N380AC

Nomadic Aviation is ferrying N320AC (msn 3383) from SZX to TUS, with stops at GUM and JRF. This A320-214 is flying as OMD314, is being returned to its lessor, and is making its JRF stopover today.

3383's History:

Jan 2008: Delivered to Shenzhen Airlines as B-6352 "苏州号", under lease from RBS.

Jun 2012: Sold to SMBC, and the lease transferred.

Jun 2016: Sold to Aircastle, and the lease transferred.

Jly 2022: Sold to Aero Capital Solutions, and the lease transferred.

Dec 2025: Withdrawn from service, and stored at SZX.

Air Cambodia Orders Ten 737-8s

Air Cambodia has formalized a firm order for ten 737-8s, with an option for ten more, as part of its modernization of its fleet. This is Air Cambodia's first order with Boeing.

Further information in this Boeing Mediaroom press release.

All Nippon Airways' JA753A

All Nippon Airways is ferrying JA753A (c/n 28273, l/n 132) from HND to VCV, with an overnight stop at HNL. This 777-381, flying as ANA9432, made its stop at HNL early this morning.

JA753A's History:

Jly 1998: Delivered to All Nippon Airways.

Aug 1998: Sold to ORIX Aviation, and leased back.

Oct 2008: Re-purchased by ANA.

Jan 2026: Withdrawn from service, and stored at HND.

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

9448 | B-228F | 64429 | Hainan Airlines | -8 [01.28.26 CHH2288]

FERRIED TO HSN FOR COMPLETION

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ON ORDER

8229 | B-225L | 61124 | Shenzhen Airlines | -8 | BOE954 ~ « BFI

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

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

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

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

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

9489 | 9V-MBU | 44264 | Singapore Airlines | -8 « RNT

9495 | VH-8VG | 67037 | Virgin Australia | -8 "Peregian Beach" « RNT

9503 | B-228K | 44406 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE140 « VCV »

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P-8A and E-7A

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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 east Asia (Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam) 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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Four Seasons' G-XATW

The Four Seasons Jet Experience A321-253NX, G-XATW (msn 10150), is making a stop at KOA this afternoon, from BFI as AWC622L. This flight originated from STN yesterday.

03 February 2026 UPDATE

G-XATW departed for PPT this morning as AWC622.

Airbus Canada To Build A220-500

Airbus Canada is trying to line up orders for its new proposed A220-500 variant, as it seeks to begin development later this year. If approved by the Airbus board, this new variant will seat up to 180 passengers, while reducing range (unspecified).

Further information in this CH-Aviation article.

Alaska Airlines Ferries N781HA For Repainting

Alaska Airlines ferried N781HA "Kapuahi" (c/n 66429, l/n 1172, f/n 781) from SEA to FTW early this morning for repainting into the new global livery.

Hainan Airlines' B-228F

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-228F (c/n 64429, l/n 9448) today. This 737-8 is making its delivery flight from BFI to HAK, with overnight stops at HNL and GUM, as CHH2288. This the first 737 delivery flight to stop through Hawai‘i for 2026.

Delta Air Lines Orders 31 Airbus Widebodies

Delta Air Lines announced today that they have placed an order for 31 Airbus widebody airliners that comprises of 16 A330-900neos and 15 A350-900s. The order includes an option for 10 airliners.

Further details in this Delta Air Lines press release.

UPS Airlines Retires Their MD-11F Fleet

In their investors earnings call, UPS announced that their fleet of 36 MD-11Fs have been retired from service. Two of the 36 are still stored at HNL, N254UP (c/n 48406, l/n 547, f/n 254) and N288UP (c/n 48504, l/n 611, f/n 288) have been here since the grounding following the crash of UPS2976. 

N254UP has been parked on the ‘Ewa ramp since the grounding, and N288UP has been parked at Hardstand 2. Both aircraft have their engine intakes and exhausts covered, and the vent ports have been taped over.

Nothing has been revealed as to the plans to ferry out these two MD-11Fs.

Further information in this UPS press release.

Surf Air To Invest In Mokulele Airlines And eIPP

Surf Air, Mokulele Airlines' parent company, announced that they are investing US$22.4 million in the Hawai‘i's commuter airline. This investment will allow Mokulele to expand flight frequencies, and add more C208B Grand Caravans to its fleet. It will also allow Surf Air to prep for their new Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) deployments in the future.

On a related note, Surf Air is also partnering with HDOT and BETA Technologies to tender RFPs for its proposed Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Program (eIPP), where electric-powered aircraft would be the base of Mokulele's future fleet.

Further information in this Surf Air press release on the Mokulele Airlines investment, and the press release regarding the eIPP project.

Federal Express' N101FE

Federal Express is adding a flight from OAK to HNL, FDX1860, and it will be flown by their 767-3S2Fs. N101FE "Hannah" (c/n 42706, l/n 1058, f/n 101) is making today's pre-dawn flight. This will be the first time that FedEx will use their 767s for scheduled cargo flights to HNL, and comes on the heels of the MD-11F groundings.

Back in August 2021, Federal Express sent N120FE for ground training at HNL.

24 January 2026 UPDATE

N101FE was sent to HNL for ground training.

27 January 2026 UPDATE

N101FE departed for OAK early this morning, as FDX1830.

FAA To Redesign Hawai‘i Flight Paths

Hawai‘i News Now reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is in the process of redesigning the flight paths around the country, beginning in Hawai‘i. The article stated that two of the people that HNN interviewed, live in Kaimukī, where arriving traffic crosses over that part of Honolulu at 8,000 feet complained of noise.

Hardly noisy, in comparison to west O‘ahu, where aircraft of all sizes are on final approach from Kapolei to Iroquois Point, at altitudes of 3,000 feet to 500 feet respectively. There is a nightly noise-abatement curfew from 21:00 to 06:00 for Runway 8L, when all of the runways are in use.

Further information and Hawai‘i Airspace Modernization Project (HAMP) forms in this FAA weblink.

EDITORIAL

I used to live in Kaimukī for several years, and can personally say that itʻs not noisy at all for arriving traffic from the west coast. Yes, there is general aviation, and small airline traffic that crosses over metro Honolulu, but even the noise levels were not loud. Military helicopters would be the loudest, but they only overfly the city on training missions or medevac flights.

Network Aviation Secures ERJ-190s

Network Aviation has secured three of its 14 second-hand ERJ-190s that is has on order. Operating for QantasLink, and based out of PER, these ERJ-190s will replace Network's aging fleet of Fokker F100s. Deliveries for their ERJ-190s is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. The source of where the ERJ-190s are being procured from has not been disclosed.

The Network ERJ-190s will have the same QantasLink livery as the ones that are operated by Alliance Airlines (above).

Further information in this CH-Aviation.com article.

VH-SBT

VH-SBT (msn 580), a Dash8-315 Q300, owned by the Avmax Group, is being ferried from ASP to YYC, with stops at CNS, MAJ, and JRF. This white-tail Q300's overnight stop at JRF is tonight.

580's History:

Feb 2002: Delivered to Sunstate Airlines as VH-SBT, to operate for QantasLink.

May 2009: Acquired by Eastern Australia Airlines to operate for QantasLink.

__ 2017: Painted in the current livery, and named "Rockhampton".

Dec 2024: Withdrawn from service, and stored at TMW.

Dec 2025: Ferried to ASP for storage.

Virgin Australia's VH-VUG

Virgin Australia is ferrying VH-VUG "Jasmine Tasman" (c/n 34438, l/n 1948) from BNE to MZJ, with stops at NAN and HNL, as VOZ9946. This 737-8FE is being returned to its lessor, Deucalion Aviation. Its overnight stop at HNL is tonight.

VH-VUG's History:

May 2006: Delivered to Virgin Blue, named "Jasmine Tasman", under lease from Goshawk Aviation.

Jly 2009: Transferred to Pacific Blue Airlines.

Dec 2011: Airline re-brands as Virgin Australia.

Jan 2017: Acquired by Deucalion Aviation, and the lease transferred.

Dec 2025: Titles and logos painted over before its lease return ferry flights.

Korean Air Switches To The 777-300ER

Korean Air switched from their 787-10 to the 777-300ER today. HL7783 (c/n 37644, l/n 806), the SkyTeam-liveried 777-3B5ER made this morning's flight. This fleet change is scheduled to run the month of January.

HL8535 (c/n 60300, l/n 1156) made the yesterday's last 787-10 flight for the time being.

Royal Australian Air Force's N584GA

The Royal Australian Air Force's No. 10 Squadron is receiving their first MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare / signal intelligence aircraft. N584GA (msn 5584) is making its delivery flight from GVT [Majors Airport, Greenville, TX] to YPED [RAAF Base Edinburgh], with stops at DMA, HIK, and UAM, as SAME55. This airframe is based on the Gulfstream G550, and modified by L3Harris. It's the first of four MC-55As ordered by the RAAF to compliment their EA-18G Growlers, E-7A Wedgetails, and F-35A Lightning IIs.

20 January 2026 UPDATE

N594GA departed for UAM this morning.

Air Vanuatu's N708GH

Air Vanuatu is taking delivery of N708GH (msn 481), and it's making its delivery flight from FPR [Treasure Coast International Airport, Fort Pierce, FL] to VLI, with stops at RVS, FLG, CMA, SMX, ITO, and PPG. Its overnight stop at ITO is tonight.

481's History:

Nov 1975: Delivered to Merpati Nusantra as PK-NUS.

Feb 2014: Airline ceased operations, PK-NUS shipped via boat to FPR for storage.

Jun 2023: Purchased by Aviation Management Sales as N708GH.

Oct 2025: Purchased by a TVPX trustee.

18 January 2026 UPDATE

N708GH departed for PPG this afternoon.

Delta Air Lines Orders 30 787-10s

Boeing and Delta Air Lines announced today that the airline has placed a firm order for 30 787-10 DreamLiners, with an option for 30 more, as part of its fleet modernization. They will be powered by the GENx series of engines. According to a Delta Air Lines Instagram post, deliveries are expected to begin in 2031. This order is in addition to the 100 737-10s Delta placed in July 2022.

Further information in this Delta Air Lines press release and this Boeing press release.

Alaska Airlines' N784HA Makes First HNL Day Flight

Alaska Airlines' first 787-9 in the new global livery, N784HA (c/n 66432, l/n 1268, f/n 784), made its first daytime flight to HNL from SEA this morning. This DreamLiner flew from SEA as ASA821, and will return to SEA as ASA822 this afternoon.