Will Be Replaced By A321, Boeing 787-9 Airplanes

After flying the Pacific skies for over a decade, Hawaiian Airlines last Boeing 767 ... aircraft tail number N594 and named "‘Ulili" after the Wandering Tattler bird ... completed its final scheduled commercial flight Monday afternoon when it arrived at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) at 1:30 p.m. HST. The airline's agents welcomed the 258 guests and 10 crew members with celebratory lei as they deplaned from the historic flight.

“The Boeing 767 was instrumental to our transpacific growth, international expansion and success in introducing millions of guests to this special place we call home,” Peter Ingram, president and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines, remarked following a Hawaiian blessing of N594 alongside the pilots and crew of HA19. “Today’s 767 retirement marks another chapter in our ongoing fleet modernization program as we continue to take more deliveries of Airbus A321neos and prepare to welcome the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in 2021.”

Over the years, the Hawaiian Airlines fleet expanded to a total of 18 Boeing 767 aircraft, which would lead to the launch of 16 new, non-stop routes throughout the Pacific region, including service between Honolulu and Sydney and Brisbane in Australia, Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo in Japan, and Seoul in South Korea.

“The Boeing 767 changed the game in the medium widebody market. The airplane enabled Hawaiian to efficiently serve its unique routes and achieve impressive growth over the years,” said Randy Tinseth, vice president of commercial marketing, Boeing. “In 2021, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner brings more range and much greater fuel efficiency. It will again transform Hawaiian’s ability to efficiently and comfortably bring people to and from the beautiful islands of Hawaii.”  

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