Hawaiian Airlines

A strong rebound in demand from U.S. mainland markets is providing a major boost for Hawaiian Airlines, but for full recovery the airline still needs similar improvement in international and inter-island markets.

The carrier now believes first quarter demand will be better than expected.

Hawaiian Airlines is the latest U.S. operator to cite growing momentum in bookings, and as a result the company’s outlook for the first quarter has improved.

Hawaiian Airlines will compete with American Airlines on the new route.

The launch of new routes this spring will spur the carrier to near pre-COVID capacity this summer, executives say.

After a choppy start to 2021, Hawaiian Airlines expects to reach 75% to 85% of its 2019 capacity in the summertime, with its North American network driving the majority of that growth.

The airline will deploy A321neos on new domestic services.

Hawaiian Airlines is pushing back its Boeing 787 deliveries due to a weaker long-term demand outlook.

Hawaiian Airlines is resuming U.S. East Coast flying in December, reinstating the two farthest regularly scheduled domestic passenger routes in the world.

Flights to Boston and New York are among the US mainland routes returning to the airline’s network.

Empire Airlines operates the ‘Ohana by Hawaiian services, which will be dropped on Nov. 1.

The carrier is restarting flights to 10 US mainland destinations and Tokyo.

Hawaiian Airlines will launch pre-travel COVID-19 testing for passengers at two U.S. west coast airports beginning Oct. 15, in anticipation of the relaxation of Hawaii’s 14-day quarantine order for out-of-state arrivals.

Hawaiian Airlines notified hundreds of employees of involuntary furloughs planned for Oct. 1, while previewing more than 1,000 additional job losses in coming weeks.

Hawaiian Airlines has told unions it may have to furlough more than 2,000 employees as the carrier looks to realign the size of its workforce with the new operating environment.

The stalled recovery has led many carriers to pause or scale back capacity growth planned for July and August.

Hawaiian Airlines is preparing to return most of its Airbus A321neo fleet to active service as the carrier ramps up flights between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.

The announcement comes less than a week after the Treasury agreed to terms with five of the other largest carriers in the US.

Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating service on several routes to the U.S. mainland now that Hawaii is lifting its 14-day quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers, providing they have already tested negative for COVID-19 prior to traveling.

While Hawaiian Airlines plans to delay its Boeing 787 orders due to the COVID-19 crisis, the airline does not expect to have to reduce its current fleet in the medium term.

Hawaiian does not want to take delivery of Boeing 787s in 2021 as planned.

Seattle becomes the only mainland market served by the airline other than LAX and SFO.

The airline will continue to serve Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) granted Hawaiian Airlines a waiver to temporarily cease flying to eight mainland markets, agreeing that travel restrictions imposed by Hawaii’s governor make most service to the mainland unfeasible.

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