Sunday 3 December 2023
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9billion......
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results
Hawaiian Holdings Reports 2023 Third Quarter Financial Results Delivering for the Future With Launch of Freighter Service and Dreamliner Ticket Sales
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. this week reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2023.
"I am immensely proud of our team's continued focus on moving our company forward, particularly in a quarter affected by the tragic wildfires in Maui," said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. "Underlying demand remains resilient, our brand and business model are core strengths and the major investments we are making now will create substantial value in 2024 and beyond."
The Company reported that third-quarter revenue was trending positively in July, but the devastating wildfires in Lahaina in West Maui on August 8, 2023 caused a sharp decrease in traffic to Maui. With most areas of the island unaffected by the fires and portions of West Maui reopening to tourism on October 8, 2023, demand for travel to Maui is recovering but remains below historical levels. Hawaiian's third quarter schedule was negatively impacted by the July 25, 2023 announcement from RTX, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, of anticipated accelerated removals and inspections of a significant portion of the PW1100G-JM engine fleet, which powers Hawaiian's A321neo aircraft. This unanticipated time out of service resulted in, among other things, lower-than-expected capacity growth in the quarter.
Operating revenue was down 1.8% from the third quarter of 2022 on 4.1% higher capacity across Hawaiian's network. Passenger traffic remained strong on Hawaiian's Japan routes in the third quarter of 2023. International revenue increased 90.9% from the third quarter of 2022 on a 43.6% increase in capacity.
Maui Wildfires Relief
Maui Wildfires Relief
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Hawaiian Airlines to introduce new amenity kits and soft goods by Hawai‘i lifestyle brand Noho Home
Tuesday 3 October 2023
Hawaiian Airlines’ Holoholo Challenge raises funds for Kauaʻi’s Historic McBryde Garden
Hawaiian Airlines is bringing its Holoholo Challenge virtual race series to Kauaʻi with proceeds benefiting conservation on the Garden Isle as well as wildfire recovery in West Maui. The 2023 fitness experience will run Nov. 1-30 and raise money for the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s McBryde Garden, a 259-acre conservation and research area in South Kauaʻi that is home to the world’s largest collection of native Hawaiian flora. Hawaiian will also match contributions by participants to further support the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Hawaiian Airlines Begins Ticket Sales for Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Wednesday 16 August 2023
Hawaiian Airlines’ Mālama Maui Effort Marks Next Phase of Support for the Maui Community
The airline focuses on food access in partnership with Hawaiʻi Foodbank, Maui Food Bank and Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.

Friday 11 August 2023
Airlines transport relief supplies to Maui as wildfires claim 55 lives
The wildfires that have spread across Maui have claimed the lives of at least 55 people, local authorities report and the death toll is likely to increase. Governor Josh Green said the inferno that reduced much of Lahaina to smouldering ruins was the worst natural disaster in the state's history, making thousands of people homeless and levelling as many as 1,000 buildings.
Traveling to/from MauiWe are offering a flexible travel policy if you would like to change or cancel your flight to Maui.In accordance with emergency orders from the state of Hawai‘i, we’re discouraging guests from non-essential travel to Maui. The flexible travel policy allows guests with planned travel to Maui to change their flight to another Hawaiian island. Alaska serves Honolulu, O‘ahu; Kona, Hawai‘i; and Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i.To help the Maui community, for this emergency, we are allowing guests to cancel their reservations and receive a refund to their original form of payment upon request. As always, you can choose to keep the refund in your Account wallet or receive a credit certificate for future travel, but we are doing everything we can to encourage our guests to rethink their trips to the island right now.
U.S mega-carrier Delta advised it will contribute $250,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in the disaster response and relief efforts in Maui and other areas of Hawaii coping with the destruction caused by recent wildfires brought on by strong winds as a result of Hurricane Dora, a Category 4 hurricane which passed 300 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Most of the fires on Maui are still burning, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate. the airline advised, however, the carrier was still selling tickets to Maui for travel tomorrow at fares of £1942.
Hawaiian Airlines
The boss of local hometown carrier of the islands, Hawaiin Airlines, Peter Ingram said: “This is an incredibly tragic and sad event, and our hearts go out to everyone impacted on Maui and especially those who have lost loved ones. - Our teams across our operation are working tirelessly to help those affected, including our nearly 500 colleagues who call Maui home. We send our deepest condolences to those impacted by the fires and will continue to leverage every resource we have to support the Maui community."
Here’s how Hawaiian Airlines has supported response efforts in the first 24 hours:
Facilitating essential travel
Ran a full schedule of flights in and out of Maui, including nine additional flights scheduled on both the 9th and 10th of August
Made every main cabin seat from Kahului to Honolulu available at $19 through Aug. 14, so costs would not be an obstacle to those needing to leave.
Issued a travel waiver to allow guests with travel to and from Maui scheduled through Aug. 31 flexibility to change or refund flights.
Cargo
The airline set aside dedicated space on its aircraft to support essential cargo, including life-saving blood and medical supplies, medication, food, water, amenity kits and infrastructure equipment for telecommunications repairs.Donated and shipped soft goods and catering items, including 300 bottles of Mananalu water, 550 sandwiches, 3,000 snack items, 1,600 amenity kits, mattress pads, lounging pillows and other supplies, for evacuees arriving at Kahului Airport.
Caring for guests and employees
Activated Team Kōkua, Hawaiian’s employee volunteer group, to support guests and staff in Honolulu and Kahului.
Deployed employee members of the Hawaiian Airlines Emergency Assistance Response Team (HEART) to work at the Honolulu Convention Center and other shelter facilities for visitors.
Activated employee support resources for team members on Maui and elsewhere who have been personally affected by these tragic events.
Partnering for relief efforts
Donated seats to first responders, including City and County of Honolulu firefighters to help Maui stations battle the ongoing wildfires.
Nearly 90 million miles (equivalent to 12,000 interisland flights) in joint donation with HawaiianMiles members to the American Red Cross of Hawaii to facilitate travel for volunteers, support personnel and community members in need.
Wednesday 26 July 2023
The second quarter performance of Hawaiian Airlines.

Tuesday 16 May 2023
Look inside the new Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Cabins and new Leihōkū Suites
Hawaiian Airlines introduce new cabins and an elevated level of service on its forthcoming Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Hawaiian Airlines 2023 corporate Kuleana report highlights path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Hawaiian Airlines names Lokesh Amaranayaka as Vice President of Airport Operations
Friday 31 March 2023
Hawaiian Airlines lists new milestones on the way to Net-Zero carbon emissions
Lowering life-cycle jet fuel emissions intensity per revenue ton mile by 45% (from 2019 levels) by 2035.Replacing 10% of conventional jet fuel with SAF by 2030.Improving fuel efficiency per available seat mile by 4% (from 2019) by 2028.Conserving 3 million gallons of jet fuel through operational initiatives by 2028.

Monday 13 March 2023
Hawaiian Airlines Connects, Lifts Hawai‘i’s Economy
Sunday 19 February 2023
Hawaiian Airlines Streamlines Honolulu Travel Experience with New Security Checkpoint
Thursday 2 February 2023
Hawaiian Holdings reports 2022 fourth quarter and full year financial results
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2022 the Company had:
- Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $1.4 billion
- Outstanding debt and finance lease obligations of $1.7 billion
- Air traffic liability of $590.8 million
- Liquidity of $1.6 billion, including an undrawn revolving credit facility of $235 million
Revenue Environment
The strength of the leisure market was evident as Hawaiian saw robust demand in its U.S. Mainland to Hawaiʻi routes and international routes excluding Japan. Demand remained strong for premium products and there was positive momentum in sales of its Extra Comfort product and newer preferred seat option. The Company's overall operating revenue for the fourth quarter 2022 was up 3.2% compared to the fourth quarter 2019 on 6% lower capacity. The Company's overall operating revenue for 2022 was down 6.7% from 2019 on 9.3% lower capacity as the impacts of Omicron were experienced industry-wide in most of the first quarter.
Other revenue for fourth quarter 2022 was up 35.1% compared to the same period in 2019 and for the full year 2022 up 30.4% compared to 2019 driven by cargo revenue and sales of HawaiianMiles.
2022 Highlights
Routes and scheduled services
- Operated at 91% of its 2019 capacity, comprised of 115%, 79%, and 44% capacity on its North America, Neighbor Island, and International routes, respectively
- Resumed international flights, between Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and Auckland, New Zealand, and Honolulu, Hawaiʻi and Tokyo Haneda Airport
- Signed agreement with Amazon to operate and maintain an initial fleet of 10 Airbus A330-300 freighters to move cargo between airports near Amazon's distribution facilities starting in the fall of 2023
- Announced a new nonstop flight between Honolulu and Rarotonga, Cook Islands, which will launch in May 2023, providing travellers from Hawaiian's 15 U.S. Mainland gateway cities convenient one-stop connection to the Cook Islands
Wednesday 1 February 2023
Tom Zheng appointed as Vice President of Technical Operations Business Planning and Services at Hawaiian Airlines

Friday 20 January 2023
Hawaiian Airlines joins Embry-Riddle’s SkillBridge Program to train, employ transitioning military personnel

Wednesday 11 January 2023
Hawaiian Airlines Creates $100,000 Scholarship Fund for Hawai‘i Residents Attending Arizona State University’s IT Program
Thursday 1 December 2022
Travel between the U.S. Mainland and Rarotonga made easy with a Honolulu connection from Hawaiian Airlines......
