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Hong Kong Airlines adds its first Boeing 737-300 freighter

Hong Kong Airlines (Hong Kong) has added its first Boeing 737-300 freighter.

Copyright Photo: Daryl Chapman. Ex-China Xinhua Airlines Boeing 737-37K (F) B-LHM (msn 27362, ex B-2945) climbs beautifully away from HKG on a training flight. The cargo aircraft is painted in Hainan Airlines 2007 livery which is now the standard for all related HNA Group companies.

Astraeus is now operating 737-33A G-STRJ for Trawel Fly

Copyright Photo: Manuel Medolago. G-STRJ is pictured resting at night at the Bergamo (Orio Al Serio) base. The airliner is being operated in Seagle Air colors.

Astraeus Airlines (London-Gatwick) is now operating its Boeing 737-33A G-STRJ (msn 25119) for Trawel Fly (Bergamo-Orio Al Serio).

Air Slovakia is operating its Boeing 737-306 OM-ASE for Albanian Airlines

 

Copyright Photo: Marco Finelli. Boeing 737-306 OM-ASE (msn 23545) arrives at Frankfurt in the full 2009 new colors of Albanian Airlines.

Albanian Airlines (Tirana) on November 12 wet leased Boeing 737-306 OM-ASE (msn 23545) from Air Slovakia (Bratislava).

 

Norwegian again supports UNICEF with a new logojet

 

Copyright Photo: Klaus Ecker. Boeing 737-3K9 LN-KKW (msn 24213) is seen on the tarmac at Munich. The inscription on the fuselage reads "Every child deserves a childhood".

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.no) (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is again supporting the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), this time with this logojet. UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assemblyย on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and health care to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II.

 

Webjet acquires 737-3U3 ZK-FRE as PR-WJQ

Copyright Photo: Graham Weatherby. Boeing 737-3U3 ZK-FRE (msn 28742) climbs away from Christchurch in full Webjet colors on a test flight. It will become PR-WJQ.

Webjet Linhas Aereas (Rio de Janeiro) is getting ready to add ex-Air New Zealand.Freedom Air Boeing 737-3U3 ZK-FRE (msn 28742).

Boliviana de Aviacion-BoA adds ex-Airberlin 737-3M8 D-ADIJ

Boliviana de Aviacion-BoA 737-300 D-ADIJ (08)(Grd) EIN (TNS)(LR)

Copyright Photo: Teun Sans. D-ADIJ is seen at Eindhoven shortly after painting before going to Munich for the final preparations.

Boliviana de Aviacion-BoA (Cochabamba) is getting ready to acquire ex-Airberlin Boeing 737-3M8 D-ADIJ (msn 25041). The airliner is currently at Munich being prepared. The new state airline of Bolivia added its first Boeing 737-300 (CP-2550) on December 6, 2008.

United’s last Boeing 737 arrives at SFO right before sunset

United 737-300 N331UA (04)(Salute) SFO (DB)(LR)

Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin. N331UA gets the final water cannon salute.

United 737-300 N331UA (04)(Grd) SFO (DB)(LR)

Copyright Photo: Mark Durbin. N331UA arrives at SFO.

United Airlines (Chicago) as previously reported, retired the last Boeing 737 on Wednesday evening (October 28). Despite a snowstorm in Denver, Boeing 737-322 N331UA (msn 24192) arrived at the San Francisco base ironically just as the sun was setting. The airport gave the traditional water cannon salute on landing ending an long era.

United’s N331UA to operate the last 737 flight

United Airlines (Chicago) will operate the last Boeing 737 revenue between Salt Lake City and San Francisco tomorrow (October 27, 2009) with 737-322 N329UA (msn 24149). The pictured 737-322 N331UA (msn 24192) has been selected to operate the last UA 737 flight after more than 41 years. N331UA will operate a “farewell flight” on Wednesday October 28, 2009 between Washington (Dulles) and San Francisco via planned extended stops at the Chicago (O’Hare), Denver and Los Angeles hubs. N331UA will depart IAD around 0600 and arrive at SFO around 1800 on the historic goodbye flight. Both airliners will ferry to Victorville, CA for storage the following day. This week we will have a special salute of 41 years of Boeing 737s at United Airlines in the Airliners Gallery.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough.

Please click on photo or link below for full view, information and other photos:

http://airlinersgallery.com/2/251206f/#/gallery/united-airlines/united-737-300-n331ua-04-apr-iah-bm-lr-903917/

Jat Airways 737-300 skids off IST runway

Copyright Photo: Keith Burton.  YU-ANV when it was painted in the 1994 color scheme.

Copyright Photo: Keith Burton. YU-ANV when it was painted in the 1994 color scheme.

Jat Airways’ (Belgrade) Boeing 737-3H9 YU-ANV (msn 24140) skidded off the runway at Istanbul (Ataturk) yesterday (October 4) on landing. ย The aircraft was on a flight from Belgrade. There were no injuries to the 125 passengers and six crew. The aircraft is a probable insurance write off. The company has recently been facing a strike by Jat Tehnika, its technical division. The Jat Airways fleet is also one of the oldest in Europe.

News link:

www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n196277

Picture:

fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay.aspx?cid=26918&p=4&rid=2

Dramatic pictures of Germania 737 and starlings

Germania Fluggesellschaft (Berlin-Tegel) had a close encounter with a flock of starlings at Dusseldorf. Please see the below link for the dramatic pictures of Germania’s Boeing 737-329 D-ADII (msn 23775) taking off at DUS and immediately encountering a flock of starlings.

News link:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1217035/Bird-strike-The-moment-200-starlings-sucked-passenger-jet-engine-off.html