Hawaiian Air Won’t Fly the Plane Expected to Revitalize Its Fleet Until 2018
Photo Credit: Hawaiian Airlines will have to wait a little longer for its first three Airbus A321s. Hawaiian Airlines
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A three-month delay isn't that big of a deal, but the timing isn't great for Hawaiian. The airline would have preferred to have some of its new A321neos in service by the fourth quarter, when demand for Hawaiian vacations picks up.
Hawaiian Airlines is betting the Airbus A321neo will revitalize its fleet and make new routes possible, but it no longer expects to fly it this year due to performance issues with the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney engines.
Hawaiian has been counting on the new, fuel efficient narrowbody aircraft to allow it to add North American flights, possibly to destinations it may not have been able to fly to profitably in the past. However, Pratt & Whitney has struggled to deliver reliable engines for these planes, leading to production delays. Other airli
