Kalitta Air's N769CK

Kalitta Air is substituting N769CK (c/n 32793, l/n 598) for their daily LAX-HNL-LAX service, CKS368/369 today. This "Big Twin" 777-36NERF was recently painted with Japan Airlines Cargo titles, and will eventually operate for JAL Cargo, by Kalitta.

32793's History:

Nov 2006: Delivered to Emirates as A6-EBW, under lease from GECAS.

Nov 2021: Acquired by AerCap, and the lease transferred.

Mar 2024: Withdrawn from service, and returned to AerCap.

May 2024: Ferried to TLV for freighter conversion, and registered as N769CK.

Nov 2025: Delivered and leased to Kalitta Air.

Dec 2025: To operate for JAL Cargo.

Pacific Air Cargo Launches HNL-GUM Service

Kalitta Air is launching a weekly 747-400F LAX-HNL-GUM service today for Pacific Air Cargo. This will be in addition to their daily LAX-HNL round-trip service. This new one-way service is flown as CKS380. N705CK "Dwight Palmer" (c/n 26413, l/n 1286), a 747-4B5F, is making the first flight today.

Pacific Air Cargo's N703CK

Kalitta Air has painted N703CK (c/n 24226, l/n 809), a 747-412F, in the Pacific Air Cargo special livery, and is now doing the LAX-HNL run (CKS368/369).

24226 was originally delivered to Singapore Airlines in September 1990 as 9V-SMG. In July 2004, it was purchased by Air India as VT-AIE "Mamallpuram". In May 2007, Boeing Aircraft Holdings acquired 24226, and converted to a freighter, and six months later, sold to Aircastle, who leased it to Martinair Holland as PH-MPR. In November 2012, Aircastle leased this 747-412F to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-AMF. From January 2013 to October 2015, it was subleased to Saudi Arabian Airlines; and from October 2015 to November 2016, subleased to Air Bridge Cargo. It was returned to Aircastle, and stored at MCI. Jet Midwest purchased this airliner in February 2017 as N262JM, and sold it nine months later to Kalitta Air. It was re-registered as N703CK in February 2018.

Kalitta Air Begins 747-400F Flights

Kalitta Air launched 747-400F flights that replaced the 747-200BFs this morning. They also have a logo jet with Pacific Air Cargo titles to go along with the new aircraft. N976BA (c/n 25275, l/n 874), a 747-4B5F made its first flight out of LAX to HNL as CKS368 this morning.

25275 was originally delivered to Korean Air in September 1991 as HL7483. It was converted to freighter in May 2008, and transferred to their cargo division, and served until February 2013. Seven months later, it was acquired by Boeing Aircraft Holdings. In July 2016, it was leased to Kalitta Air as N976BA, and recently painted to the Pacific Air Cargo livery.

Pacific Air Express' N866MA

Pacific Air Express is the latest entrant in the inter-island air cargo market. Using three Cessna C208BF Grand Cargomasters owned by Leis Air LLC, they will be flying cargo for Pacific Air Cargo, which uses Kalitta Air (LAX, HNL, PPG, HKG) and Asia Pacific Airlines (HNL, GUM, MAJ, KWA, SPN)

Seen above is N866MA (msn 208B0934) in the Pacific Air Express colors, it was formerly with Mokulele Airlines, along with fleetmates N687MA and N865MA.

Kalitta Charters' N720CK

Kalitta Chaters II has brought in N720CK (c/n 21298), a 727-2B6F/Adv, to handle air cargo duties on behalf of Pacific Air Cargo.

N720CK had been here in 2005 for Pacific Air Cargo to do runs to/from PPG, but was short-lived. In the photo above, this 727 has a Pacific Air Cargo logo near the main entry door. It was originally delivered to Royal Air Maroc as CN-RMP.


Kitty Hawk Aircargo had done some inter-island cargo runs with 727-200Fs in the earlier part of the decade, but left after a brief run as they tried to compete against Aloha Airlines' cargo ops.