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Alaska Airlines announces largest aircraft order in company history

Boeing and Alaska Airlines on Wednesday announced the carrier’s largest-ever airplane order as part of its long-term plan to expand its domestic and international route networks. 

Maui Job Openings: Featured Positions for Week of March 20 – 26

Maui Now’s featured jobs for the week of March 20 to 26, 2022.

New Hawaiian Airlines Fleet to Feature “Cutting-Edge” Seating

Hawaiian Airlines recently announced that Adient Aerospace and Collins Aerospace will supply the seats for its new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The aircraft is scheduled to enter the airline’s transpacific route network in 2021. According to the airlines, Adient Aerospace will develop lie-flat, premium cabin seats for its incoming Dreamliner fleet. The airlines also chose to […]

Hawaiʻi World of Work Week Connects Students to Careers

Hawaiʻi students are exploring future careers in the first ever Hawaiʻi World of Work Week, a series organized by the State Department of Education along with STEMworks™. The series connects students with employers from across the state through video chat using Nepris, a cloud-based platform that enables virtual connections between learners of any age with […]

Hawaiian Begins First-Ever Nonstop Maui-Las Vegas Flights

Hawaiian Airlines has launched its first-ever nonstop flights between Maui and Las Vegas.  The route was announced earlier this year and has since started twice-weekly service with a wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft that seats up to 264 passengers.  The new service adds 2,000 seats per month to the route.  The route was initiated in response […]

Hawaiian Air re-starts San Diego/Maui service adding 18,000 new air seats for summer

Hawaiian Airlines today, re-launched a San Diego – Maui route for the first time in two years.  The seasonal flight will add non-stop daily service between the locations and will boos Mau’s air seats by 18,000 during the island’s peak summer travel season. “We’re very pleased to again be offering the convenience of nonstop flights […]

Continental Launches 2 Maui Flights on Sunday

Continental Airlines begins new flights from Los Angeles and Orange County to Maui and a flight between Orange County and Honolulu on Sunday, March 7. “We are excited to launch more service to Hawaii,” said Jim Compton, Continental’s executive vice president of marketing.  “The new flights to Maui complement our existing service to Honolulu, providing […]

Continental Launches Honolulu To Fiji Flight

Continental Airlines today began non-stop service between Honolulu and Fiji.  The Fiji flight is to Nadi, the airline’s Guam hub and is aimed at connecting Continental’s flights from the U.S. mainland, Japan and Micronesia. “Nadi is a popular vacation spot that attracts visitors from around the world and fits well with our portfolio of destinations […]