Hawaiian Airlines

History

Hawaiian Airlines was incorporated on January 30, 1929 under the name Inter-Island Airways Ltd. In 1941, Inter-Island changed its name to Hawaiian Airlines and introduced the 24-passenger DC-3 into Hawaiian skies. This flying workhorse was the mainstay of our fleet and became vital during wartime operations when all inter-island traffic was placed under military control. The advent of commercial jet service in the 1960s resulted in dramatically increased air traffic to and from Hawaii. The following two decades would see the addition of world charter service, daily flights to the west coast, and scheduled service throughout the South Pacific. Fast forward to 2001, the airline began a comprehensive fleet modernization program. Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 21, 2003 with operations still continuing, and at the time was overdue for $4.5 million USD worth of payments to the pilots' pension 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.

About the airline

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a major airline of the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawaii, and is the 11thlargest commercial airline in the country. Based in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, the airline operates its main hub at Honolulu International Airport and also operates a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui. Hawaiian Airlines is owned by Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA).Hawaiian has never had a fatal accident in its entire history and is the oldest US carrier with such a distinction.It’s also famous for being an on-time carrier, few cancellations, baggage handling, and fewest oversales.

Main route

Hawaiian Airlines serves destinations in several Asia-Pacific countries and territories. It also has daily and weekly direct, non-stop international flights from Honolulu to Tahiti, Australia, Philippines and Japan. Domestic routes include flights to Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington.

Fleet

Hawaiian Airlines fleet consists of the following aircrafts: 5 Airbus A330-200, 15 Boeing 717-200, 4 Boeing 767-300 and 12 Boeing 767-300ER.