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Hawaiian Airlines welcomed its newest Airbus
A330-200 into service this week following a traditional Hawaiian
blessing at its Honolulu base on Tuesday.
The new A330 is the
fourth to join Hawaiian’s fleet this year and the ninth overall
since June 2010, when the company began its long-haul fleet
renewal and expansion program.
The aircraft was flown nonstop from
the Airbus Factory in Toulouse, France to Los Angeles last week
where it underwent final preparations for entry into service.
Hawaiian’s newest A330 is named
Keali‘iokonaikalewa, which is the Hawaiian name for the star
Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky.
Each of
Hawaiian’s new A330s is named for a constellation or star used
by Polynesians for celestial navigation in ancient times when they
voyaged in sailing canoes across the Pacific to Hawaii.
Hawaiian’s new A330s are more fuel-efficient and have a
longer operating range than its fleet of Boeing 767-300
aircraft, giving Hawaiian the capability to open new nonstop
routes between Hawai‘i and points throughout North America and eastern Asia.
In addition to the operational benefits, Hawaiian’s wide-body,
twin-aisle A330s also offer superior customer comforts and amenities that include a spacious interior, increased legroom and
a state-of-the-art, on-demand entertainment system with high-resolution LCD touch-screen monitors for every passenger.
Hawaiian will take delivery of 13 additional new A330s between
2013 and 2015, bringing to 22 the total number of A330s in its
fleet.
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