What is Hawaiian Airlines?

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
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.
Company slogan		Follow Me Home
Headquarters		Honolulu, Hawaii
Key people		Mark Dunkerley (President & CEO)
Website: [1]

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 operates its main hub at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawai'i, and also operates a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui. Hawaiian has code sharing agreements with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Korean Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Virgin Blue and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Hawaiian Airlines' parent company, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. is a publicly 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.^[1]

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 with a Sikorsky S-38 on a flight from Honolulu to Hilo, with intermediary stops at Molokai and Maui^[3]. On October 1 1941, the name was simplified to Hawaiian Airlines^[4] when the company phased out the older Sikorsky S-38 and Sikorsky S-43 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 maintenance 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. ^[5] 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.^[6][7] The airline has also frequently been number one in fewest cancellations, baggage handling, and fewest oversales. Hawaiian Airlines has been rated the best carrier serving Hawaii by Travel + Leisure^[8], Zagat, and Condé Nast Traveler.^[9]

On May 4, 2006, Hawaiian Airlines announced 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.

On July 24, 2007, Hawaiian Airlines and Air New Zealand signed a $45 Million contract for Air New Zealand to perform heavy maintenance to Hawaiian's Boeing 767 fleet of 18 aircraft. The contract is to last for five years and the first 767 is expected to arrive in Auckland International Airport in mid-August. Air New Zealand stated that this opportunity will also give a chance for them to build their expertise working on 767s.

On August 27, 2007, Hawaiian Airlines announced plans to launch flights to Manila, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines. Hawaiian Airlines said it will begin nonstop service to the Philippines in March 2008, in the first major international expansion since it emerged from bankruptcy protection in June 2005.^[10][11]

Destinations

Hawaiian Airlines serves the following cities (as of June 2007):^[12]

North America

• United States
• Alaska
• Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens International Airport) - Scheduled Charter Service for Hawaiian Vacations (Ends January 12)
• Arizona
• Phoenix/Scottsdale (Sky Harbor International Airport)
• California
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
• Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
• San Diego (San Diego International Airport)
• San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
• San Jose (San Jose International Airport)
• Hawaii
• Hilo (Hilo International Airport)
• Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport) Hub
• Kahului (Kahului Airport) Focus City
• Kailua-Kona (Kona International Airport)
• Lihue (Lihue Airport)
• Nevada
• Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
• Oregon
• Portland (Portland International Airport)
• Washington
• Seattle/Tacoma (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)

Australia/Oceania

• Australia
• Sydney (Kingsford Smith International Airport)
• Tahiti
• Papeete (Faa'a International Airport)
• American Samoa
• Pago Pago (Pago Pago International Airport)

Asia

• Philippines
• Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) [begins March 2008]^[10]

Fleet

The Hawaiian Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2007)^[1] :

Hawaiian Airlines Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Passengers (First/Economy)	Notes
Boeing 717-200	11	123 (8/115)	Inter-island flights
Boeing 767-300EM	4	252 (18/234) 264	Transpacific flights
Boeing 767-300ER	14	252 (18/234) 259 (18/241) 264(18/246)	Transpacific and South Pacific flights

The average Hawaiian Airlines fleet age was 8.9 years old as of March 2007.^[13]

Previously operated

Throughout its history, Hawaiian Airlines has operated a diverse range of aircraft, including the S-38, S-43, C-47/C-53/DC-3, CV-340/CV-440/CV-640, CV-540, YS-11, Viscount, DHC-7, L-188, MD-80, DC-9-10/30/50/80, DC-8, DC-10 and L-1011.^[14]

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:

• American Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic Airways
• Virgin Blue

References

External links

• Hawaiian Airlines
• SeatGuru.com Seat Layouts for Hawaiian Airlines

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