Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines (IATA: HA, ICAO: HAL, call sign: Hawaiian) is the 12th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i and is commonly referred to by the acronym "HAL".
Hawaiian Airlines' hub is located at Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawai'i; it is one of two airlines that have their hubs there (the other is competitor Aloha Airlines). HAL has code sharing agreements with Alaska Airlines, America West Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
History
Hawaiian Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 21 2003, and is overdue for $4.5 million USD worth of payments to the pilots' pension plan. Within the company, it has been suggested that the plan be terminated. As of May 2005, Hawaiian Airlines had received court approval of its reorganization plan. The company emerged from bankruptcy protection on June 2, 2005 with reduced operating costs through renegotiated contracts with its union work groups, restructured aircraft leases and investment from RC Aviation, a unit of San Diego-based Ranch Capital, which bought a majority share in parent company Hawaiian Holdings Inc in 2004.
Services
Hawaiian Airlines services all the major Hawaiian Islands, American Samoa, Tahiti, Sydney, Australia, and most major cities on the U.S. West Coast, including specifically Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; and Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, California (beginning October 1, 2005), Los Angeles, and San Diego in California. Several of the West Coast destinations are linked through Kahului, Maui.
