China Airlines B-18918

Finally making an appearance into HNL, is China Airlines' Carbon fiber liveried A350-941, B-18918 (MSN 239), it is the last of 14 ordered by the airline.

Fuzhou Airlines' B-207M

Fuzhou Airlines is taking delivery of B-207M (c/n 43620, l/n 7320) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as B207M, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Shenzhen Airlines' B-207D

Shenzhen Airlines is taking delivery of B-207D (c/n 61139, l/n 7255) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ909, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

N777UK

N777UK (c/n 30867, l/n 348), a 777-212ER, owned by the Bank of Utah, and operated by Access Industries, is making a fuel stop at HNL from SYD this morning. It will continue onto SXM [Sint Maarten] this afternoon.

Hainan Airlines' B-207S

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-207S (c/n 60707, l/n 7265) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH207, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Hebei Airlines' B-207W

Hebei Airlines is taking delivery of B-207W (c/n 42968, l/n 7339) today. This 737-8LW is making its delivery flight from BFI as HBH3230, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Uzbekistan Airlines Charters

Uzbekistan Airlines [HY/UZB] is performing 787-8 charter flights from NGO [Chubu Airport, Nagoya, Japan] for the New Year's travel season. Beginning today, for the next week, the airline will be flying in vacationers on travel packages from an undetermined Japanese travel agency.

UK-78701 (c/n 38363, l/n 470) is making the first of five charter flights.

Kunming Airlines' B-206Z

Kunming Airlines is taking delivery of B-206Z (c/n 43953, l/n 7200) this evening. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as KNA8001, and will be making an overnight stop at HNL.

China Southern Airlines' B-1123

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-1123 (c/n 63232, l/n 7116) this afternoon. This 737-81B is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN8755, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Air China's B-1180

Air China is taking delivery of B-1180 (c/n 60905, l/n 7275) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA84, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

ANA Announces A380 HNL Service

All Nippon Airways announced their A380 operations that will launch on Friday, May 24, 2019 in this press release.

Mele Kalikimaka! 🎄🤙🏻

The HNL RareBirds team wishes you all a blessed and joyous Merry Christmas!

Lucky Air's B-1143

Lucky Air is taking delivery of B-1143 (c/n 61852, l/n 7203) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as B1143, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

N908JK

N908JK (c/n 30741, l/n 823), a 737-7BX, owned by Contrail Aviation Support, is ferrying from UTP [Utapao International Airport, Rayong, Thailand] to MZJ, via GUM and HNL.

30741 was originally delivered to Midway Airlines in April 2001 as N366ML, under lease from GECAS. In November 2002, GECAS leased this 737-7BX to Shenzhen Airlines as B-5025, and flew with the airline until earlier this month, when it was withdrawn from service, and sold to Contrail Aviation Support.

Silkway West Airlines' VP-BCV

Silkway West Airlines' [7L/AZG] (Azerbaijan) 747-4H6F, VP-BCV (c/n 29902, l/n 1374), is making a stop from LUX to DAC, via ORD, TUS, HNL, and SPN. The TUS-HNL-SPN leg is listed as AZG7446.

Shandong Airlines' B-205C

Shandong Airlines is taking delivery of B-205C (c/n 61444, l/n 7160) today. This 737 MAX 8, the second wearing the "China Quality Award" decal on the aft section of the fuselage, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CDG9005, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

China United Airlines' B-207Z

China United Airlines is taking delivery of B-207Z (c/n 63077, l/n 7332) today. This 737-89P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CUA207, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Lucky Air's B-207P

Lucky Air is taking delivery of B-207P (c/n 43617, l/n 7290) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as B207P, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Lion Air's PK-LPY

Lion Air is taking delivery of PK-LPY (c/n 43214, l/n 7329) this evening. This 737-9GPER is making its delivery flight from BFI as LNI1, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL. PK-LPY is the 200th 737 delivery flight to stop through Hawai‘i this year.

China Southern Airlines' B-1170

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-1170 (c/n 62879, l/n 7170) today. This 737 MAX 8, the airlines' 35th 737 delivery this year, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN8752, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Joy Air's B-208V

Joy Air [JR/JOY] (China) is taking delivery of B-208V (c/n 60467, l/n 7322) today. This 737-8ME, with Okay Airways markings on the Blended Winglets, is making its delivery flight from BFI as JOY 2085, and will make an overnight stop at BFI.

Japan TransOcean Air's JA11RK

Japan TransOcean Air is taking delivery of JA11RK (c/n 61484, l/n 7312) today.  This 737-8Q3 is making its delivery flight from BFI as JTA9851, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Donghai Airlines' B-204N

Donghai Airlines is taking delivery of B-204N (c/n 43899, l/n 7302) today. This 737-83Z is making its delivery flight from BFI as EPA302, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

China Eastern Airlines' B-208D

China Eastern Airlines is taking delivery of B-208D (c/n 61693, l/n 7317) today. This 737-89P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CES500, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

China Southern Airlines' B-205L

China Southern Airlines is taking deliver of B-205L (c/n 62882, l/n 7288) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN8755, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Urumqi Air B-206P

Urumqi Air is taking delivery of B-206P (c/n 64861, l/n 7206) today. This 737-84P is making its delivery flight from BFI as B206P, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

China Eastern Airlines' B-207X

China Eastern Airlines is taking delivery of B-207X (c/n 63078, l/n 7307) today. This 737-89P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CES9001, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Shenzhen Airlines' B-207E

Shenzhen Airlines is taking delivery of B-207E (c/n 61140, l/n 7271) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ207E, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Shandong Airlines' B-207F

Shandong Airlines is taking delivery of B-207F (c/n 61445, l/n 7283) this morning. This 737 MAX 8, the first to wear the "China Quality Award" on the aft section of the fuselage, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CDG9005, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

ATAC's N323AX Crashes

ATAC's N323AX (msn 41H-679995), a Hawker Hunter FMK.58, went down in waters south of Honolulu. The pilot was able to eject, and rescued by a nearby sailboat. The 60-year-old British-made fighter was here with another Hawker Hunter for the Sentry Aloha exercise, along with sister-ship N324AX.

Flight route from FlightRadar24.com.

Yakutia Airlines' VP-BGA

Yakutia Airlines [R3/SYL] (Russia) has acquired a former Air China 737-8Z0 as VP-BGA (c/n 30071, l/n 381), and is making a stop at HNL from GUM and PEK, and will continue onto TUS.

30071 was originally delivered to China Southwest Airlines in October 1999 as B-2510. When Air China acquired China Southwest in 2002, the latter's fleet was transferred to the former's fleet. B-2510 flew for Air China until January 2017, when it had been placed in storage at PEK.

China Southern Airlines' B-205P

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-205P (c/n 63275, l/n 7281) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN8751, and will make an overnight stop at HNL. This is the first time that China Southern has assigned a flight code that is not associated with the registration number (in part or whole).

Shanghai Airlines' B-2570

Shanghai Airlines is ferrying B-2570 (c/n 27941, l/n 770), a 767-36D, to the desert for retirement. Its making its ferry flight from PVG (via GUM and HNL) as CSH9008. This the last of Shanghai Airlines' 767-300s to leave their fleet.

B-2570 was delivered to Shanghai Airlines in October 1999 in the original livery. From May 2008 to December 2010, it wore the Star Alliance special livery. It was withdrawn from service this past September.

Hainan Airlines' B-207H

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-207H (c/n 60706, l/n 7228) today. This 737 MAX 8, their second delivery in seven days, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH307, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Fuzhou Airlines' B-207C

Fuzhou Airlines is taking delivery fo its first 737 MAX 8 today. B-207C (c/n 43567, l/n 7238) is making its delivery flight from BFI as B207C, and will make an overnight stop at HNL.

Xiamen Air's B-1136

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-1136 (c/n 43831, l/n 7148) today. This 737 MAX 8 is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA8199, and will make an overnight stop at HNL. It has markings on each side of the nose section noting that it's the "2000th Boeing jet for China".

EVA Air's N602EV

Our December edition of "HNL RareBirds Classic" goes way back to December 1995, and EVA Air's N602EV (c/n 25117, l/n 370). This 767-3T7ER is seen above on Taxiway RT, as it taxied to Runway 26L for departure to TPE. The airline had a brief run with 767-300ER service between HNL and TPE.

25117 was originally delivered to EVA Air in May 1991 as B-16602. In August 1994, it was sold to SALE, and leased back as N602EV. In June 2005, it was sold to Aircastle, then leased to Aeroflot [SU/AFL] as VP-BWV "A. Kuprin". It was returned to Aircastle in March 2012. Five months later, it was leased to Orient Thai Airlines [OX/OEA] as HS-BKC. As with many other airliners in the Orient Thai fleet, this 767 wore a hybrid livery with the new titles, and the Aeroflot base livery. In the following month, it was subleased to Saudi Arabian Airlines for two months. After its return to Orient Thai, it flew with the airline until September 2013. It has since been placed in storage at CEW [Bob Sikes Airport, Crestview, FL], where it sits today.