United Airlines 777 N2142U delivery & pics

United Airlines 777-322ER N2142U msn 63722 ln 1497 flew away on delivery Jun 30 PAE-SEA flying as UAL2685.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Southwest Airlines 737 N8542Z first flight

Southwest Airlines 737-8H4 N8542Z msn 63581 ln 6485 first flight from RNT Jun 30 flying as BOE975, hex code ABB8EA.

Kuwait Airways 777 9K-AOK delivery & pics

Kuwait Airways 777-369ER 9K-AOK msn 62568 ln 1496 flew away on delivery Jun 30-Jul 1 PAE-KWI flying as KAC8126.  Aircraft is named "Auhah" which is a Kuwaiti island.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

FedEx 767F N148FE delivery & pics

FedEx 767-3S2F N148FE msn 42728 ln 1125 flew away on delivery Jun 30 PAE-MEM flying as FDX9053.  Named "Lois".




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Air China Inner Mongolia 737 B-1458 first flight

Air China Inner Mongolia 737-89L B-1458 msn 60869 ln 6480 first flight from RNT Jun 30 flying as BOE950, hex code 7811A7.

Westjet 737-8 C-FRAX pic - RNT June 30

Westjet 737-8 C-FRAX msn 60510 ln 6384 seen here at RNT Jun 30 still being prepared for its first flight.



Photo credit : Brian Worthington

RAAF P-8A A47-004 pic - BFI June 30

RAAF P-8A (737-8FV) A47-004 msn 62293 ln 6216 seen here at BFI Jun 30 getting ready to depart on another test flight as BOE184.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

China Southern Airlines 737 B-1412 first flight & pic

China Southern Airlines 737-81B B-1412 msn 63239 ln 6487 first flight from RNT Jun 30 flying as BOE403, hex code 781128.

Seen here about to depart.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Southwest Airlines N8541W delivery & pics

Southwest Airlines 737-8H4 N8541W msn 63599 ln 6469 flew away on delivery Jun 30 BFI-PAE flying as SWA8700 with 5 people on board.

Seen here arriving at PAE.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Norwegian 787 G-CKHL first flight & pics

Norwegian Air UK 787-9 G-CKHL msn 63310 ln 588 first flight from PAE Jun 30 flying as BOE828, hex code 407394.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Boeing Co. 737-9 Max N7379E pic - BFI June 30

Boeing Company 737-9 Max prototype N7379E msn 42987 ln 6250 seen here at BFI Jun 30 about to depart on another sortie as BOE901.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Fuzhou Airlines 737 B-1480 first flight

Fuzhou Airlines 737-86W B-1480 msn 60167 ln 6483 first flight from RNT Jun 30 flying as BOE923, hex code 7811D6.  Leased from CDB Leasing.

Norwegian 737-8 EI-FYC pic - BFI June 30

Norwegian Air International 737-8 EI-FYC msn 42825 ln 6396 seen here BFI Jun 30 departing on a test flight as BOE303, now wearing its Irish reg.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Okay Airways 737 B-1450 delivery & pic

Okay Airways 737-8KF B-1450 ln 61405 ln 6438 flew away on delivery Jun 30-Jul 3 BFI-HNL-MAJ-GUM-TSN flying as OKA1450.

Seen here about to depart.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Shandong Airlines 737 B-1437 delivery & pic

Shandong Airlines 737-85N B-1437 msn 60165 ln 6465 flew away on delivery Jun 30 BFI-HNL flying as CDG1437 with 12 people on board.  Leased from CDB Leasing.

Seen here about to depart.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Ethiopian 787 ET-ATG delivery

Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 ET-ATG msn 38464 ln 10 flew away on delivery Jun 29-30 PAE-ADD flying as ETH9201.  Frame first rolled out 7.5 years ago on Dec 23, 2009 !




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Hainan Airlines 737 B-1488 first flight

Hainan Airlines 737-86N B-1488 msn 60692 LN 6482 first flight from RNT Jun 29 flying as BOE910, hex code 7811F0.  Leased from GECAS.

American Airlines 787 N828AA delivery

American Airlines 787-9 N828AA msn 40648 ln 570 flew away on delivery Jun 29 CHS-DFW flying as AAL9704.

Norwegian 737-8 EI-FYB delivery

Norwegian Air International 737-8 EI-FYB msn 42826 ln 6372 flew away on delivery Jun 29-30 BFI-OSL flying as IBK3L with 7 people on board.  Leased from Arctic Aviation.

Norwegian 737-8 EI-FYA delivery

Norwegian Air International 737-8 EI-FYA msn 42830 ln 6360 flew away on delivery Jun 29-30 BFI-OSL flying as IBK7M with 38 people on board.  Leased from Arctic Aviation.

Southwest Airlines 737 N8540V delivery

Southwest Airlines 737-8H4 N8540V msn 63598 ln 6466 flew away on delivery Jun 29 BFI-PAE as SWA8506 with 5 people on board.

Hainan Airlines 737 B-7400 delivery

Hainan Airlines 737-86N B-7400 msn 43425 ln 6462 flew away on delivery Jun 29 BFI-HNL flying as CHH7400 with 12 people on board.  Leased from GECAS.

Hainan Airlines 737 B-1487 first flight

Hainan Airlines 737-84P B-1487 msn 62571 ln 6476 first flight from RNT Jun 29 flying as BOE037, hex code 7811EE.  Leased from Bank of Communications Financial Leasing.

FedEx 767F N148FE first pics

FedEx 767-3S2F N148FE msn 42728 ln 1125 seen here at PAE Jun 28 doing some taxi tests.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Aeroflot 777 VP-BPG delivery

Aeroflot 777-3M0ER VP-BPG msn 41693 ln 1502 flew away on delivery Jun 28-29 PAE-SVO flying as AFL7617 with 11 people on board.  Named "A.BABAJANYAN".

China United Airlines 737 B-1465 first flight & pics

China United Airlines 737-89P B-1465 msn 63044 ln 6477 first flight from RNT Jun 28 flying as BOE811, hex code 7811B3.  Leased from China Eastern.

Seen here passing through PAE enroute RNT-BFI.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

Batik Indonesia 737-8 PK-LQJ delivery & pic

Batik Indonesia 737-8 Max PK-LQJ msn 42988 ln 6222 flew away on delivery Jun 28-30 BFI-HNL-GUM-CGK flying as LNI01.  New hex code 8A067F.

Seen here at Honolulu.




Photo credit : HNLrarebirds

LOT 787 SP-LRH first flight & pics

LOT 787-8 SP-LRH msn 35943 LN 583 first flight from PAE Jun 28 flying as BOE277, hex code 48AE07.

Photo & video credit : Dipankar Bhakta

Shandong Airlines 737 B-1439 first flight

Shandong Airlines 737-85N B-1439 msn 61434 ln 6478 first flight from RNT Jun 28 flying as BOE248, hex code 781BA9.

BBJ N2708E final delivery

BBJ (737-7LT) N2708E msn 39095 ln 4148 flew away on final delivery Jun 28-29 Basel to Beijing using reg as callsign.  Operator on flight plan : Sino Jet Management.

Seen here leaving Basel.




Photo credit : Patrice Duresse

Small 747-8F update

I've received some fresh (June 20) internal data on the 747-8F production with one notable change.

Ln 1542 now changed to show UPS as the customer with reg N607UP.  Block identifier remains RC608 but it's now an 84AF model and the msn has changed from 63784 to 64265.

Lns 1437 and 1535 remain customerless.

Batik Air Malaysia 737-8 9M-LRF delivery

Batik Air Malaysia 737-8 9M-LRF msn 42994 ln 6114 flew away on delivery Jun 27-29 BFI-ANC-NRT-KUL flying as MXD01.

Alaska 737 N274AK delivery

Alaska Airlines 737-990ER N274AK msn 61555 ln 6459 flew away on delivery Jun 27 BFI-SEA flying as ASA9809 with 67(!) people on board.

Qatar Airways 777 A7-BEK first flight

Qatar Airways 777-3DZER A7-BEK msn 64062 ln 1507 first flight from PAE Jun 27 flying as BOE905, hex code 06A2AF.

Shenzhen Airlines 737 B-1475 first flight

Shenzhen Airlines 737-87L B-1475 msn 61126 ln 6479 first flight from RNT Jun 27 flying as BOE053, hex code 7811A8.

Eva Air 777 B-16738 delivery

Eva Airways 777-36NER B-16738 msn 42105 ln 1503 flew away on delivery Jun 27-28 PAE-TPE flying as EVA773 with 14 people on board.  Leased from GECAS.

Norwegian 737 EI-FVW delivery

Norwegian Air International 737-8JP EI-FVW msn 42282 ln 6461 flew away on delivery Jun 27-28 BFI-OSL flying as IBK1A with 2 people on board.

American Airlines 737 N342PM first flight

American Airlines 737-823 N342PM msn 31269 ln 6473 first flight from RNT Jun 27 flying as BOE145, hex code A3C60D.

Xiamen Air 737 B-7823 delivery

Xiamen Airlines 737-85C B-7823 msn 42947 ln 6458 flew away on delivery Jun 27-30 BFI-HNL-MAJ-GUM-XMN flying as CXA8399.

Korean Air 787 HL8083 first flight

Korean Air Lines 787-9 HL8083 msn 34812 ln 575 first flight from CHS Jun 27 flying as BOE658, hex code 71C083.

Turkmenistan Airlines 737 EZ-A020 delivery

Turkmenistan Airlines 737-82K EZ-A020 msn 61575 ln 6463 flew away on delivery Jun 27-28 BFI-YYR-BHX-ASB flying as TUA3020.

RAAF P-8A A47-004 first flight after mods & pics

RAAF P-8A (737-8FV) A47-004 msn 62293 ln 6216 first flight from BFI Jun 26 after completion of mods at the MFC, flying as BOE184.  New hex code 7CF9CE.




Photo credit : Huy Do




Photo credit : Paul Varner

Southwest Airlines 737 N8539V delivery

Southwest Airlines 737-8H4 N8539V msn 42534 ln 6457 flew away on delivery Jun 26 BFI-PAE flying as SWA8700.

Rossiya 737 VP-BOB delivery

Rossiya Airlines 737-8LJ VP-BOB msn 41236 ln 6455 flew away on delivery Jun 26 BFI-KEF flying as SDM5449 and continued KEF-VKO Jun 26-27 as SDM5450.  Leased from Avia Capital.

Air China 787 B-1431 delivery

Air China 787-9 B-1431 msn 34313 ln 576 flew away on delivery Jun 25-26 PAE-PEK flying as CCA048.

LOT 787 SP-LRH first pic

LOT 787-8 SP-LRH msn 35943 ln 583 seen here at PAE Jun 24 in full livery being prepared for first flight.




Photo credit : Chris Edwards

United 777 N2644U pics - PAE June 24

United Airlines 777-322ER N2644U msn 63724 ln 1504 seen here at PAE Jun 24 on another test flight as BOE764.




Photo credit : Matt Bresser.




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Norwegian 737-8 EI-FYB pic - BFI June 24

Norwegian Air International 737-8 EI-FYB msn 42826 ln 6372 seen here at BFI Jun 24 returning from another test flight as BOE302 and now sporting its Irish reg.




Photo credit : Huy Do

9 Air 737 B-7998 pic - BFI June 24

9 Air 737-86X B-7998 msn 61358 ln 6370 seen here at BFI Jun 24 returning from a test flight as BOE978.  This frame had been in storage since April.




Photo credit : Huy Do

Turkmenistan Airlines 737 EZ-A020 first pic

Turkmenistan Airlines 737-82K EZ-A020 msn 61575 ln 6463 seen here at BFI Jun 24 returning from a test flight as BOE372.




Photo credit : Huy Do

Delta 737 N881DN first flight

Delta Air Lines 737-932ER N881DN msn 31992 ln 6474 first flight from RNT Jun 24 flying as BOE881, hex code AC21E4.

Batik Indonesia 737-8 Max first pic

An interesting sighting at BFI today Jun 23 was ln 6222 now with new Batik Indonesia titles and flag, undertaking a test flight as BOE204.




Photo credit & copyright : Brian Worthington (no copying or redistribution without permission)

This is a very recent change as it was seen earlier this week still with Batik Malaysia titles.  If you look closely you will note that its Malaysian registration 9M-LRG is on a sticker decal but perhaps more interestingly it has the letters LQJ on the nose wheel doors.  To the casual observer this would appear to be a simple swap of operator within the Lion Air Group from Batik Air Malaysia (Malindo) to the original Indonesian branch of Batik Air.  However, the nose wheel door letters 'LQJ' suggest that it will receive Indonesian registration PK-LQJ  but Lion Air (the airline, not the Group) are using the PK-LQ* block themselves for their own frames and historically Batik Air have always used different registration blocks to those of Lion Air.

PK-LQF is already fully painted in Lion Air livery at Renton and their next two frames PK-LQH and PK-LQG (in that order) show signs of Lion Air livery on their rudders too, so the frame above is somewhat of an odd one out.

The questions are

1. Assuming it will shortly receive the Indonesian registration PK-LQJ as the nose wheel door letters suggest -  is Batik Air breaking their own "rule" and no longer using separate registration blocks for their fleet?

2. Could there be a rebrand or merger of Batik Air and Lion Air on the cards?

3. Could the 'LQJ' letters be a red herring and the frame actually receive a completely different registration?

Time will tell, but I think it's fairly safe to say the above photo is its final livery and will deliver as such.  Today's flight was still with miscoded transponders, using the transponder code from sistership 9M-LRC!

Batik Air Malaysia 737-8 9M-LRF pic - BFI June 23

Batik Air Malaysia 737-8 9M-LRF msn 42994 ln 6114 seen here at BFI Jun 23 about to depart on another test flight as BOE203.  Still sporting Lion Air winglets !




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Xiamen Air 737 B-7831 first flight

Xiamen Airlines 737-85C B-7831 msn 42949 ln 6475 first flight from RNT Jun 23 flying as BOE759, hex code 781110.

Emirates 777 A6-EQD delivery

Emirates 777-31HER A6-EQD msn 42349 ln 1499 flew away on delivery Jun 23-24 PAE-DXB flying as UAE7777.

United 777 N2341U delivery

United Airlines 777-322ER N2341U msn 63721 ln 1493 flew away on delivery Jun 23 PAE-SEA as UAL2685.

Korean Air 747 HL7644 first flight & pic

Korean Air Lines 747-8B5 HL7644 msn 60411 ln 1539 first flight from PAE Jun 23 flying as BOE060, hex code 71BE44.  Last 747 pax model to be built.  Aircraft is unpainted and flew with temp reg N5514J.

Photo & video credit : Dipankar Bhakta

Air China 777 B-1428 first flight

Air China 777-39LER B-1428 msn 63355 ln 1505 first flight from PAE Jun 23 flying as BOE174, hex code 78115E.

Air China 737 B-1419 delivery

Air China 737-89L B-1419 msn 60868 ln 6454 flew away on delivery Jun 23-28 BFI-HNL-MAJ-GUM-TSN-CKG flying as CCA047.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington

Spring Airlines Japan 737 JA05GR delivery

Spring Airlines Japan 737-8AL JA05GR msn 61783 ln 6436 flew away on delivery Jun 22-24 BFI-ANC-CTS-NRT flying using reg as callsign.  Leased from BOC Aviation.

United 777 N2644U pic - PAE June 22

United Airlines 777-322ER N2644U msn 63724 ln 1504 seen here at PAE Jun 22 getting ready to depart on another test flight as BOE764.




Photo credit : Royal Scott King

Shandong Airlines 737 B-1437 first pics

Shandong Airlines 737-85N B-1437 msn 60165 ln 6465 seen here at BFI Jun 22 arriving back from GEG as BOE240 after being painted there.  Leased from CDB Leasing.




Photo credit : Brian Worthington




Photo credit : Paul Varner