Lucky Air's B-224M

Lucky Air is taking delivery of their first 737-8 this year, with B-224M (c/n 64707, l/n 7660). It's making its delivery flight this afternoon from BFI to KMG, via JRF, GUM and HAK as B224M, and as LKE9541 from HAK to KMG. It will overnight at JRF.

This the first 737-8 delivery for the Hainan Air Group (HNA). The group had 11 737-8 new-builds in storage during the grounding and pandemic. Boeing re-marketed six to United Airlines, and two to GOL. Two remain, one for Hainan Airlines and one for Fuzhou Airlines.