Hawaiian Airlines Unveils 787 Dreamliner Design Details

Hawaiian Airlines unveiled plans for its newest airplane type, the Boeing 787-9. 

Avi Mannis, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Hawaiian, said the 787-9s will be the airline's new flagship aircraft when it enters revenue service beginning early next year on select routes. The airline is expected to receive its first dozen Boeing 787-9s in November; further deliveries would run through 2027.

Hawaiian Airlines has a "very focused mission on bring[ing] people from around the world to our home. The 787 was the aircraft that fit that mission,” Mannis said. “It lets us build a much more specific guest experience than many of the other airlines.”

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