9Air's B-224U

9Air is taking delivery of B-224U (c/n 61385, l/n 7929) today. This plum-themed 737-8 is making its delivery flight from BFI to CAN, via HNL and GUM, as JYH1450. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

N737ST

N737ST (c/n 66147, l/n 7833), a former Ural Airlines 737-8, owned by Boeing, is making another flight from BFI to KOA.

Xiamen Air's B-226E

For the second consecutive day, Xiamen Air is taking the delivery of a 737-8. B-226E (c/n 43841, l/n 8186) is making its delivery flight today, from BFI to XMN, via HNL and GUM, as CXA899. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

Xiamen Air's B-20DV

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-20DV (c/n 42964, l/n 7831) this morning. This 737-8 is making its delivery flight from BFI to XMN, via HNL and GUM, as CXA800. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

Malaysia Airlines' 9M-MVK

Malaysia Airlines is taking delivery of 9M-MVK (c/n 43341, l/n 9071) today. This 737-8, their second delivery in two days, and third within a week, is making its delivery flight from BFI to KUL, via HNL and GUM, as MAS5041. It will overnight at HNL tonight.

Malaysia Airlines' 9M-MVH

Malaysia Airlines is taking delivery of 9M-MVH (c/n 66376, 9033) this afternoon. This 737-8, their second delivery in four days, is making its delivery flight from BFI to KUL, via HNL and GUM, as MAS5043. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

Malaysia Airlines' 9M-MVJ

Malaysia Airlines is taking delivery of 9M-MVJ (c/n 68123, l/n 9045) today. This 737-8 is making its delivery flight from BFI to KUL, via HNL and GUM, as MAS5041. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

Shanghai Airlines' B-224E

Shanghai Airlines is taking delivery of B-224E (c/n 61657, l/n 8001) today. This 737-8 is making its delivery flight from BFI to PVG, via HNL and GUM, as CSH9012. It will make an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

VP-BEL

VP-BEL (c/n 29139, l/n 189), a 737-74T BBJ owned by Orient Global Singapore, is making a stop at HNL from MKC [Charles Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, MO] this evening. 

N851EB Returns To Mainland

After flying around the Hawaiian Islands for the past few weeks, Bridger Aerospace's PC-12/47, N851EB is returning to the mainland. It departed for MCE this morning, with a 12-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean. While it was here, this PC-12 made flights to almost every airport in the state. 

Virgin Australia's VH-8IC

Virgin Australia is ferrying VH-8IC "Kirra Beach" (c/n 66635, l/n 8747) from BNE to MLB, via HNL, for a wifi system installation. This 737-8 is flying as VOZ9946, and is making an overnight stop at HNL tonight. It will continue onto MLB tomorrow.

China Southern Airlines' B-20CT

Boeing is ferrying China Southern Airlines' N241BE (65251, l/n 7751) from BFI to HSN, via KOA and GUM, as BOE714. This 737-8 was registered as B-20CT when it was built, but received the US registration as it goes to the Boeing China plant for cabin completion, then re-registered when ready for delivery. It will make an overnight stop at KOA tonight.

US Air Force's 59-1471

On of the 116th Air Refueling Squadron / 141st Air Refueling Wing's KC-135Ts, 59-1471 (c/n 17959, l/n 374), is participating in Sentry Aloha 25-1. This Stratotanker is painted in a commemorative livery celebrating "100 Years of Flight", is part of the Washington Air National Guard unit based at Fairchild AFB.

N260FP

N260FP (msn 1642), an A321-232, owned by Spectre Air Capital, is making a stop at HNL from MZJ, via LGB today. It's bound for XMN to undergo freighter conversion.

1642's History:

Dec 2001: Delivered to Scandinavian Air System as OY-KBB "Hjörjuf Viking".

May 2023: Withdrawn from service, and stored at MZJ.

Mar 2024: Acquired by Spectre Air Capital as N260FP.

08 February 2025 UPDATE

N260FP ferried to KOA this morning.

12 February 2025 UPDATE

N260FP departed for MAJ, then GUM this morning.

Asia Pacific Airlines' N193AN Enters Service

After sitting since its arrival to HNL this past November, Asia Pacific Airlines' 757-223F, N193AN (c/n 32387, l/n 981), entered service this morning, with a flight to GUM as AJT96. This 757 is wet-subleased from AmeriJet, and is flying with the AmeriJet's flight code.

US Air Force's 78-0577

A US Air Force E-3G from the 964th Airborne Air Control Squadron / 552nd Operations Group is making a stop at HIK as LIEGE30. 78-0577 (c/n 21753, l/n 939) arrived from its base at TIK [Tinker AFB, Tinker, OK] today.

07 February 2025 UPDATE

LIEGE30 departed for UAM this morning.

G-KELT

G-KELT (msn 8403), an A320-251N ACJ, owned by Acropolis Aviation, made a fuel stop at HNL today. This 2018 ACJ, flying as CRV1, arrived from SYD, then continued onto BFI later in the day.

Sun Country Airlines' N839SY

Sun Country Airlines' N839SY (c/n 42083, l/n 6232) is making a stop at HNL from LAX as SCX8670, and parking on the South Ramp. This 737-8JP normally operates the Sun Country service between LAX and KOA, and only wears the Sun Country logo on the tail with a modified livery.

04 February 2025 UPDATE

N839SY is returning to LAX as SCX8671 today, and scheduled to continue onto SLC as SCX8672.

Omega Tanker's N264DE

Omega Tanker's KDC-10-30CF, N264DE (c/n 46985, l/n 264), is making a stop at HIK today. This converted tanker arrived from DNA as OME11.

46985's History:

Dec 1978: Delivered to Martinair Holland as PH-MBT "George Gershwin" as a DC-10-30CF.

Sep 1979: Leased to Garuda Indonesia for two years.

Jly 1982: Leased to Caribbean Airways for one year.

__ 1984: Leased to Air Seychelles for one year.

Dec 1987: Leased to Qantas Airways for two months.

Oct 1989: Leased to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for 30 months.

Jly 1982: Leased to World Airways for one month.

Sep 1995: Acquired by the Royal Netherlands Air Force as T-264 "Prins Bernhard", and converted to an aerial refueler.

Aug 2004: Painted in a grey camouflage livery.

Oct 2019: Withdrawn from service, and stored at SAT.

Feb 2020: Acquired by Omega Tanker as N264DE.

Jun 2021: Ferried to VCV for storage and modifications.

Nov 2023: Inducted into service.

04 February 2025 UPDATE

N264DE returned to Omega's base at VCV.

Lynden Air Cargo's N403LC

Lynden Air Cargo's Lockheed L382G Hercules, N403LC (msn 382-4590), will be making a stop from CHS, via OAK as LYC403.

03 February 2025 UPDATE

N403LC departed JRF westbound this morning as LYC501.

04 February 2025 UPDATE

N403LC arrived at HIK this evening as LYC501.