Copa Airlines hex code mix up HP-9902CMP & HP-9903CMP explained

I see there is much confusion on a number of aviation forums about the hex code situation with the second and third Copa Max 9 frames.  This post will hopefully explain what happened.

Timeline :

HP-9902CMP & HP-1856CMP :

Oct 25 : 0C20DD HP-9902CMP first flight as BOE052 (same hex as HP-1856CMP).

Oct 31 : 0C20DD HP-9902CMP 2nd flight as BOE052 (same hex as HP-1856CMP).

Nov 1 : HP-9902CMP recoded transponders from 0C20DD to 0C20D5 at BFI.

Nov 2 : 0C20D5 HP-9902CMP delivery flight to PTY and SJO as CMP9902.

Nov 8 : HP-1856CMP recoded transponders from 0C20DD to 0C20D5 after arrival at BOG late evening as RPB659.

Nov 9 : 0C20D5 HP-1856CMP in service from BOG as RPB658.

Nov 18 : HP-9902CMP recoded transponders from 0C20D5 back to OC20DD at SJO.  HP-9902CMP is still at SJO and not yet entered service as of Nov 22.


HP-9903CMP & HP-1857CMP :

Oct 16 : 0C20DE HP-9903CMP first flight as BOE053 (same hex as HP-1857CMP).

Oct 27 : 0C20DE HP-9903CMP 2nd flight as BOE053 (same hex as HP-1857CMP).

Oct 30 : HP-9903CMP recoded transponders from 0C20DE to 0C20D6 at BFI.

Oct 31 : 0C20D6 HP-9903CMP delivery flight to SAL as CMP9903.

Nov 7 : HP-1857CMP recoded transponders from 0C20DE to 0C20D6 after arrival at PTY from SDQ as CMP107.

Nov 7 : 0C20D6 HP-1857CMP in service PTY-SDQ as CMP108 late evening.

Nov 12 : HP-9903CMP recoded transponders from 0C20D6 back to 0C20DE at SAL.

Nov 14 : 0C20DE HP-9903CMP first revenue service PTY to LAX as CMP472.


In summary :

HP-9902CMP 0C20DD > 0C20D5 > 0C20DD current.
HP-9903CMP 0C20DE > 0C20D6 > 0C20DE current.
HP-1856CMP 0C20DD > 0C20D5 current.
HP-1857CMP 0C20DE > 0C20D6 current.

Boeing production flight log w/e 9 June 2019

ATD	ATA	OPERATOR	ACFTTYPE	REGISTRY	MSN	LN	HEX	FLT	ROUTING	CALLSIGN	P	N
3 JUN 2019
0746	1326	Corendon Airlines	737-8	TC-MKZ	61855	7550	4BB57A	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE426	P	b
0820	1355	MIAT Mongolian Airlines	737-8	EI-MGL	43798	7549	A354DD	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE602	P	c
0836	1415	Sunwing Airlines	737-8	C-FTXF	43303	7571	C03488	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE921		b
0921	1249	US Air Force	767-2LKC	16-46019	34138	1120	AE5BC4	-	PAE rt	BOE019	P	d
0934	1011	Southern Air	777-F	N706GT	66080	1606	A96B80	FERRY	PAE-PDX	BOE267	U	a
0958	1058	UPS Airlines	767-34AF	N365UP	65788	1180	A420AF	-	PAE rt	BOE293	P
1028	1254	China Southern Airlines	787-9	B-20AA	63984	850	78168F	FF	CHS rt	BOE916
1036	1328	EgyptAir	787-9	SU-GEU	38802	861	0101DE	FF	PAE rt	BOE197	P
1102	1309	US Navy	737-8FV	169546	64077	7219	AE5F3B	DEL	BFI-NUW	POSIDN1	P	e
1432	1533	UPS Airlines	767-34AF	N365UP	65788	1180	A420AF	-	PAE rt	BOE293	P
1551	1721	FlyEgypt	737-8	SU-TMN	60714	7556	0101EC	-	BFI rt	BOE411	P
1619	1630	Turkish Airlines	737-9	TC-LYE	60066	7580	4BB325	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE469	U
1650	1829	Air Canada	737-8	C-GEOJ	61237	7568	C050AE	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE491	U
2208	0124+1	US Air Force	767-2LKC	16-46023	41861	1128	AE5BC8	-	BFI rt	BOE469	P
4 JUN 2019
0839	1402	Ethiopian Airlines	737-8	ET-AWG	62452	7564	04016A	FERRY	GEG-SKF	BOE407	P	b
0850	1417	SunExpress	737-8	TC-SOL	61203	7554	4BCDEC	FERRY	GEG-SKF	BOE302	P	b
0946	1016	United Airlines	737-9	N27519	43459	7585	A2BBAC	-	BFI rt	BOE119	U
0959	1038	Lion Air	737-8	PK-LQS	43010	7576	A13E31	-	BFI rt	BOE213	U	f
1009	1238	Korean Air Lines	737-8	HL8349	63437	7578	71C349	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE352	U
1041	1302	Air China	737-8	B-20AP	60915	7584	7816B7	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE270	U
1129	1427	Turkish Airlines	737-9	TC-LYE	60066	7580	4BB325	FERRY	BFI-VCV	BOE580	U	a
1451	1701	SpiceJet	737-8	VT-MXZ	60188	7583	A63C98	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE692	U	g
1755	1951	Ukraine Int'l Airlines	737-8	UR-MXB	43918	7529	A354DD	-	BFI rt	BOE842	P	h
1831	2044	Norwegian Air Sweden	737-8	SE-RTF	42839	7569	4ACA86	FERRY	VCV-BFI	BOE321	P	a
2029	0000+1	US Air Force	767-2LKC	16-46023	41861	1128	AE5BC8	-	BFI rt	BOE469	P
5 JUN 2019
0841	1409	Air Canada	737-8	C-GELQ	61235	7515	C05067	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE488	P	b
1021	1141	Shandong Airlines	737-8	B-20A0	61448	7508	78166B	-	BFI rt	BOE658	P
1024	1120	Air Canada	737-8	C-GEOJ	61237	7568	C050AE	FERRY	BFI-GEG	BOE491	U	a
1204	1554	All Nippon Airways	777-F	JA772F	65757	1604	868DD7	-	PAE rt	BOE262	P
1402	0833+1	LOT Polish Airlines	787-9	SP-LSF	62172	855	48AE25	DEL	PAE-WAW	LOT9787	P
1535	1932	US Air Force	767-2LKC	16-46023	41861	1128	AE5BC8	-	BFI rt	BOE469	P
6 JUN 2019
0813	1341	Shandong Airlines	737-8	B-20A0	61448	7508	78166B	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE658	P	b
0828	1402	Air Canada	737-8	C-GEMV	61238	7558	C05086	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE490	P	b
0840	1425	SCAT Airlines	737-9	UP-B3726	43346	7418	683273	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE203	P	b
0924	1150	TUI fly Netherlands	737-8	PH-TFR	44606	7588	485A84	FF	RNT-GEG	BOE873	U	a
1118	1456	US Air Force	767-2LKC	17-46037	41984	1156	AE5E12	-	BFI rt	BOE037	P
1120	1826	Hainan Airlines	787-9	B-20AL	62728	841	7816B3	FERRY	PAE-CHS	BOE805	P	i
1131	1732	Air China	737-8	B-20AP	60915	7584	7816B7	FERRY	BFI-ARA	BOE270	U	a
1144	1356	Ukraine Int'l Airlines	737-8	UR-MXC	43919	7581	A13DC8	FF	RNT-GEG	BOE843	U	j
1351	1751	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N464KC	41274	1066	A5A95B	-	EDW rt	BOE464	P
1414	1619	SpiceJet	737-8	VT-MXZ	60188	7583	A750DB	FERRY	BFI-VCV	BOE692	U	k
1417	0653+1	Royal Air Maroc	787-9	CN-RGY	65558	859	02013F	DEL	PAE-CMN	RAM8797	P
1427	1852	US Air Force	767-2LKC	16-46023	41861	1128	AE5BC8	-	BFI rt	BOE469	P
1729	1932	Corendon Dutch Airlines	737-9	PH-CDK	43393	7503	485C03	FERRY	VCV-BFI	BOE204	P	a
7 JUN 2019
0833	1402	Ukraine Int'l Airlines	737-8	UR-MXB	43918	7529	A354DD	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE842	P	c
0847	1115	Air Tahiti Nui	787-9	F-OVAA	62710	847	A00B88	-	PAE rt	BOE926	P	l
0951	1041	EgyptAir	787-9	SU-GEU	38882	861	0101DE	-	PAE rt	BOE197	P
0951	1526	TUI Airways	737-8	G-TUMK	44605	7541	40773B	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE872	P	b
1117	1524	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N464KC	41274	1066	A5A95B	-	EDW rt	BOE464	P
1212	1445	US Navy	737-8FV	169547	64083	7254	AE5F3C	-	BFI rt	BOE094	P	m
1350	1535	Singapore Airlines	787-10	9V-SCL	60281	856	76CC6C	FF	CHS rt	BOE012	P
1421	1658	EgyptAir	787-9	SU-GEU	38882	861	0101DE	-	PAE rt	BOE197	P
1519	1756	LOT Polish Airlines	737-8	SP-LVE	60388	7591	48AF03	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE381	U	n
1525	1729	RwandAir	737-8	9XR-WU	61859	7560	06E01C	FERRY	GEG-BFI	BOE401	P	a
8 JUN 2019
0824	1018	Etihad Airways	787-9	A6-BLZ	42369	858	896537	FF	CHS rt	BOE117
1111	1210	El Al Israel Airlines	787-9	4X-EDK	63395	863	7380C9	FF	PAE rt	BOE821	P	o
1155	1443	UPS Airlines	747-8F	N616UP	64262	1554	A806D8	FF	PAE rt	BOE681	U	p
1212	1427	Air Europa	737-8	EC-NBV	44307	7589	34614C	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE002	U
1236	1524	Shandong Airlines	737-8	B-20AG	61449	7575	781688	FERRY	ARA-BFI	BOE659	P	a
1400	1617	Eastar Jet	737-8	HL8367	61802	7596	71C367	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE844	U
9 JUN 2019
0911	0930	El Al Israel Airlines	787-9	4X-EDK	63395	863	7380C9	-	PAE rt	BOE821	P	o
1428	1540	All Nippon Airways	787-10	JA901A	62685	852	872742	-	CHS rt	BOE117	U
1510	1537	Southwest Airlines	737-8	N8738K	60229	7590	AC04F5	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE038	U

Notes.

P = Painted.
U = Unpainted.

Caution: Registration decodes from hex do not mean that the plane is flying wearing it.

Beware of using fake news and guesswork found on other websites as your source:

Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 2.

a. To/from painting.
b. To Kelly Field for storage.
c. To Kelly Field for storage.  Hex decodes to N3134C.
d. Sticker N5514K.
e. Performed a missed approach at Boise enroute to Whidbey.
f. Hex decodes to N1799B (unlikely to have been wearing it on this flight).
g. Hex decodes to N5002K.
h. Hex decodes to N3134C.
i. Sticker N1014X.
j. To GEG for painting. Hex decodes to N1796B.
k. To VCV for painting. Hex decodes to N57001.
l. Sticker N1015X.
m. First flight after completion of mods to P-8A.
n. Miscoded transponders (belonging to sistership SP-LVD).
o. Named EILAT.
p. Sticker N616UP.

Boeing production flight log w/e 4 August 2019

ATD	ATA	OPERATOR	ACFTTYPE	REGISTRY	MSN	LN	HEX	FLT	ROUTING	CALLSIGN	P	N
29 JUL 2019
0826	1353	Kunming Airlines	737-8	TBD	61712	7624	A262C1	FERRY	BFI-SKF	BOE201	P	b
1016	1210	Okay Airways	737-8	TBD	61409	7659	A63C98	FF	RNT-GEG	BOE301	U	ac
1118	1352	Royal Australian Air Force	737-8FV	A47-009	64165	7324	7CF9D3	DEL	BFI-HIK	POSIDN1	P
1250	1436	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N462KC	41275	1069	A5A1ED	-	EDW rt	BOE462	P
1533	1604	EgyptAir	787-9	SU-GEW	65093	885	0101E0	FERRY	PDX-PAE	BOE096	P	a
30 JUL 2019
0911	1138	Blue Air	737-8	TBD	43921	7657	A354DD	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE702	U	d
0920	1346	Smartwings	737-8	OK-SWP	60135	7635	49D42D	FERRY	VCV-SKF	BOE023	P	e
0952	1451	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N464KC	41274	1066	A5A95B	-	EDW rt	BOE464	P
1031	1057+1	Qatar Airways	777-F	A7-BFQ	66335	1610	06A2DE	DEL	PAE-DOH	QTR3373	P
1201	1313	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA922A	43867	878	872F7E	-	CHS rt	BOE005	P
1257	1543	Air Tahiti Nui	787-9	F-OTOA	62711	889	3A4DC0	FF	PAE rt	BOE927	P	f
1338	1522	US Navy	737-8FV	169552	64082	7567	A593E7	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE099	P	g
1458	1659	Aeroméxico	737-8	XA-MAW	43755	7648	0D0B81	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE958	U
31 JUL 2019
0438	1629	Norwegian Air Sweden	787-9	SE-RXY	63346	870	4ACB19	DEL	CHS-PIK	NAX8A	P
1103	1335	Air China	737-8	B-20C1	60917	7647	7816F3	-	BFI rt	BOE272	P
1108	1525	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N462KC	41275	1069	A5A1ED	-	EDW rt	BOE462	P
1502	1559	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA922A	43867	878	872F7E	-	CHS rt	BOE005	P
1 AUG 2019
0741	0808	American Airlines	737-8	N324SH	44476	7634	A37EC4	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE130		h
1023	1145	Korean Air Lines	737-8	HL8350	63438	7622	71C350	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE353	P	h
1026	1132	Lion Air	737-8	PK-LQS	43010	7576	A139CB	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE213	P	hi
1043	1317	China Southern Airlines	737-8	B-20AT	63280	7646	7816C7	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE702	U
1103	1353	Vietnam Airlines	787-10	VN-A879	60287	880	88818E	FF	CHS rt	BOE155	P
1104	1300	FedEx Express	777-F	N865FD	40671	1614	ABE1EB	FF	PAE rt	BOE240	P	j
1601	1844	Smartwings	737-8	OK-SWQ	62874	7654	49D42C	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE076	U
2 AUG 2019
0705	0729	China United Airlines	737-89P	B-20A8	63088	7522	781683	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE847	P	h
0942	1007	United Airlines	737-9	N37521	64497	7636	A44916	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE121		hk
0943	1013	Air Canada	737-8	C-GEPG	61241	7649	C050C5	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE494		h
0948	1010	FlyEgypt	737-8	SU-TMO	61858	7641	0101ED	FERRY	GEG-MWH	BOE412	P	h
1355	1638	Hong Kong Airlines	787-9	TBD	60327	891	A00B74	FF	PAE rt	BOE170	U	l
1422	1651	Hainan Airlines	787-9	TBD	62733	887	A007CC	FF	PAE rt	BOE806	U	m
3 AUG 2019
0038	0402+1	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA922A	43867	878	872F7E	DEL	CHS-HND	ANA9397	P
0826	0854	Turkish Airlines	737-9	TC-LYC	60064	7623	4BB323	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE470	P	h
0912	1113	Aeroméxico	737-8	XA-MAY	43756	7663	0D0B8B	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE959	U
1054	1132	FedEx Express	767-3S2F	N178FE	63109	1187	A13767	-	PAE rt	BOE629	P
1253	1431	Hainan Airlines	787-9	TBD	62729	893	A00782	FERRY	FTW-PAE	BOE807	P	a
1344	1417	Hainan Airlines	787-9	TBD	62733	887	A007CC	FERRY	PAE-PDX	BOE806	U	a
1438	1651	FedEx Express	767-3S2F	N178FE	63109	1187	A13767	-	PAE rt	BOE629	P
1522	1552	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA923A	61523	884	872FA0	FERRY	PDX-PAE	BOE006	P	a
4 AUG 2019
1051	1156	Hong Kong Airlines	787-9	TBD	60327	891	A00B74	-	PAE rt	BOE170	U
1310	1344	EVA Air	787-10	B-17803	63511	872	899094	FF	CHS rt	BOE127

Notes.

P = Painted, U = Unpainted.

a. To/from painting.
b. Hex decodes to N253BE.
c. Hex decodes to N5002K.
d. Hex decodes to N3134C.
e. To Kelly Field for storage.
f. Named TETIAROA.
g. N459DS sticker.
h. To Grant County for storage.
i. Hex decodes to N1784B.
j. Named Sloane.
k. BOE112 mode-s callsign error.
l. N1015B sticker. Hong Kong Airlines possibly ntu.
m. N1005S sticker.

Delta 737 N872DN first flight

Delta 737-932ER N872DN msn 31983 ln 6256 first flight Jan20 as BOE872, hex ABAF1E.  This hex is incorrect for this registration as it belongs to N852DN.  The correct hex should be ABFE1C.

Boeing production flight log w/e 11 August 2019

ATD	ATA	OPERATOR	ACFTTYPE	REGISTRY	MSN	LN	HEX	FLT	ROUTING	CALLSIGN	P	N
5 AUG 2019
0914	0939	Air China	737-8	B-20C1	60917	7647	7816F3	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE272	P	b
0916	1239	Air Tahiti Nui	787-9	F-OTOA	62711	889	3A4DC0	-	PAE rt	BOE927	P	c
1029	1339	Boeing Company	737-7	N7201S	42561	6744	A9A618	-	BFI rt	BOE001	P
1043	1308	Juneyao Air	787-9	B-20D1	64316	895	781783	FF	PAE-PDX	BOE984	U	ad
1118	1336	Gol Linhas Aéreas	737-8	PR-XMK	43995	7670	E49511	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE809	U
1138	1345	Qatar Airways	737-8	N962BA	64612	7667	AD63AE	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE308	U
1158	1412	Eastar Jet	737-8	HL8370	43924	7665	71C370	FF	RNT-GEG	BOE862	U	a
1520	1600	Shandong Airlines	737-8	B-20AX	61450	7651	7816D6	FERRY	GEG-MWH	BOE661	U	b
6 AUG 2019
0832	0917	United Airlines	737-9	N27520	64498	7612	A2BBC6	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE120		b
0846	0911	SpiceJet	737-8	VT-MXW	60649	7658	800D29	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE515		b
0917	1110	FedEx Express	777-F	N865FD	40671	1614	ABE1EB	-	PAE rt	BOE240	P	e
0947	1342	Boeing Company	737-7	N7201S	42561	6744	A9A618	-	BFI rt	BOE001	P
0951	1244	EgyptAir	787-9	SU-GEW	65093	885	0101E0	-	PAE rt	BOE885	P
0953	1402	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N462KC	41275	1069	A5A1ED	-	EDW rt	BOE462	P
1010	1129	SMBC Aviation Capital	737-8	N969BA	44870	7652	AD7DAF	-	BFI rt	BOE593
1123	1404	Singapore Airlines	787-10	9V-SCM	60280	882	76CC6D	-	CHS rt	BOE013
1126	1305	Vietnam Airlines	787-10	VN-A879	60287	880	88818E	-	CHS rt	BOE155	P
1221	1434	US Navy	737-8FV	169549	64079	7359	AE5F3E		BFI rt	BOE096	P	f
1342	1712	US Air Force	767-2LKC	18-46042	34090	1166	AE5F95	-	BFI rt	BOE042	P
7 AUG 2019
0643	1016	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N464KC	41274	1066	A5A95B	-	EDW rt	BOE464	P
0952	1224	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N462KC	41275	1069	A5A1ED	-	EDW rt	BOE462	P
1049	1154	FedEx Express	767-3S2F	N178FE	63109	1187	A13767	-	PAE rt	BOE629	P
1238	1557	UPS Airlines	747-8F	N617UP	64263	1555	A80A8F	FF	PAE rt	BOE682	U	g
1405	1638	Belavia Belarusian Airlines	737-8	EW-529PA	43332	7675	510117	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE238	U
1412	1622	EVA Air	787-10	B-17803	63511	872	899094	-	CHS rt	BOE127	P
1434	1513	Air Tahiti Nui	787-9	F-OTOA	62711	889	3A4DC0	-	PAE rt	BOE927	P	c
1641	1740	Blue Air	737-8	TBD	43921	7657	A1393F	-	BFI rt	BOE702		h
8 AUG 2019
0815	1547	US Air Force	767-2LKC	17-46029	34110	1137	AE5E0A	DEL	BFI-PSM	PACK01	P
0842	1053	Belavia Belarusian Airlines	737-8	EW-529PA	43332	7675	510117	FERRY	BFI-VCV	BOE238	U	a
0917	1025	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA923A	61523	884	872FA0	-	PAE rt	BOE006	P
1015	1251	United Airlines	737-9	N37522	64496	7664	A44917	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE122	U
1229	1425	Neos	737-8	EI-RZC	62872	7650	4CA961	FERRY	VCV-MWH	BOE703	P	b
1247	1801	US Air Force	767-2LKC	N464KC	41274	1066	A5A95B	-	EDW rt	BOE464	P
1332	1949	FedEx Express	767-3S2F	N178FE	63109	1187	A13767	DEL	PAE-IND	FDX9035	P	i
1353	1549	Shenzhen Airlines	737-8	B-20CH	61146	7630	781723	FERRY	VCV-MWH	BOE939	P	b
1520	1729	NordStar Airlines	737-8	TBD	60444	7656	A354DD	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE404	U	j
1523	1814	China Southern Airlines	787-9	B-20C6	63985	876	781704	FF	CHS rt	BOE917
1524	1552	Turkish Airlines	737-8	TC-LCI	60042	7637	4BB069	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE719		b
1541	1806	EVA Air	787-10	B-17803	63511	872	899094	-	CHS rt	BOE127	P
1546	1643	Vietnam Airlines	787-10	VN-A879	60287	880	88818E	-	CHS rt	BOE155	P
1724	1806	UPS Airlines	747-8F	N617UP	64263	1555	A80A8F	FERRY	PAE-PDX	BOE682	U	ag
9 AUG 2019
0849	0859	US Air Force	767-2LKC	18-46044	34086	1170	AE5F97	FERRY	PAE-BFI	BOE044	P
0855	1350	US Air Force	767-2LKC	18-46039	34089	1160	AE5F92	DEL	BFI-IAB	MDUSA09	P
0910	1022	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA923A	61523	884	872FA0	-	PAE rt	BOE006	P
0951	1719	US Air Force	767-2LKC	17-46034	34114	1149	AE5E0F	DEL	BFI-PSM	PACK02	P
1018	1249	Vietnam Airlines	787-10	VN-A879	60287	880	88818E	-	CHS rt	BOE155	P
1059	1330	Royal Australian Air Force	737-8FV	A47-010	64166	7392	7CF9D4	-	BFI rt	BOE190	P	f
1155	1443	Lion Air	737-8	TBD	43012	7655	A13DC8	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE214	P	k
1247	1637	All Nippon Airways	787-9	JA923A	61523	884	872FA0	-	PAE rt	BOE006	P
1302	1836	FedEx Express	777-F	N865FD	40671	1614	ABE1EB	DEL	PAE-MEM	FDX9038	P	e
1334	1357	Aeroméxico	737-8	XA-MAY	43756	7663	0D0B8B	FERRY	BFI-MWH	BOE959	P	b
1705	1814	US Air Force	767-2LKC	18-46042	34090	1166	AE5F95	-	BFI rt	BOE042	P
10 AUG 2019
0941	1600	Air Tahiti Nui	787-9	F-OTOA	62711	889	3A4DC0	DEL	PAE-PPT	THT907	P	c
1454	1726	FedEx Express	777-F	N893FD	41736	1616	AC50FA	FF	PAE rt	BOE241	P
11 AUG 2019
0905	1118	China Southern Airlines	737-8	B-20CA	65256	7666	7816FE	FF	RNT-GEG	BOE711	U	a
1021	1239	Air China	737-8	B-20CE	60918	7671	781718	FF	RNT-BFI	BOE273	U
1242	1313	Okay Airways	737-8	TBD	61409	7659	A71C3B	FERRY	GEG-MWH	BOE301	P	bl

Notes.

P = Painted, U = Unpainted.

a. To/from painting.
b. To Grant County for storage.
c. Named TETIAROA.
d. N1009N sticker.
e. Named Sloane.
f. First flight after completion of mods.
g. N6009F sticker.
h. Hex decodes to N1780B.  Airframe not confirmed.  Possibly LN 7646 for China Southern as it's using the same number but on the balance of probabilities LN 7657 is the more likely frame.
i. Named Paisley.
j. Hex decodes to N3134C.
k. Hex decodes to N1796B.
l. Hex decodes to N5573P.

There are a significant number of unallocated lessor 'white tail' 737s rolling out over the next few months and also many 'known' frames do not have any registration number assigned yet so tracking the movements will become increasingly difficult due to the multi-use sticker registrations.

FAQ

Hello viewers!

Over the past month or so I have received a considerable number of messages on various matters and to save repeating myself in replies I've decided to address them all here.


Q. Why are you taking days to publish posts now?  You used to post updates faster and it's not acceptable!

A. I try to post in a timely manner but unlike some people I don't have the luxury of being able to spend 10 hours a day constantly monitoring the flight trackers and radios for movements.  Work and family time takes precedence, obviously, and I also travel a fair bit for work so some days I just don't get a break.

Q. Your data is wrong!  'X' website shows it as 'y' and you have it listed incorrectly as 'z'.

A. I get a lot of these messages and they are becoming increasingly tiresome.  I started my blog because of the shortcomings and inaccuracies found on other websites and also after my offers to help them were declined.  I am fastidious for accuracy and pride myself on that so it irks me somewhat when people tell me my data is wrong simply based on what is written on another website that has been around longer than I have.  Furthermore, I have yet to see one these "corrections" actually being correct.

Sure, I make the occasional spelling mistake or typo and in those cases I welcome the 'heads up' but please, if you're going to message me complaining that my data doesn't match another site make sure you've got proof to back it up!

Q. Why are you no longer showing the firing order months in advance?  Other websites show the data so why not you?

A. The short answer:  Please feel free to use those other websites then!  The longer answer: There are a number of different factors at play and requires some careful balancing to try and keep all parties happy.  I would like nothing more than to publish the firing order months in advance for you guys, but Boeing really do not like data leaks of that magnitude and my Boeing sources ask that I keep it short if I want the data flow to continue.  As a result of that I am limiting the future production to mostly what is already outside and visible to the general public.

Q. Why did you remove your production table sheet?

A. I had a number of complaints that it was too laggy and slow to load and there is no easy fix to that without splitting the data across a lot more tabs which I'm not prepared to do.  The sheet also requires some work to limit what data is displayed publicly as the current format means I have to maintain 2 sheets which is too time-consuming.  I plan to have the sheet and link back up again soon.

Q. Your blog is awesome!  I've only just discovered it and never knew it even existed!  Why do you not post on Facebook and Twitter?  Are you mad?!  Do you not know anything about social media and self-promotion?!  What is wrong with you??

A lot of viewers have suggested posting basic movement details on Twitter when stuff happens so that they get an instant notification of it.  I have considered this but as I've said above I don't always have the luxury of being able to post stuff as it happens and that's really what Twitter is designed for.  In the worst case scenario it could potentially be 24 hours or more after the event before I get the opportunity to 'tweet'.  As there has been a lot of pressure to do this I intend to trial it and see how it works out but I'm making no promises on its long term future.  Here is the link to my Twitter page.  Feel free to 'follow' it.  Please note it will only be used to communicate noteworthy production movements like first flights, delivery flights.  I will also 'tweet' new hex code tie-ups as they are discovered for my large following of hex code fans.  What I will not be 'tweeting' about is random unrelated crap such as what I had for my breakfast nor anything not directly related to the production.

As for Facebook - not a chance, sorry!

Q. I love your work - can I support you in any way?  I don't see a Paypal button.

A. Your support and kind words are very much appreciated and make my efforts worthwhile.  I don't need any financial support, thank you, that is why there is no Paypal button.  The info is provided free of charge!  I may look into something like Patreon in the future where it is completely transparent and open for supporters to become Patreons and pledge a small amount if they wish to do so, but it's not something that's currently on my radar.  My blog will always be free.

Qatar Amiri Flight A7-HHF 747 BBJ test flight & pics

The former/not taken up UAE Presidential Flight Authority 747-8Z5 BBJ msn 37501 ln 1495 which was destined to become A6-PFB has made a test flight at PAE today Aug 18 as BOE009 with new Qatar hex code 06A2C3.  Rumor suggests that this is now destined for Qatar Amiri Flight and the Qatar hex code certainly seems to support that.  No confirmation from me yet but I'm sure more details will emerge soon.

Edit : Details now known.  Registration will be A7-HHF and is indeed for Qatar Amiri Flight. 

Royal was able to snap a pic of it and you can just about make out that it was still wearing its American test reg N974BA.

Photo credit : Royal Scott King

Photo credit : Jen Schuld

Jen has some additional pics if you click the pic or link.

There are some more recent pics of the frame here.

Delta 737 N878DN first flight

Delta Air Lines 737-932ER N878DN msn 31989 ln 6405 first flight from RNT May 3 flying as BOE878 with hex code AC145A.  This is yet another case of miscoded transponders.  The correct hex code should be AC1466.  AC145A is for N878DA which is a Piper PA-28.

TC-LLF 787-9 Turkish Airlines first flight

First flight Aug14 PAE-PAE as BOE224.  Tab ZE224 LN 897 was allocated on Boeing systems to TC-LLF however it's flying using the hex code for TC-LLE which in turn is supposed to be ZE225 LN 899, so it's either miscoded, flying with the wrong number or there has been a late swap around with the registration allocations.

Msn 65806/897. Hex 4BB185.

... to be updated.

Edit : Jen Schuld got a pic, reg confirmed as TC-LLF.  One piece of the jigsaw solved.

Aeromexico 787 N438AM first flight

Aeromexico 787-9 N438AM msn 43862 ln 541 first flight from CHS 10 Mar flying as BOE679, hex 0D0A23.  It was originally planned to be registered on the Mexican register as XA-ADG hence the Mexican hex code, but has since been registered on the American register as N438AM.

9M-LRG 737-8 Malindo Air first flight

First flight Sep23 #KRNT to #KBFI flying as BOE251, unpainted.

Msn 43016/7721 hex 750421. Leased from Transportation Partners Pte Ltd.

Note that both the registration and hex are reused from their original allocation on LN 6222 which became PK-LQJ instead.

Flight tracking.

Lion Air 737 PK-LPW first flight as such

Lion Air 737-9GPER PK-LPW msn 43213/7274 flew Nov 15 on a test flight out of BFI as BOE217 with new hex code 8A0778.  This frame was actually for operation by Lion Air originally but was reallocated to Malindo Air briefly and then more recently to Thai Lion Air as HS-LVH.  It was spotted in the stall at BFI yesterday in full Lion Air livery wearing PK-LPW.  The frame made its maiden flight on Nov 6 with Thai hex code 8832C8.

Saudi 777 HZ-AK41 first flight

Saudi 777-368ER HZ-AK41 msn 62761 ln 1476 first flight from PAE Mar 3 flying as BOE746, hex A640E1 which means it must be wearing sticker reg N5016R.

Edit: Despite the hex code decoding to N5016R it actually flew in full livery as HZ-AK41 !

Seen here getting ready to depart.  Credit: Jen Schuld

https://twitter.com/JenSchuld/status/837787557303721984

Lion Air 737 PK-LPW delivery flight

Reg:	PK-LPW	Type:	737-9GPER
Msn:	43213/7274	Operator:	Lion Air
Callsign:	LNI01	Hex code:	8A0778
Dep:	BFI 1151	Arr:	HNL 1544

This frame was originally for operation by Lion Air but was reallocated to Malindo Air briefly and then allocated to Thai Lion Air as HS-LVH and got as far as using a Thai hex code on its first flight.  However the allocation was changed for a 4th time and it went to the Indonesian branch as per the original plan.

China Southern 737 B-1585 first flight

China Southern 737-81B B-1585 msn 63242 ln 6270 first flight 3 Feb as BOE966, hex 780374.  This hex was previously used by A319 B-6170 with Sichuan Airlines but that frame was sold to Olympus Airlines as SX-ABE back in early 2016.

Thai Lion Air 737-9 HS-LSK delivery flight

Thai Lion Air 737-9 HS-LSK msn 42989/6308 flew away on delivery, Nov 1, BFI to Honolulu flying as TLM01.  Hex code 88326B.  This frame also briefly used hex code 882060 on a flight on September 18 whilst still wearing N739EX.

Seen arriving at Bangkok DMK on Sep 4 in full Thai Lion livery (including titles) as HS-LSK.

EI- 737-8 Air Italy first flight

Reg:	EI-	Type:	737-8
Msn:	64609/7345	Operator:	Air Italy
Callsign:	BOE305	Hex code:	A63C98
Dep:	RNT 1220	Arr:	BFI 1429

Still no registration listed on Boeing systems as of yesterday so I guess they don't have it yet either, hence the hex code which decodes to N5002K (I'm not able to confirm if it flew wearing this reg).