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Hawaiian Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign

HA HAL HAWAIIAN

Founded January 30, 1929; 90 years ago

(as Inter-Island Airways)

Commenced operations October 6, 1929

AOC # HALA005A[1]

 Honolulu
Hubs
 Kahului[2]

Focus cities  Kailua–Kona

 Lihue

Frequent-flyer program HawaiianMiles

 Premier Club

 The Plumeria Lounge

Subsidiaries ʻOhana by Hawaiian

Fleet size 55

Destinations 28
 Company slogan Come Voyage with Us

Hawaii Starts Here

Parent company Hawaiian Holdings Inc.

Traded as NASDAQ: HA

S&P 600 Component

Headquarters Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Key people Peter R. Ingram, President & CEO

Revenue $2.696 billion (2017)[3]

Operating income $483.7 million (2017)[3]

Net income $364.0 million (2017)[3]

Employees 6,600 (December, 2017)[4]

Website hawaiianairlines.com

Hawaiian Airlines (Hawaiian: Hui Mokulele ʻo Hawaiʻi)[5][6] is the flag carrier and the largest airline in
the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the 10th largest commercial airline in the US, and is based
in Honolulu, Hawaii.[7][8] The airline operates its main hub at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on
the island of Oahu and a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui.[2] Hawaiian
Airlines operates flights to Asia, American Samoa, Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and the United
States mainland. Hawaiian Airlines is owned by Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. of which Peter R. Ingram is
the current President and Chief Executive Officer.[9]
Hawaiian is the oldest US carrier that has never had a fatal accident or a hull loss throughout its
history, and frequently tops the on-time carrier list in the United States, as well as the fewest
cancellations, oversales and baggage handling issues.[10][11][12][13] It has also rated as the best carrier
serving Hawaii by Travel + Leisure, Zagat and Condé Nast Traveler.[14][15]

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Early years (1929–1984)
o 1.2Hawaiian grows outside Hawaii (1984–1994)
o 1.3All Jet Fleet (1994–2003)
o 1.4Second Bankruptcy and Reorganization (2003–2005)
o 1.5Post-Bankruptcy (2005–2012)
o 1.6Further fleet expansion and new subsidiary carrier (2013–present)
 2Hawaiian Holdings
 3ʻOhana by Hawaiian
 4Destinations
o 4.1Codeshare agreements
o 4.2Interline agreement
 5Fleet
o 5.1Interisland fleet
  5.1.1Boeing 717
 5.1.2ATR 42 (as 'Ohana by Hawaiian)
o 5.2Medium and long-haul fleet
 5.2.1A330-200
 5.2.2A321neo
 5.2.3Boeing 787-9
o 5.3Retired fleet
 6HawaiianMiles
 7In flight service
o 7.1Catering
o 7.2Entertainment
o 7.3Cabin
 8See also
 9Bibliography
 10References
 11External links

History[edit]
Early years (1929–1984)[edit]

Hawaiian Airlines initiated air service in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways with this Bellanca CH-300, restored in
2009 by Hawaiian to flying condition

Convair 640 turboprop airliner of Hawaiian at Honolulu in 1971. The airline operated Convairs from 1952 until
1974
Inter-Island Airways (Hawaiian: Hui Mokulele Piliʻāina), the forerunner of the airline which is now
known as Hawaiian Airlines, was incorporated on January 30, 1929. Inter-Island Airways, a
subsidiary of Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, began operations on October 6, 1929, with
a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker, providing short sightseeing flights over Oʽahu.[16][17] Scheduled
service began a month later on November 11 using Sikorsky S-38s with a flight
from Honolulu to Hilo, via intermediary stops on Moloka'i and Maui.[18]
On October 1, 1941, the name was changed to Hawaiian Airlines[19] when the company phased out
the older Sikorsky S-38 and Sikorsky S-43 flying boats. The first Douglas DC-3s were added to the
fleet in August 1941, some examples remaining in operation until final retirement in November
1968.[20]
Modern pressurised equipment was introduced from 1952 in the form of the Convair 340. Further
Convair 440s were added in 1959-60, most of the Convairs being converted to turbine propellor
power in 1965-67. The last were sold in 1974.[21]
Hawaiian Airlines started to offer jet service in 1966 with the acquisition of Douglas DC-9-10 aircraft,
which cut travel times in half on most of its routes.
Hawaiian grows outside Hawaii (1984–1994)[edit]
Hawaiian Airlines began to expand its footprint throughout the 1980s, as the result of intense
competition on inter-island routes created by the entrance of Mid Pacific Air into the market. In 1985
the company began its first foray outside the inter-island market through charter services to the
South Pacific and then throughout the rest of the Pacific using Douglas DC-8 aircraft. Despite the
early successes of this new business, Hawaiian was forced to curtail its charter services when the
Federal Government banned all DC-8 and B707 aircraft without hush kits from operating within the
US. Hawaiian did, however, manage to gain a short exemption for its South Pacific services.
Soon after in early-1985 the company received the first two of its leased Lockheed L-1011 aircraft.
One aircraft was used to launch Hawaliian's first scheduled operation out of Hawaii, daily Honolulu-
Los Angeles services. This new service put Hawaiian in direct competition with the major US air
carriers for the first time in its history.[22] Throughout 1985 and 1986 Hawaiian Airlines added
additional L-1011s to its fleet and used them to open up services to other West Coast gateway cities
such as San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas and Anchorage, which placed Hawaiian in
further competition against the major US airlines.[23]
Meanwhile, Hawaiian Airlines also entered the new international markets of Australia and New
Zealand in 1986 with one-stop services through Pago Pago International Airport. Hawaiian also
aggressively grew its international charter business and pursued military transport contracts. This led
to a large growth in the company's revenues and caused its inter-island service's share of revenues
to shrink to just about a third of the company's total.[24]
During the 1980s, Hawaiian also embarked on the development and construction of Kapalua
Airport on west side of Maui. Opened in 1987 the airport was designed with a 3,000 ft runway, which
constrained its ability to handle large aircraft.[25] As a result, when the airport first opened Hawaiian
Airlines was the only inter-island carrier with aircraft capable of serving the airport. With its de
Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops, Hawaiian had a distinct competitive advantage in the
Maui market.[22][23]
Heading into the 1990s Hawaiian Airlines faced financial difficulties, racking up millions of dollars in
losses throughout the previous three years. Due to the airline's increasingly unprofitable operations it
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September 1993. During this time the company reduced
many of its costs: reorganizing its debt, wrestling concessions from employees, cutting overcapacity
and streamlining its fleet by disposing many of the planes it had added to its fleet just a few years
earlier.[26]
As part of Hawaiian's restructuring it sold Kapalua Airport to the State of Hawaii in 1993. Hawaiian
soon after discontinued service to the airport as it retired its Dash 7 fleet.[26] The retirement of the
Dash 7 in 1994 also resulted in the airline operating a more streamlined all-jet fleet as it exited
bankruptcy in September 1994.[27]