N587CA Sold And Ferried

TransAir has sold their CV640F, N587CA (msn 463) to Frontera Flight Holdings (Dover, DE). The transfer was effective on March 23rd, and the propliner was ferried to VGT [North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, NV] earlier today.


04.01.15 Update
Skyliner-Aviation.de reports that N587CA is bound for Aeronaves TSM [VTM] (México), it's Mexican registry is pending. It has not been stated whether this is a lease, or sale to Aeronaves TSM.

Hainan's B-1796

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-1796 (c/n 41569, l/n 5331) today. The 737-84P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH1796, and will overnight at HNL.

China Southern's B-1748

China Southern Airlines is taking delivery of B-1748 (c/n 41328, l/n 5334) today. The 737-81B, leased from Air Lease, is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSN996, and will overnight at HNL.

Air China's B-1762

Air China is taking delivery of their second 737-89L in as many days with B-1762 (c/n 41103, l/n 5333). It's making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Garuda's PK-GNR

Garuda Indonesia is taking delivery of PK-GNR (c/n 39955, l/n 5335) today. The 737-8U3, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, is making its delivery flight from BFI as GIA8011, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL, before continuing onto TKK.

HNL's Taxiway Z Resurfacing

HNL's Taxiway Z will be undergoing resurfacing over the next five weeks. As a result, portions will be closed where the work is being done.

Further information in this Hawai‘i Department of Transportation press release.

Air China's B-1766

Air China is taking delivery of B-1766 (c/n 41108, l/n 5327) today. The 737-89L is making its delivery flight from BFI as CCA78, and will overnight at HNL.

Germanwings' D-AIPX Accident

The HNL RareBirds team expresses our condolences, thoughts and prayers to the families of the 150 passenger and crew that were aboard Germanwings [4U/GWI] flight 9525. Their A320-211, D-AIPX (msn 147) went down in the French Alps today.

Further details in coverage by the Aviation Herald.

Jin Air To Begin ICN-HNL Service

CH-Aviation reports that Jin Air [LJ/JNA] (Korea), the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Korean Air, will begin international service in December, and one of the flights will be ICN-HNL. Jin Air is leasing a 777-200ER from Korean Air. It's not known the frequency of the service, but this will add about 300 passengers per flight to the growing Korean tourist market in Hawai‘i.

Shenzhen's B-1757

Shenzhen Airlines is taking delivery of B-1757 (c/n 40824, l/n 5326) today. The 737-87L is making its delivery flight from BFI as CSZ757, and will overnight at HNL.

GainJet Aviation's SX-RFA

On the KOA ramp 03/19/15

GainJet Aviation's [GNJ] (Greece) 757-23N, SX-RFA (c/n 30232, l/n 888) is making a stop at KOA from LAX as GNJ47. The flight originated somewhere in Europe, then made a stop at YQX prior to LAX. GainJet Aviation S.A. is a Greek private charter company. It was substituted for the TAG Aviation / Four Seasons Resorts 757-200 that was supposed to have flown the Four Seasons Resorts "Private Jet Experience".

30232 was originally ordered by Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, and leased to American Trans Air in September 1999 as N523AT. It was returned to WFBN in April 2005, then sold to Fastway Leasing Ltd, in December as EI-LTO. In April 2006, it was leased VIM Airlines [NN/MOV] (Russia) as EI-LTO, then subleased to Air Bashkortostan [ZU/BBT] (Russia) for two years. In April 2009, Castaway Leasing sold the 757-23N to GainJet Aviation as SX-RFA, complete with Blended Winglets and a 62-seat VIP layout.

Hainan's B-1787

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of their second 737-84P in as many days with B-1787 (c/n 41379, l/n 5277). It's making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH1787, and will overnight at HNL.

Hainan's B-1785

Hainan Airlines is taking delivery of B-1785 (c/n 41568, l/n 5308) today. The 737-84P is making its delivery flight from BFI as CHH1785, and will overnight at HNL.

Conair's N355AC

Conner's firefighting RJ85, N355AC (msn E2293), is returning to CYXX [Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada] after its stint in Australia. It stopped through HNL in December 2014 on its way Down Under.

Virgin Australia's VH-ZPR Returns

Virgin Australia's E-190 VH-ZPR "Dundee Beach" (msn 190000424) is returning to Australia, after its maintenance check at BNA. It's stopping off at HNL from VNY, and will continue onto APW tomorrow. VH-ZPR stopped at HNL on 11 February, on its way to BNA.

Mahalo to team member Lono68 for the photo.

Xiamen's B-1966

Xiamen Air is taking delivery of B-1966 (c/n 39910, l/n 5321) today. The 737-85C is making its delivery flight from BFI as CXA1966, and will overnight at HNL.

Batik's PK-LBZ

The second of the two Batik Air 737-8GP deliveries is PK-LBZ (c/n 39835, l/n 5307). It's also making an early morning delivery flight from BFI as BTK1, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL.

Mahalo to team member AndrewC for the photo.

Batik's PK-LDE

Batik Air is taking delivery of a pair of 737-8GPs this morning. PK-LDE (c/n 39836, l/n 5315) is the first of the two, making its delivery flight from BFI as PKLDE, and will make a brief fuel stop at HNL.

Mahalo to team member AndrewC for the photo.

Coulson's N130FF

Coulson's firefighting EC-130Q is making its way back to YYJ [Victoria, British Columbia, Canada] after spending a few months in Australia supporting the local firefighting effort. N130FF (msn 382-4901) transited through HNL this past December on its way to Australia.

Aeroméxico To HNL?

The Pacific Business News reports that Aeroméxico [AM/AMX] is exploring the possibility of serving HNL from MEX [Benito Juárez International Airport, México City, México] , seasonally. It is in preliminary stages to see whether the service would be feasible, nor did the airline reveal which aircraft type it would use. Contrary to the article's claim that MEX is 320 miles closer to HNL than LAX, the Great Circle Mapper shows that HNL-LAX is 2221 nm, while MEX-HNL is 3299 nm.

Aeroméxico does have the aircraft to make the flight 3299 nm flight, with 787-8s, 777-200s, 767-300s and 767-200s. If it comes to pass, AMX would be the first airline from Latin America to serve HNL with direct service. The airline is also a member of the Skyteam Alliance.