Sam Chui
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| Born | 7 November 1980 |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Occupations | Photographer & Aviation Youtuber |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Followers | 946 thousand |
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| Followers | 53 thousand |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Subscribers | 3.82 million |
| Views | 1.03 billion |
| Last updated: 19 December 2025 | |
| Website | samchui |
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| Chinese | 崔佳星 | ||||||||||
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Sam Chui (/ˈtʃuːiː/; Chinese: 崔佳星; Jyutping: ceoi1 gaai1 sing1; born 7 November 1980) is a Hong Kong-Australian aviation and travel vlogger, photographer, and author.[1][2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sam Chui was born on 7 November 1980 in Beijing, China.[3] When he was a child, his parents moved to Hong Kong.[1] While growing up, Chui says he often visited Hong Kong's former airport, Kai Tak Airport, and watched planes land.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1999, Chui started a website, publishing photos of aircraft.[5] It has since expanded to include current events regarding aviation.[5] He is known for overhead pictures of Los Angeles International Airport captured from helicopters.[5]
In 2019, Chui was invited onto a Boeing 747-SP private jet owned previously by the Qatari Royal Family and he flew from Hamilton, Canada, to Marana, Arizona as the only passenger. In 2019, he flew from Rome to Tel-Aviv on board the last El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747 flight.[6]
Chui has a keen interest in the Boeing 747. He has logged over a million miles on 279 747 flights and has flown on every commercial variant of the 747 across 37 operators from around the world. His first flight on a Boeing 747 was in 1993 onboard United Airlines Flight 800 from Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita.[7] Chui has flown on more than 240 airlines and 180 aircraft types, including Concorde between New York and London, a glacier landing in New Zealand, and the world's longest non-stop flight from Singapore to Newark.[8] He was the only passenger aboard a privately owned Boeing 787 Dreamliner.[9] In July 2021, he received his private pilot license in the United States.[10]
He has also worked for the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) to publish highlights from the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE).[11]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]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. The Nepalese Civil Aviation Authorities started an investigation. Lama denied these claims in an interview later.[12][13]
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 Starlux's 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.[14]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]On July 12, 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.[15]
Books
[edit | edit source]| Title | Publisher | Publication year | ISBN |
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| Air 1 – Sam Chui Air Photos | Zkoob Limited | 2008 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Air 2 – Aviation Photos and Flight Reports | Pixelium Company | 2012 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Air 3 – Aviation Photos and Flight Experiences | Astral Horizon Aviation Press | 2014 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| Air 747: Experiencing the Passion: Boeing's Jumbo Jet | Astral Horizon Aviation Press | 2020 | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
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