China Eastern's B-7966

China Eastern Airlines is taking delivery of B-7966 (c/n 41492, l/n 5966) today. The 737-89P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CES9002, and will overnight at HNL.

Kunming's B-7871

Kunming Airlines is taking delivery of B-7871 (c/n 60154, l/n 5969) today, The 737-7LY, their second in the past 11 days, and third 737NG delivery this month, is making its delivery flight from BFI as KNA7871, and will overnight at HNL.

Air China's B-7892

Air China is taking delivery of B-7892 (c/n 60851, l/n 5957) today. The 737-89L is makings delivery flight from BFI as CCA80, and will overnight at HNL.

Batik Air Malaysia's 9M-LNZ

Batik Air Malaysia, formerly known as Malindo Air, is taking delivery of 9M-LNZ (c/n 38303, l/n 5965). The 737-8GP is making its late night delivery flight from BFI as MXD1, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7559

The second of two Xiamen Air 737-85Cs that were temporarily stored at RNT is making its delivery flight today. B-7559 (c/n 42928, l/n 5905) is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA7559, and will overnight at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7558

Xiamen Airlines is taking delivery today of a pair of 737-85Cs that were temporarily stored at RNT. B-7558 (c/n 42927, l/n 5872) is the first to depart from BFI as CXA7558, and will overnight at HNL.

Virgin Australia's VH-ZPH

Virgin Australia's VH-ZPH "Honeymoon Cove" (msn 19000199) is making its way back to BNE after its maintenance check at BNA. The E190 is flying as VOZ9902, and has made a stop at HNL from VNY.

Hainan's B-7886

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-7886 (c/n 41386, l/n 5958) today. The 737-84P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH7886, and will overnight at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7846

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-7846 (c/n 42929, l/n 5954) this morning. This their 737-85C delivered within the past two days. It's making its delivery flight as CXA7846, and will overnight at HNL.

China Southern's B-7968

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-7968 (c/n 43889, l/n 5960) this morning. The 737-81B is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN769, and will overnight at HNL. This their second 737-800 delivery within the past three days.

China Eastern's B-2399

China Eastern Airlines is ferrying B-2399 (msn 1093) from TNA to TUS (with stops at SPN, PNI, and HNL), and is flying as CES9006. The A320-214 was delivered to China Eastern under lease from GECAS in October 1999.

Shandong's B-7567

Shandong Airlines is taking delivery of B-7567 (c/n 61426, l/n 5956) this morning. The 737-85N, their second delivery within the past six days, is makings delivery flight from BFI as CDG7567, and will overnight at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7847

Xiamen Air's second of the two 737-85C deliveries this morning is B-7487 (c/n 42930, l/n 5945).  It's making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA7847, and will overnight at HNL.

Xiamen's B-7557

Xiamen Air's B-7557 (c/n 42926, l/n 5857) is the first of two deliveries for the airline this morning. The 737-85C is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA7557, and will overnight at HNL. B-7557 first flew on March 29th, but remained at BFI until today.

N370BC

N370BC (c/n 23468, l/n 1262), a 737-205/Adv bijzet owned by Basic Capital Management, has made a stop at HNL from ADS [Addison, TX], via VNY.

N370BC was also here in November 2012.

China Southern's B-7971

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-7971 (c/n 44386, l/n 5952) this morning. The 737-81P, under lease from BoCom, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN971, and will overnight at HNL.

Kunming's B-7873

Kunming Airlines is taking delivery of B-7873 (c/n 60178, l/n 5946) this afternoon. The 737-8LY is making its delivery flight from BFI as KNA7873, and will overnight at HNL. It's their second 737NG delivery within the past three days.

Makani Kai Air's N937CK

Makani Kai Air has taken delivery of their fourth Cessna C208B Grand Caravan, with N937CK (msn 208B1118). This Grand Caravan arrived last night from SJC [San José, CA]. The delivery flight originated in SGS [South St. Paul, MN] that departed on the 13th, and made stops at IV6 [Canon City, CO], VGT [North Las Vegas, NV], and SJC.

This C208B was originally delivered to WCBS Equipment Leasing in March 2005. It was acquired by Schunneman Inc in December 2006. In August 2011, it went to Peanut Air LLC, and in October 2014 it was bought by TMI Solutions.


On a related note, Makani Kai Air's N135PB was finally retired. After being used in a "Hawaii Five-0" episode, it was seen at JRF with its wings detached. It was later re-assembled, and returned to service. It made its last flight on June 9th.

Shandong's B-7569

Shandong Airlines is taking delivery of B-7569 (c/n 61317, l/n 5947) today. The 737-85N is making its delivery flight from BFI as CDG7569, and will overnight at HNL.

Kunming's B-7870

Kunming Airlines is taking delivery of B-7870 (c/n 60153, l/n 5942) today. The 737-7LY is making its delivery flight from BFI as KNA7870, and will overnight at HNL.

Nanshan Jet B-5286 B737-7GJ(BBJ)

Nanshan Jet's B-5286 (c/n 41658, l/n 3866), has made a stop at the Kona FIS from PEK this afternoon, along with the Air China BBJ.

Air China B-3999

B-3999, a Beijing Airlines (Air China's private charter arm) Boeing 737-79L(BBJ) - cn 41090 / ln 3636 is on the ground near the Kona FIS today. It's flying as BJN99 from PEK.

Air China's B-7595

Air China is taking delivery of B-7595 (c/n 43415, l/n 5943) today. The 737-89L is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Shanghai's B-7638

Shanghai Airlines is taking delivery of B-7638 (c/n 42066, l/n 5941) this afternoon. The 737-89P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSH9762, and will overnight at HNL.

China Southern's B-7972

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of their first 737-81B of 2016. B-7972 (c/n 44388, l/n 5938) is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN972, and will overnight at HNL.

Hawaiian's N360HA "Tutukamolehonua"

Hawaiian Airlines' 23rd A330-243 touched down in Hawai‘i for the first time today as HA8001 from Seattle. N360HA (c/n 1732) is given the Hawaiian name of the constellation Alpha Crucis, "Tutukamolehonua".

N198CR

N198CR (c/n 28154, l/n 623), a 767-338ER for SF Airlines, is making a ferry flight from VCV to QPG (via HNL and GUM). It will make its HNL stop this evening.

28154 was originally delivered to Qantas Airways in August 1996 as VH-OGQ, and remained with the airline until February 2014, when it was retired to VCV. In September 2015, WFBN purchased the 767-338ER.

Big Island Air's N2150

Big Island Air's C208B Grand Caravan, N2150 (msn 208B5054), has made a stop at HNL. It's not often that Big Island Air Grand Caravans make it up north to O‘ahu, and was probably here on a charter flight.

C-GALU

C-GALU (msn 726), a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter is ferrying though HNL on its way back to Canada, from Papua New Guinea. The flight began from AYTK [Tokua Airport, Rabaul, PNG], and has made stops at MAJ and HNL, and will depart for LMT [Crater Lake-Klamath Falls, Oregon] tomorrow, then onto YYC, where the owner is identified as Gravitas Aviation Ltd.

726 was originally delivered to Austin Airways [Canada] in November 1980 as  C-GCVZ, and was leased to Air Creebec from June 1982 to February 1985. It was sold to Pakistan International Airlines in the same month as AP-BCG "Mangla Dam", and served until September 2006. Emerald Aviation [New Guinea] acquired this Twin Otter in March 2007 as N726JM, then as P2-EMO. Airlines PNG took ownership of P2-EMO in April 2008.

Fuzhou's B-7395

Fuzhou Airlines is taking delivery of B-7395 (c/n 43663, l/n 5809) today. The 737-84P, built in February, is making its delivery flight from BFI as FZA7395, and will overnight at HNL.

Antonov's UR-82029

Antonov Airlines' An-124-100, UR-82029 (msn 13590502630) arrived from ONT this morning. The flight, ADB2122, originated from PSM [Portsmouth International at Pease Airport, New Hampshire]. The Antonov parked on Taxiway RA (above photo), east of ARFF Station 2, to off-load its cargo, then was towed to the UPS ramp until this evening's departure to DEN as ADB248F.

Deer Jet's B-5266

Deer Jet's 737-7AK BBJ, B-5266 (c/n 29866, l/n 408), has made an overnight stop at HNL from LAX. FlightRadar24.com has its recent flights leading up to the HNL stop. Deer Jet [DF/BDJ] (China) is the private charter arm of the Hainan Air Group (HNA).

This BBJ was delivered to Privatair in November 1999 as HB-IIP, with 16 first-class seats. In May 2005 it was sold to N720CH, Inc as N720CH, and fitted with a VIP interior. Deer Jet acquired it in March 2010.

Freedom Air's ZK-OJK

This month's edition of "HNL RareBirds Classic" takes us back to June 2005, with this Freedom Air International [SJ/FOM] (New Zealand) A320-232, ZK-OJK (msn 2445). It was making a stopover at HNL while making its delivery flight from TLS to AKL.

A year after delivery, it was sold to BBAM, then leased to TAM Linhas Aéreas [JJ/TAM](Brazil) as PR-MBJ. In May 2012, it made its way back to New Zealand, as it was leased to Air New Zealand, and retained its ZK-OJK tail number. It continues to fly with Air New Zealand, and was painted in the current black and white livery.