This was my first sighting of this aircraft after Hawaiian commenced services into Brisbane.

Delivered new to Hawaiian in November 1967, serving until sold to Hughes Airwest in May 1976 as N911RW. Later to Northwest Airlines.

Built as a Convair 340 and served Ansett from February 1955 as VH-BZE. To Hawaiian as N5511K in April 1959 and converted to CV640 'Jet Powered Convair' in June 1966. Sold in December 1971.

The daily flight to HNL rumbles out of SAN on the first day of the year. Nāmāhoe is the Hawaiian name for Gemini.

Afternoon arrival from HNL on another beautiful wintery day in Kaua'i. Aircraft was originally delivered to Midwest Airlines as N919ME. 'Ewa 'Ewa is the Hawaiian name for the Sooty Tern.

Nostalgia on final for runway 01R… During the mid 1980s Hawaiian Air briefly operated a service into Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. It was always flown by this aircraft, which was their only DC-8-63. It was leased only two months before this shot was made (ex Iberia/Aviaco EC-BQS), and operated for ten years, until sold to Airborne Express as N822AX in 1994 and converted to a freighter. By 2003 it had been withdrawn from use.

Westerly winds force N4834Z to use Sydney's crosswind runway 25

N8969U taxies past the competition on the Sydney-Honolulu route.