Royal Canadian Air Force Orders Six Global 6000s

The Government of Canada and Bombardier announced that six BD-700-1A10 Global 6000s will be ordered to replace the current Canadair CC-144 Challenger for the Royal Canadian Air Force's 412 Squadron. The first RCAF Global 6000 is scheduled to be delivered in 2027, and fully operational by 2033.

The 412 Squadron's CC-144s are frequent sites at HNL's South Ramp.

Further information in this Government of Canada press release, and this Bombardier press release. 

Air Niugini's P2-PGC

Air Niugini is taking delivery of their second A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) this month. P2-PGC (msn 55410) is making its delivery flight from YMX to POM, with overnight stops at YVR, HNL, and NAN, as ANG6050. It's making its HNL stop tonight.

Skytraders' VH-VCJ

Skytraders' A319-132, VH-VCJ (msn 1880), is making a stop at HNL from MEL, via NAN, flying as SND2.

1880's History:

Jun 2003: Delivered to PrivatAir as D-APAD, under lease from CIT, and operated for Lufthansa.

Sep 2009: Leased to Olympic Air as SX-OAO.

Apr 2011: Sub-leased to Aegean Airlines as SX-DGH.

Dec 2012: Leased to Skytraders as VH-VCJ.

Apr 2017: Acquired by Avolon, and the lease transferred.

Lāna‘i Air's N975LA

Lāna‘i Air is taking delivery of N975LA (msn 408-0056) today. This C408F SkyCourier is making its delivery flight from VGT to HNL, via SMX. Itʻs Lāna‘i Air's third C408, and its second freighter variant.

VH-TQD

The Avmax Group is ferrying VH-TQD (msn 598) from ASP to YYC, with overnight stops at CNS, MAJ, HNL, and PDX. This white-tail Dash8-315Q Q300 is making its stop at HNL tonight.

598's History:

Jan 2004: Delivered to Eastern Australia Airlines as VH-TQD, to operate for QantasLink.

Jan 2016: Transferred to Jetstar Airways.

Dec 2019: Transferred back to Eastern Australia Airlines, and named "Mount Isa".

Feb 2025: Withdrawn from service, and stored at TMW.

Oct 2025: Ferried to ASP for storage.

Nov 2025: Acquired by the Avmax Group.

Delta Air Lines' N519DN

Delta Air Lines is ferrying N519DN (msn 588) from ATL to QPG, via HNL today. This A350-941 is headed for heavy maintenance. The ATL-HNL leg is being flown as DAL9954, and the HNL-QPG leg will be flown as DAL9965.

It's been a while since Delta used their A350-941s on the ATL-HNL route.

Upcoming 737MAX Deliveries

With airlines around Asia and Oceania ordering the 737 MAX series, a majority of these airliners will stop through Hawai‘i (mainly HNL) during the first segment of their island-hopping delivery flights from Boeing Field (BFI) [map]. Boeing has indicated that the variants will be referred to as the -x without the MAX name, we will do the same.

Our own Google Sheet is documenting the 737 information below, as well as 737MAX deliveries as of 2017.

Boeing P-8As and E-7As on order for armed forces around the Pacific Rim have been added below.

This post will be continuously updated as new information becomes available.

This  » symbol notates the updated information.

According to the Boeing Test Fights Google Sheet and PlaneSpotters.net's 737 MAX Production List, these listed below are the airframes that have begun final assembly, made its first flight from RNT, or are being readied for delivery on the BFI flightline. Those listed below, should make a stopover in Hawai‘i on their first segment out of BFI on their delivery flights in the near future. In the past, additional information was also provided by Tyke's Aero Blog, and The Boeing Test Flights website.

DELIVERED

9275 | B-KWB | 64129 | Greater Bay Airlines | -9 [12.08.25 HGB9739 to KOA ]

FERRIED TO HSN FOR COMPLETION

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ON ORDER

8229 | B-____ | 61124 | Shenzhen Airlines | -8 | BOE954 ~ « BFI » Boeing N252BE

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9204 | HL8566 | 63488 | Republic of Korea Air Force | -8 BBJ | BOE396 / KAL30D « HAM

9214 | HS-VZB | 63898 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE352 « BFI

9230 | HS-VZC | 63903 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE353 « BFI

9256 | HS-VZD | 63908 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE354 « BFI

9286 | HS-VZF | 63911 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE356 « BFI

9301 | HS-VZG | 63904 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE357 « BFI

9310 | HS-VZH | 63905 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE358 « BFI

9369 | HS-VZJ | 63906 | VietJetAir Thailand | -8 | BOE359 « BFI

9375 | 9V-MBT | 44262 | Singapore Airlines |  -8 | BOE221 « BFI

9448 | B-228F | 64429 | Hainan Airlines | -8 « RNT

9470 | B-228D | 64322 | Hainan Airlines | -8 « RNT

9482 | B-228G | 64330 | Hainan Airlines | -8 « RNT »

• • •

P-8A and E-7A

• • • • • 

MARKS

« Final Assembly / Pre-Flight Prep / First Flight from RNT (Location [IATA])

« Pre-Delivery Test Flights / Ready For Delivery (Location [IATA])
« Stored (Location [IATA])

« Duplicate Boeing test flight numbers

° New / Modified Livery
* Special Livery / Markings

~ Grey Tail (Only winglets and rudder painted)
» New airline and registration after re-market

« Previous airline and registration prior to re-market
» Boeing registration for ferry to HSN

« Returned to Boeing, NTU

» New / updated information

LOCATIONS [IATA]
RNT: Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, WA
BFI: King County International Airport - Boeing Field, Seattle, WA

PAE: Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field), Everett, WA

MWH: Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, WA

VCV: Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA

NIP: Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, FL (P-8As)

GED: Delaware Coastal Airport, Georgetown, DE (BBJs)

SKF: Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX

• • • • •

NOTES

In the event that a delivery flight stops through any Hawai‘i airport other than HNL, their IATA airport code will noted after the flight number. 

Due to the order backlog for the 737MAX series, some airframes may deliver from sites other than BFI, and will be noted in the flight number information. 

If an airframe listed is sold to another airline, it will be noted with a » symbol, along with the new airline and registration. If an airframe was acquired from a previous airline, it will be noted with a « symbol, along with the old airline and registration. Should the airframe delivers through Hawai‘i, the information will be revised with the delivery information. If it's not making a delivery flight through Hawai‘i, that listing will not be changed to the new airline, then removed upon its delivery flight. That information will be kept on our Google Sheet.

Delivery flights that go through ANC, KEF, or any other non-Hawai‘i airport, will only be listed on our Google Sheet. Most 737s delivering to airlines in India will deliver east-bound through KEF [Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland] as their first fuel stop. Some 737s delivering to airlines in the east Asia deliver through ANC [Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, AK] for their first fuel stop. Their information will be deleted upon their delivery flight. In the event that those 737s delivers through Hawai‘i, they will be listed on a post, and on the annual deliveries page.

Some of the deliveries bound for China will ferry to the Boeing China 737 Completion and Delivery Center, in Zhoushan, China, will have its own listing above, along with a Boeing test flight number, and a temporary US Boeing registration assigned to the particular airframe. Some may have its full livery painted, and is going to HSN for cabin completion; while others may ferry as a grey tail (only the rudder and winglets painted), that will be fully painted, along with its cabin configured.
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Greater Bay Airlines' B-KWB

Greater Bay Airlines is taking delivery of B-KWB (c/n 64129, l/n 9275) today. This 737-9 is making its delivery flight from BFI to HKG, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM, flying as HGB9739.

Alaska Air Group Mulls A321Ns Future

Aviation Week reports that Alaska Airlines is mulling over the future of their Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N fleet, as the air group states that the fleet of 18 is too small. The two options the Alaska Air Group are considering are "to either double or drop to zero", said Alaska CFO Shane Tackett.

The Alaska Air Group is also considering the replacement of the Hawaiian Airlines 717-200, as they are approaching an average age of 25 years. The first option is to replace the 717s with 737s. The second option would be to "consider a different sort of purpose-built, short stage, high cycle aircraft that could live in Hawai‘i better than a 737?"

The air group plans to retain the Hawaiian Airlines A330-243 and A330-343F fleets, and base them at HNL, while the 787s will be based at SEA.

Alaska Airlines' N784HA

Alaska Airlines is taking delivery of N784HA (c/n 66432, l/n ln 1268, f/n 784) today. This white-tail 787-9 is making its delivery flight from CHS to LAX as ASA9984. It will be ferried to SKF for painting into the new Alaska Airlines "aurora borealis" livery.

Air Niugini's P2-PGB

Air Niugini is taking delivery of their second A220-300. P2-PGB (msn 55406) is making its delivery flight from YMX to POM, via YVR, HNL and NAN. It's making its overnight stop at HNL tonight.

09 December 2025 UPDATE

P2-PGB departed for NAN this morning.

JASDF's 58-1218

58-1218 (msn 018), a Kawasaki C-2 from the Japan Air Self-Dfense Force's 402 Hikotai, is making a stop at HIK this evening from YGJ [Miho Air Base, Yonago, Tottori-ken, Japan] as JF201.

06 December 2026 UPDATE

52-1218 departed for STJ [Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, MO] as JF201.

C-FJGX

C-FJGX (msn 575), a white-tail Dash8-315 Q300 owned by the Avmax Group is being ferried from ASP to YYC, with stops at CNS, MAJ, HNL, and YYJ. It departed ASP on 01 December, and is making its overnight stop at HNL tonight.

595's History:

Nov 2001: Delivered to Sunstate Airlines as VH-SBG to operate for QantasLink.

Jan 2011: Transferred to Eastern Australia Airlines to operate for QantasLink.

Apr 2018: Painted in the current livery, and named "Kiama".

Jan 2025: Withdrawn from service, and stored at TMW.

Nov 2025: Acquired by the Avmax Group, and ferried to ASP for storage.

Korean Air Adds Extra ICN-HNL Service

For the month of December, Korean Air is adding a second ICN-HNL flight. KAL8053 will arrive an hour after KAL53, and return to ICN hour after KAL54. This flight will be flown with their 777-3B5ERs. HL8208 (c/n 37645, l/n 867) made today's flight.

03 December 2025 UPDATE 

Korean Air's 747-8i will replace their 777-3B5ERs from today. HL7644 (c/n 60411, l/n 1539) is making today's flight.

2-JVDH

Nomadic Aviation is ferrying 2-JVDH (c/n 35774, l/n 3010) from PVG to P08 for storage. This white-tail 737-86D is making stops at GUM and JRF, as OMD215.

35774's History:

Sep 2009: Delivered to China United Airlines as B-5470, under lease from CDB Aviation.

Oct 2017: Painted in the "Maritime Capital - Rizhao Fantasy" special livery.

Oct 2019: Acquired by Wings Capital Partners, and the lease transferred.

Jun 2025: Withdrawn from service, and stored at PVG.

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Airbus Advises A320 Emergency Airworthiness Directive

The European Union Aviation Safety Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) for over 6,000 A320 and A320neo series airliners globally, regarding the elevator and aileron computer software issue, that needs to be updated by 30 November.

Locally, it's not known whether it affects the Hawaiian Airlines' A321-271N fleet. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines also fly their A321-200N airliners to Hawai‘i. None of the three airlines mentioned have released any formal press releases.

Further information in this Airbus press release, this CH-Aviation article, and this Blancolirio YouTube video.

Titan Airways' G-OATW

Titan Airways' A321-253NX, G-OATW (msn 10238), will be making a stop at KOA from BFI as AWC411P. It departed STN yesterday for BFI as AWC411Y, on a tour charter for TCS World Travel.

10238's History:

Mar 2021: Delivered to Titan Airways as G-GBNI, under lease from ALC.

Apr 2022: Subleased to the UK Government, and operated by Titan Airways.

May 2023: Returned to Titan Airways, and re-registered as G-OATW, as the logo jet for TCS World Travel.

Jan 2024: TCS World Travel logo and word mark removed.

Nov 2025: TCS World Travel markings re-applied.

30 November 2025 UPDATE

G-OATW departed for GUM this morning as AWC411.

Wyoming Cowboys Team Charter

The Wyoming Cowboys are chartering an Omni Air International 767-200 for their road game to play the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors on Saturday. N207AX "Kiani" (c/n 30438, l/n 845, f/n 207) is flying the Cowboys from DEN as OAE3106.

30 November 2025 UPDATE 

N207AX took back the Cowboys to DEN following their 27-7 loss to the Rainbow Warriors.

Hau‘oli Lā Ho‘omaika‘i

 The HNL RareBirds™team wishes you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

Viva's OE-IAF

Avolon is delivering OE-IAF (msn 7403) to Viva. This A321-231 is making its delivery flight from HKG to MTY, with brief fuel stops at GUM, MAJ, and HNL. It will receive its Mexican registration after delivery.

7403's History:

Nov 2016: Delivered to Hong Kong Express as B-LEB, under lease from CIT Aerospace.

Apr 2017: Acquired by Avolon, and the lease transferred.

Sep 2020: Ferried to ASP for storage.

Oct 2022: Ferried to HKG for storage.

Jan 2023: Returned to service.

Aug 2025: Withdrawn from service, and prepped for lease to Viva at HKG.

Nov 2025: Re-registered as OE-IAF.

30 November 2025 UPDATE

This A321 is now registered as XA-VCF.

New York Air National Guard's 92-1095

92-1095 (msn 382G5405), an ski-equipped LC-130H Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 139th Airlift Squadron / 109th Operations Group, is making a stop at JRF, following its Antarctic deployment. This "Ski-130" arrived from CHC this evening. 92-1095 still has its green protective coating on it, as it awaits new paint.

03 December 2025 UPDATE

92-1095 re-positioned to HIK as SKIER95.

Southwest Airlines To Add BUR And ONT Service

Today, Southwest Airlines announced that they will add daily 737-8 service between ONT and HNL on 04 June 2026, and peak-day 737-8 service between BUR and HNL on 04 August 2026. These additions are part of the airline's service expansion in California and the west coast.

Further details in this Southwest Airlines press release.

Southwest Airlines will join Alaska Airlines with daily service to the "Inland Empire".

Smartwings' OK-SWL

A Smartwings 737-8, OK-SWL (c/n 62915, l/n 9060), is making an around-the-world flight that departed from PRG on 21 November. OK-SWL is making a stop at HNL today from LAP [Manuel Marquez International Airport, La Paz, California Sur, México] as TVS6875.

28 November 2025 UPDATE

OK-SWL departed for APW as TVS6876.

Northern Air Cargo's N401YK

Northern Air Cargo's N401YK (c/n 25860, l/n 2545) is returning to HNL from ANC (via OAK) as AAH9401. This 737-436F had been ferried up to SEA, via OAK, as AAH9401, on 01 November to fly cargo in Alaska.

China Southern Airlines' N243BE

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N243BE (c/n 65253, l/n 7784) from BFI to HSN, with overnight stops at KOA and GUM. This 737-8 is flying as BOE716. After cabin completion, it will be re-registered as B-226H upon delivery.