority of those who chose the wheel well as their stowaway location ended up dead.

Further details in this Hawaii News Now article.

AT-802 Air Tractor Shuttles

VH-FFB (SN: 802A-0356) & VH-FFM (SN: 802-0416) are a pair of Air Tractor AT-802's on the ground at ITO on Thursday 04/17/14. These, and three more to arrive on Friday, are British Columbia Forest Service fire fighting planes being shuttled back home from Australia and China.

I talked to one of the pilots a bit and he told me that they island hop to get these planes home. Their range on a tank of fuel is about 2200 miles or so. 

 Unfortunately I really missed the exposure on these photos because my camera was still set up from lunar eclipse work a day or so earlier! Did my best to recover and salvage something for here. :)

Hawaiian And Air China Codeshare

Hawaiian Airlines (HAL) and Air China (CCA) announced today that the two carriers have signed a code-share agreement for CCA flight codes on Hawaiian's inter-island flights and HAL flight codes on a few of Air China's major cities.

Further information in this Hawaiian Airlines press release.

Malaysia's 9M-MLU

Malaysia Airlines is taking delivery of 9M-MLU (c/n 39940, l/n 4872) today. The 737-8H6, under lease from RBS Aerospace, is making its delivery flight from BFI as MAS5473, and will overnight at HNL.

Shenzhen's B-1939

Shenzhen Airlines is taking delivery of B-1939 (c/n 37621, l/n 4869) this morning. The 737-87L is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ969, and will overnight at HNL.

Sorry, we were unable to get a photo of B-1939 at HNL.

Hawaiian Launches PEK Service

Hawaiian Airlines launches service between HNL and PEK tonight. Unfortunately, we were unable to make the pre-boarding festivities. N396HA "Keoe" is the A330-243 making the inaugural flight.

Further details in this Hawaiian Airlines press release.

China Eastern's B-5820

China Eastern Airlines is taking delivery of B-5820 (c/n 39733, l/n 4855) today. The Yunnan Peacock-liveried 737-79P is making its delivery from BFI as CES599, and will overnight at HNL.

We were unable to get a photo of B-5820 at HNL, but team member Drewski2112 got a photo of it at BFI, during its test phase.

Lion Air's PK-LOM

Lion Air is taking delivery of PK-LOM (c/n 38750, l/n 4867) this morning. The 737-8GP is making its delivery flight from BFI as LNI1, and will make it's brief fuel stop at HNL.

VP-BEL

VP-BEL (c/n 29139, l/n 189), a 737-74T BBJ, owned by Orient Global (Singapore) was at HNL for a few days after arriving from DMK. It left today for OOL [Gold Coast Airport, Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia].

29139 was delivered to North Pacific Aviation in August 2000, operated for Kjell Inge Røkke as N21KR. In November 2003, it was acquired by Magenta Aviation, and registered it with the current VP-BEL, and retained livery without the "R" logos on the tail and winglets.

Garuda's PK-GNF

Garuda Indonesia is taking delivery of PK-GNF (c/n 39939, l/n 4866) this morning. The 737-8U3, leased from RBS Aerospace, is making its delivery flight from BFI as GIA8011. Instead of making an overnight stop at HNL, it made a 90-minute fuel stop on Hard Stand C, which is normally used by Kalitta Air. GIA8011 will continue onto KSA, then CGK.

China Southern's B-2935

China Southern Airlines is ferrying their second 737-300 within the past two weeks. B-2935 (c/n 27283, l/n 2547), a 737-37K, is making its ferry flight from CAN to GWO (via LAO, GUM, MAJ, HNL, and OAK) as CSN2002. Like the previous ferry flight, B-2935's fate has been sealed as it will be parted out and scrapped.

B-2935 was originally delivered to Zhongyuan Airlines [Z2/CYN] in February 1994. The airline was acquired by China Southern in August 2000, and the 737s were integrated into the fleet.

Sorry, we were unable to get a photo of B-2935, as it was raining when I got to HNL.

Air China's B-1956

Air China is taking delivery of B-1956 (c/n 40024, l/n 4864) this morning. The 737-89L is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

We were unable to get a photo of B-1956 at HNL, but team member Drewski2112 gat a photo of it at BFI.

Alaska Airlines Scimitar Winglets

Alaska Airlines' effort to cut fuel costs and emissions led to the purchase of the new Scimitar Split-Winglet system for its fleet of 737NGs. N586AS (c/n 35189, l/n 2393) is the first Alaskan 737-890 to receive new winglets. It arrived from Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA/KSEA) as ASA851 and turned as ASA892 to San Diego International (SAN/KSAN) a few hours after.