N561FA

Nomadic Aviation is ferrying N561FA (c/n 36351, l/n 2077) from CGO [Xinzheng international Airport, Zhengzhou, Henan, China] to BXM [Brunswick Executive Airport, Brunswick, ME], via GUM, OGG, and DTW, as OMD124. This 737-71B was acquired by Fortress Transportation (FTAI), and is scheduled to be parted out and scrapped.

36351's History:

Oct 2006: Delivered to China Southern Airlines as B-5233 (above photo).

May 2022: Sold to CALC, and leased back.

Jan 2025: Withdrawn from service, and stored at CGO.

Mar 2025: Acquired by FTAI.

Republic Airways To Acquire Mesa Airlines

Republic Airlines is acquiring Mesa Airlines in an all-stock purchase. These two airlines don't currently serve Hawai‘i in any capacity. However, in the mid-2000s, both airlines had inter-island service. Mesa's go! launched in 2006 with CRJ-200s, and ceased operations in 2014. Republic's Shuttle America provided ERJ-170s in 2008 under the Mokulele Airlines brand, and operated for a year. Mesa's go! also partnered with Mokulele, following the Republic pull-out.

Republic Airways Holdings will be the surviving brand in the merger, as they are the larger company. Republic flies regional service for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines; while Mesa's remaining regional partner was United.

Further details in this CH-Aviation article.

Sounds Air's ZK-PLV

Sounds Air (New Zealand) is ferrying ZK-PLV (msn 400) from AMZ [Ardmore Airport, Auckland, New Zealand] to the mainland, via AKL, APW, CXI, and HNL. This Pilatus PC-12/45 arrived last night from CXI, and will overnight at HNL.

400's History:

Apr 2001: Built as HB-FQR.

Nov 2001: Delivered to Royal Flying Doctor Service as VH-VWO.

Jan 2017: Acquired by Sounds Air as ZK-PLV.

Air China's N248BE

Boeing is ferrying Air China's N248BE (c/n 60938, l/n 8181) from BFI to HSN, via KOA and GUM, as BOE284. This 737-8 will make an overnight stop at KOA tonight. It will be re-registered after its cabin completion.

Upcoming 737MAX Deliveries

With airlines around Asia and Oceania ordering the 737 MAX series, a majority of these airliners will stop through Hawai‘i (mainly HNL) during the first segment of their island-hopping delivery flights from Boeing Field (BFI) [map]. Boeing has indicated that the variants will be referred to as the -x without the MAX name, we will do the same.

Our own Google Sheet is documenting the 737 information below, as well as 737MAX deliveries as of 2017.

Boeing P-8As and E-7As on order for armed forces around the Pacific Rim have been added below.

This post will be continuously updated as new information becomes available.

According to the Boeing Test Fights Google Sheet and PlaneSpotters.net's 737 MAX Production List, these listed below are the airframes that have begun final assembly, made its first flight from RNT, or are being readied for delivery on the BFI flightline. Those listed below, should make a stopover in Hawai‘i on their first segment out of BFI on their delivery flights in the near future. In the past, additional information was also provided by Tyke's Aero Blog, and The Boeing Test Flights website.

DELIVERED

FERRIED TO HSN FOR COMPLETION

8181 | B-____ | 60938 | Air China | -8 [04.05.25 BOE284 to KOA as N248BE]

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ON ORDER

737 MAX

7351 | B-208E | 63276 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE692 « MWH » Air India Express VT-___
7371 | B-209A | 63284 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE693 « VCV » Air India Express VT-___
7408 | B-209C | 63287 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE694 « VCV » Air India Express VT-BWT »
7415 | B-208F | 63277 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE695 « BFI » Air India Express VT-___
7440 | B-20A3 | 61637 | Shanghai Airlines | -8 | BOE616 « BFI

7496 | B-209T | 63279 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE697 « BFI 

7595 | B-20C7 | 63281 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE696 « BFI » Air India Express VT-BWO »
7613 | B-20AU | 63290 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE701  « VCV » Air India Express VT-___

7624 | B-____ | 61712 | Kunming Airlines | -8 | BOE201 « MWH » Air India Express VT-___

7691 | B-20C9 | 63283 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE704 « BFI » Boeing N244BE

7715 | B-20D6 | 65258 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE712 « MWH

7750 | B-20CL | 43836 | Xiamen Air | -8 | BOE342 « BFI » Air India Express VT-___
7761 | B-20DH | 60922 | Air China | -8 BOE275 « MWH

7784 | B-____ | 65253 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE716 « MWH
7795 | B-____ | 65257 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE717 « MWH
7798 | B-20DP | 61157 | Shenzhen Airlines | -8 | BOE942 « MWH
7813 | B-20DJ | 60923 | Air China | -8 | BOE276 « MWH

7875 | B-____ | 65250 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE719 « VCV
7878 | B-20E2 | 61456 | Shandong Airlines | -8 | BOE878 « VCV

7887 | B-____ | 63291 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE708  « MWH

7931 | B-20DS | 60826 | Air China | -8 | BOE279 « MWH « SWA N8943Q
7948 | B-20DY | 64681 | Xiamen Air | -8 | BOE377 « MWH

8100 | B-____ | 43840 | Xiamen Air | -8 | BOE380 « MWH

8125 | B-____ | 61661 | Shanghai Airlines | -8 | BOE629 « MWH

8194 | B-____ | 43845 | Xiamen Air | -8 | BOE388 « MWH

8206 | B-225Q | 60941 | Air China | -8 | BOE287 « BFI

8229 | B-____ | 61124 | Shenzhen Airlines | -8 | BOE954 « BFI » Boeing N252BE « ACA C-FFIK

8235 | B-____ | 61153 | Shenzhen Airlines | -8 | BOE955 « MWH » Boeing N5573B

8248 | B-____ | 43847 | Xiamen Air | -8 | BOE391 « MWH

8254 | B-224L | 65254 | China Southern Airlines | -8 | BOE171 « BFI » Boeing N249BE « AAL N349TV »

9098 | B-225S | 64317 | Hainan Airlines | -8 | BOE98 « BFI

9111 | HL8553 | 66541 | Jeju Air | -8 « RNT

9132 | HL8581 | 66412 | T'Way Air | -8  « RNT

9204 | HL8566 | 63488 | Republic of Korea Air Force | -8 BBJ | BOE396 / KAL30D « HAM

• • •

P-8A and E-7A

• • • • • 

« Final Assembly / Pre-Flight Prep / First Flight from RNT

« Pre-Delivery Test Flights / Ready For Delivery
« Stored (Location [IATA])

« Duplicate Boeing test flight numbers

° New / Modified Livery
* Special Livery / Markings
» New airline and registration after re-market
» Boeing registration for ferry to HSN

» New / updated information

LOCATIONS [IATA]
RNT: Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, WA
BFI: King County International Airport - Boeing Field, Seattle, WA

PAE: Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field), Everett, WA

MWH: Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, WA

SKF: Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX

VCV: Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA

NIP: Naval Air Station Jacksonville / Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, FL

GED: Delaware Coastal Airport, Georgetown, DE

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NOTES

In the event that a delivery flight stops through any Hawai‘i airport other than HNL, their IATA airport code will noted after the flight number. 

Delivery flights that go through ANC, KEF, or any other non-Hawai‘i airport, will only be listed on our Google Sheet.

Due to the airworthiness directive for the 737MAX series, along with delivery deferrals, some airframes may deliver from sites other than BFI, and will be noted in the flight number information. 

If an airframe listed is sold to another airline, it will be noted with a » symbol, along with the new airline and registration. If the airframe delivers through Hawai‘i, the information will be revised with the delivery information. If it's not making a delivery flight through Hawai‘i, that listing will not be changed to the new airline, then removed upon its delivery flight. That information will be kept on our Google Sheet.

Air India Express is acquiring 55 737-8s that were built for Chinese customers, and have been re-marketed by Boeing, as part of Air India's massive order with Boeing. Akasa Air is also purchasing China-bound 737-8s re-marketed by Boeing.

Most 737s delivering to airlines in India will deliver east-bound through KEF [Keflavik International Airport, Keflavik, Iceland] as their first fuel stop. Most 737s delivering to airlines in the Republic of Korea normally delivers through ANC [Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, AK] for their first fuel stop.

In the event they deliver through Hawai‘i, they will be listed on a post, and on the deliveries page.

Some of the deliveries bound for China will ferry to the Boeing China 737 Completion and Delivery Center, in Zhoushan, China, will have this » symbol following the flight number, that probably will be the Boeing test flight number assigned to the particular airframe.
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Korean Air's HL8515

Korean Air's HL8515 (c/n 66878, l/n 1152), the airline's first airliner in their new livery, is making its first appearance at HNL this morning. This 787-10 is making its rotation into Korean Air's KAL53/54 flights between ICN and HNL.

N330GR

N330GR (msn 447), an A320-231 owned by Beijing Eternity Technologies, is being ferried by Nomadic Aviation as OMD382. It's being ferried from TUS to FOC [Changle Airport, Fuzhou, China], via JRF, MAJ, and GUM. N330GR is making a brief fuel stop at JRF this afternoon. According to the Instagram post from Nomadic Aviation, this A320 will become a maintenance trainer.

447's History:

Dec 1993: Delivered to Dragonair as VR-HYU, under lease from ILFC.

Aug 1997: Re-registered as B-HYU, after Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China.

Mar 1999: Leased to Transmeridian Airlines as N447TM.

Apr 1999: Subleased to Aeropostal.

Mar 2001: Leased Skyservice Airlines, and subleased to Roots Air as C-FRAR.

Jun 2003: Leased to Mexicana Airlines as N447MX "Minatitlán".

Mar 2004: Re-registered as XA-UAH.

Oct 2011: Leased to Sky Airline as CC-ADO.

Oct 2015: Leased to Danish Air Transport as OY-RUS.

Dec 2018: Withdrawn from service, and stored at SOF.

Feb 2020: Ferried to TUS for storage, and acquired by Elevate Jet as N330GR, a month later.

Oct 2024: Acquired by Beijing Eternity Technologies.

Antonov Airlines' UR-82072

Antonov Airlines' An-124-100-150, UR-82072 "Be Brave Like Kherson" (c/n 9773053359136, l/n 07-05) is making a brief fuel stop at HNL from SFO, as ADB3943, which originated at DFW. It will continue onto PPG.

Hawaiian Airlines N782HA Enters Service

Hawaiian Airlines inducted N782HA into service this morning as HAL10 to LAX, and will return later today as HAL9. The airline revealed that N782HA's fleet name in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, is "Humu mā".

Lufthansa Cargo's D-ALCA

This quarter's edition of "HNL RareBirds Classic" features Lufthansa Cargo's MD-11F, D-ALCA (c/n 48781, l/n 625), departing Runway 8R for AKL, when they flew cargo for Air New Zealand from FRA to AKL, with stops at ORD and HNL. The flight would continue westbound back to FRA.

48781's History:

Jun 1998: Delivered to Lufthansa Cargo as D-ALCA.

Aug 2021: Sold to Western Global Airlines as N781SN (f/n 781).

Dec 2022: Stored at RSW [Southwest Florida Airport, Fort Meyers, FL] for five months.

May 2023: Stored at SHV [Shreveport Regional Airport, Shreveport, LA].

Jan 2025: Returned to service with Western Global Airlines.

Coulson Aviation's N132CG

Coulson Aviation's C-130H, N132CG (msn 382-4338), is returning to its base at TRM, as CUL132. This aerial firefighter is ferrying from BQB [Busselton Regional Airport, Western Australia, Australia] to TRM, via XRH, PPG and KOA.