Hawaiian Airlines
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| Hawaiian Airlines | ||
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| IATA HA |
ICAO HAL |
Callsign Hawaiian |
| Founded | 1929 (as Inter-Island Airways) | |
| Hubs | Honolulu International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Kahului Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | HawaiianMiles | |
| Member lounge | Premier Club | |
| Fleet size | 29 | |
| Destinations | 19 | |
| Parent company | Hawaiian Holdings Inc. | |
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| Key people | Mark Dunkerly (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.hawaiianairlines.com | ||
Hawaiian Airlines is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i and is commonly referred to by the acronym "HAL". Hawaiian Airlines' hub is located at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawai'i and operates a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport. Hawaiian has code sharing agreements with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Harmony Airways, Northwest Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Hawaiian Airlines' parent company, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. is a publically traded company. It trades using the stock symbol HA on the American Stock Exchange. Mr. Mark Dunkerley is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
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[edit] History
Hawaiian Airlines was founded by the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company as Inter-Island Airways on January 30, 1929, and started operations on November 11, 1929. On October 1, 1941, the name was simplified to Hawaiian Airlines when the company phased out its older Sikorsky flying boats. In 1966, jet travel started with the acquisition of Douglas DC-9 aircraft, which cut travel times in half on most of the routes. In 1984, the company began to operate charter services to the South Pacific using Douglas DC-8 aircraft, and soon they added Lockheed L-1011 aircraft to their fleet for West Coast services. As the west coast market grew, the South Pacific market shrunk, and service was reduced when the company's DC-8's were retired in 1993 and when the L-1011's were replaced in favor of the Douglas DC-10 in 1994. These DC-10 were obtained from American Airlines, who continued to provide maintanence on the aircraft. An agreement with American also included converting to American's SABRE reservation system and participation in American Airlines' AAdvantage frequent flyer program. The DC-10s were retired between 2002 and 2003. [1] The company replaced these leased DC-10s with 14 leased Boeing 767 aircraft during the fleet modernization, and replaced the DC-9s with Boeing 717 aircraft (the last member of that same family).
Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 21, 2003 with operations still continuing, and is overdue for $4.5 million USD worth of payments to the pilots' pension plan. Within the company, it has been suggested that the plan be terminated. As of May 2005, Hawaiian Airlines had received court approval of its reorganization plan. The company emerged from bankruptcy protection on June 2, 2005, with reduced operating costs through renegotiated contracts with its union work groups, restructured aircraft leases and investment from RC Aviation, a unit of San Diego-based Ranch Capital, which bought a majority share in parent company Hawaiian Holdings Inc in 2004.
Hawaiian has never had a fatal accident in its entire history and is the oldest US carrier with such a distinction (the others have not been around for more than 40 years). Hawaiian Airlines was the number one on-time carrier in the United States from November 2003 until November 2006, when rival Aloha Airlines took the number one spot, pushing Hawaiian to a close second.[2][3] The airline has also frequently been number one in fewest cancellations, baggage handling, and fewest oversales. Hawaiian Airlines is rated the best carrier serving Hawaii by Travel + Leisure[4], Zagat, and Condé Nast Traveler.[5]
May 4, 2006, saw the announcement of expanded service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii in anticipation of the induction of the additional 4 767-300 aircraft, primarily focused on expanding non-stop service to Kahului Airport from San Diego, Seattle, and Portland. Additional flights have also been added between Honolulu and the cities of Sacramento, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
As most U.S. airlines have raised prices for or dropped altogether in-flight meals in economy class to save money, Hawaiian is one of the last to serve these meals for flights to the mainland or international destinations.
[edit] Destinations
[edit] North America
- United States
- Alaska
- Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens International Airport) - Scheduled Charter Service for Hawaiian Vacations
- Arizona
- California
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- Oregon
- Washington
- Alaska
[edit] Australia/Oceania
[edit] Fleet
The Hawaiian Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft as of March 2007:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (First/Economy) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 717-200 | 11 | 123 (8/115) | Inter-island flights |
| Boeing 767-300 | 3 | 252 (18/234) | Transpacific flights |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 252 (18/234) | Transpacific and South Pacific flights |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 4 | 259 (18/241) | Transpacific and South Pacific flights |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 7 | 264 (18/246) | Transpacific and South Pacific flights |
The average Hawaiian Airlines fleet age was 8.9 years old as of March 2007.
In the past, jet aircraft that Hawaiian has operated include the DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, L-1011 and MD-80. The 717 and DC-9 have insufficient range to fly between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii even when flying near empty. As a result, additional fuel tanks were temporarily installed inside the cabin requiring temporary removal of passenger seats. Upon arrival in Hawaii, these fuel tanks were removed.
[edit] HawaiianMiles
HawaiianMiles is Hawaiian Airlines frequent flyer program. Miles accumulated in the program allow members to redeem tickets, upgrade service class, or obtain free or discounted car rentals, hotel stays, merchandise, or other products and services through partners. The most active members, based on the amount and price of travel booked, are designated Pualani Gold and Pualani Platinum, with privileges such as separate check-in, priority upgrade and standby processing, or complimentary upgrades.
Hawaiian Airlines has frequent flyer partnerships with the following airlines:
- Alaska Airlines (ending April 2007)
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
[edit] Incidents and accidents
Hawaiian Airlines has not had any serious or fatal accidents in their history.
[edit] References
- ^ History of Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian Airlines. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
- ^ Kelly, Jim. "Hawaiian Airlines continues on-time streak", Pacific Business News, 2006-06-01. Retrieved on 2006-06-03.
- ^ "Aloha ranks first in on-time arrivals", Pacific Business News, 2007-01-03. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
- ^ "Magazine gives Hawaiian Airlines top rank", Pacific Business News, 2006-06-19. Retrieved on 2006-06-20.
- ^ "Hawaiian wins travel magazine honors", Pacific Business News, 2006-11-13. Retrieved on 2006-11-13.
[edit] External links
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines Fleet Age
- Hawaiian Airlines Passenger Opinions
- SeatGuru.com Seat Layouts for Hawaiian Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines - Aviation History Online
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