Sam Chui

Sam Chui ( ; ; born 7 November 1980) is an Australian aviation and travel vlogger, photographer, and author.

Early life Sam Chui was born on 7 November 1980, in China. When he was a child, his parents moved to Hong Kong.

Career In 1999, Chui started a website, publishing photos of aircraft. It has since expanded to include current events regarding aviation.

Chui has a keen interest in the Boeing 747. He has logged over a million miles on 279 flights on the 747 and he has flown on every commercial variant of the 747 across 37 operators around the world. His first flight on a Boeing 747 was in 1993 onboard United Airlines Flight 800 from Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita. Chui has flown on more than 240 airlines and 180 aircraft types, including the Concorde between New York and London, a glacier landing in New Zealand, and the world's longest non-stop flight from Singapore to Newark. He was the only passenger aboard a privately owned Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In July 2021, he received his private pilot license in the United States.

He has also worked for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to publish highlights from the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).

Incidents In 2022, it was reported by several Nepalese online media that Chui was allowed into the cockpit by Nepal Airlines Chief Pilot Vijaya Lama during the flight to Kathmandu, violating safety laws. Nepalese Civil Aviation Authorities started an investigation. Lama denied these claims in an interview later.

In May 2023, Chui was suspected of violating Taiwan's Aircraft Flight Operation Regulations due to photos and videos of him inside the flight deck on a Starlux inaugural flight from Taipei to Los Angeles. The plane was piloted by Starlux founder and chair Chang Kuo-wei and he faced a fine of 60,000 NT$ due to the safety violation.

Personal life On 12 July 2025, Chui married his wife Fiona Pang on a Boeing 747-400 at Fujairah International Airport (FJR), flying a round-trip journey over the Gulf of Oman.

Books Title Publisher Publication year ISBN Air 1 – Sam Chui Air Photos Zkoob Limited 2008 Air 2 – Aviation Photos and Flight Reports Pixelium Company 2012 Air 3 – Aviation Photos and Flight Experiences Astral Horizon Aviation Press 2014 Air 747: Experiencing the Passion: Boeing's Jumbo JetAstral Horizon Aviation Press2020