N348NA

N348NA (c/n 34538, l/n 1853), a 737-79L owned by DAE Capital, is being ferried from OPF to INU (via VNY and HNL), as its due to join the Nauru Airlines fleet, with an Australian registration. It's being delivered in a partial Surinam Airways livery.

34538's History:

Jan 2006: Delivered to Air China as B-5203, leased from AWAS.

Aug 2017: Sold to DAE Capital, and lease transferred.

Apr 2018: Leased to Surinam Airways as PZ-TCS "District of Saramacca".

Feb 2021: Returned and stored at OPF

Jun 2021: Acquired by Nauru Airlines as VH-INU.

This is the third time that this airframe has delivered through HNL.

04 Jly 2021 UPDATE

VH-INU will be put into service sometime in the 4th Quarter of this year, as flight crews will need to be trained, the aircraft certified, and painted into the Nauru Airlines livery.