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Hawaiian Airlines loses $17.1 million in first quarter and trims some routes
TransportHawaiian Airlines, the state’s largest carrier, lost $17.1 million in the first quarter amid an increase in competition on mainland-to-Hawaii routes. President and CEO Mark Dunkerley, who Tuesday called the quarter “disappointing but unsurprising,” said the airline’s financial picture should improve in the third and fourth quarters as Hawaiian and other carriers cut back on [...]
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Hawaiian Airlines continues expansion with plans for Beijing route in 2014
TransportHawaiian Airlines plans to start non-stop service from Honolulu to China beginning next year and will eliminate service to Manila over the summer. The airline said Wednesday that the flights from Honolulu to Beijing are expected to start on April 16, 2014, pending U.S. and Chinese regulatory approval. The new service is expected to run [...]
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Hawaiian plans expansion with 16-plane Airbus purchase and hiring spree
TransportHawaiian Airlines says it has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus to buy 16 new planes as part of a plan for expanded routes between the islands and the West Coast. Hawaiian says the deal comes after the airline reached key labor agreements with its pilot and flight attendant unions on the new single-aisle A321neo [...]
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Hawaiian Airlines’ growing global network makes it a very attractive acquisition
TransportBy July, Hawaiian will fly to 13 destinations in Asia and Oceania, up from just four in 2010. Adding these international flights has provided significant revenue diversification for Hawaiian; international routes account for 32% of Hawaiian’s revenue, and that percentage is growing. Most recently, Hawaiian has been focusing its growth on markets where there is little [...]
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Alaska Airlines successfully fills voids in Hawaii left by failed airlines
TransportAlaska Airlines has come a long way in five years. Geography aside, the Seattle-based carrier has become fully entrenched in the islands since entering the market with Seattle-Honolulu service in October 2007. Its 26 daily flights to Hawaii now represent 21 percent of its route schedule and make the state Alaska’s second-largest region behind California. [...]
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American Airlines was the tardiest airline by a landslide this September
TransportAmerican Airlines had the lowest percentage of on-time arrivals this September, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. Only 58 percent of AA flights arrived on time and 3.1 percent of its flights were cancelled. Weather is the most common cause of delays for carriers as it plays a [...]
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Hawaiian Airlines frustrated as shares drop despite significant growth
TransportHawaiian Airlines is profiting from its growth spurt. The state’s largest carrier, which since November 2010 has expanded into eight new markets, soared past analysts’ estimates Tuesday and posted a 77.6 percent increase in third-quarter earnings. Parent company Hawaiian Holdings Inc. said net income rose to $45.5 million, or 86 cents a share, from $25.6 [...]
