US EditionAlaska Air Group Integrates Hawaiian Ops Under Single Certificate ...
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines now share one FAA certificate, integrating operations and planning a single passenger service system by April 2026 to enhance efficiency and guest experience.
- On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate alongside Hawaiian Airlines, retiring the `HA` callsign for the `AS` callsign.
- After a year-long, multi-phase effort to harmonize training, policies, procedures and manuals, several Honolulu-based leadership roles take effect, naming Diana Birkett Rakow CEO of Hawaiian Airlines.
- Passengers should note that Hawaiian flights keep the HA designator with new flight numbers, and moving to a single passenger service system in April will assign all flights the AS code.
- Operationally, the SOC enables combining scheduling and passenger service systems and integrating flight crew, airport and maintenance teams under joint collective bargaining agreements.
- In spring 2026, Hawaiian Airlines is scheduled to join the oneworld alliance and begin serving Europe, while flights will keep Pualani tail imagery and booking remains at alaskaair.com and hawaiianairlines.com.
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Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines take major step toward integration
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A major moment in Hawaiʻi’s aviation history became official this week as Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines received a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration, marking one of the final steps in the airlines’ merger. The certification allows both carriers to operate under a single regulatory framework, aligning safety procedures, training and manuals under Alaska Air Group. Though the two will …
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