Hawaiian Faithful to Airbus A350-800 Model as Others Drop Orders
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Hawaiian Airlines Inc. said it remains committed to buying six Airbus A350-800, a rare vote of confidence for a jet that’s rapidly lost in popularity in recent years as customers migrate to the two larger variants.
The size and range of the A350-800, a smaller model than the A350-900 slated for commercial service by year-end, make it an ideal plane for Hawaiian, Chief Executive Officer Mark Dunkerley said today in an interview at the annual general meeting of the International Air travel Association in Doha, Qatar. The plane would serve longer routes from Hawaii, such as Bangkok and Singapore, both 16 hours from its base, he said.