Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines is the largest operator of commercial flights to and from the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is the tenth-largest commercial airline in the United States, and is based at Honolulu, Hawaii. The airline operates its main hub at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on the island of O?ahu and a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui. The airline also maintained a crew base at Los Angeles International Airport. 

Under the slogan 'Come Voyage with Us', Hawaiian Airlines operates flights to top domestic and international destinations, including Lihue in Kauai, Kahului in Maui, Kona, Hilo, Phoenix, Los Angeles, New York City, Honolulu and Sydney.

Hawaiian Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: Air China, American Airlines, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, JetBlue, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.

Hawaiian is the oldest American 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.

While Hawaiian Airlines only operates three different aircraft types, its fleet boasts considerable diversity. The Honolulu-based airline serves the island state with narrowbody aircraft from both sides of the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, as well as twin-aisle jets from the European manufacturer. According to data from planespotters.net, Hawaiian Airlines presently has 61 aircraft in its fleet. 

Each aircraft in Hawaiian Airlines’ fleet has been given a unique and special name. Boeing 717s are named after local birds, Airbus A330s bears the name of a star or constellation used by Polynesian voyagers for celestial navigation, and Airbus A321neos are named after native plants and forests.

Long before Western explorers set sail, Polynesian sailors were traversing thousands of miles of open ocean without the benefit of instruments or charts. These wayfarers found their maps in the stars above them, in the celestial bodies that guided them across the Pacific.
 Hawaiian's first long-haul, widebody A330 was christened Makali’i. Known as Pleiades or the Seven Sisters in Western astronomy, Makali’i is a cluster of stars that appear in the Northern Hemisphere’s wintertime sky. The star cluster is near Earth and visible with the naked eye. In the Islands, the cluster is highly revered, having guided both Hawaiian voyagers and farmers preparing for harvest and the Makahiki, a traditional celebration that marks the start of the Hawaiian new year.

Hawaiian Airlines In-Flight Amenities include a tempting full menu of snacks and complimentary beverages on the airline. In-flight amenities including Hollywood blockbuster films, magazines, newspapers and several radio stations help you pass time during long haul flights.

On March 6, 2018, the airline announced an order for 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with options for an additional ten (selecting GE GEnx engines), which were initially set to begin arriving at the carrier later this year. However, this has since been pushed back to 2023, amid a degree of uncertainty.

Due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawaiian Airlines reported a net loss of over $100 million for the Q2 of 2020.

Fourteen-day travel quarantines, which were reinstated for August 2020 have also contributed to Hawaiian Airlines' plans to downsize the company by 15-25% by summer 2021.

On May 27, 2021, Hawaiian announced that it would discontinue the ?Ohana by Hawaiian brand and its cargo and passenger services after the pandemic and resulting quarantine significantly impacted interisland travel. The interruptions in service forced the airline to reconsider the viability of operation and determine it was no longer feasible. The carrier's ATR fleet would be moved to the mainland and be prepared for sale.

On April 25, 2022, Hawaiian Airlines announced they will become the first major air carrier to offer the SpaceX Starlink service on all Transpacific flights. The service will be offered free to passengers beginning in 2023.

Hawaiian Airlines has been awarded the 3-Star Airline certification by Skytrax for the quality of its airport and onboard product and staff service. 

Skytrax writes: “Hawaiian Airlines can excel for friendly staff service, but inconsistency is lowering the overall rating. The A330 provides a fair quality product for international routes but requires some improvement to meet 4-Star standards all-round. US mainland flights are matching other US carriers, staff service is slightly better but product levels are average.”