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September
4, 1968
2 years earlier in 1966, Hawaiian introduced the first intra-island
jet service with the DC-9-10. In November 1968, the first 2 DC-9-30s arrived
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February 15, 1972
In 1972, Hawaiian introduced all cargo Quick Change DC-9 flights. The next
year would herald the introduction of the new “Pualani” image. |
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1968 DC-9 Promotional
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IHawaiian was the first jet operator in Hawaii, launching service with DC-9
series 10s. These would be superceeded by DC-9 series 50s in 1975, and Boeing
717s in 1998. |
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January 31, 1980
By 1980, Hawaiian was flying an all DC-9-30 and DC-9-50 fleet.The next year
Dash-7’s and MD-80’s would be introduced. In 1980, Hawaiian
was awarded flights to the U.S. mainland but wouldn’t activate them
until 1985 with leased Lockheed L-1011s. |
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Route Map - 1981
Special Thanks to: James
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1986 - South Pacific
Brochure
Hawaiian operated DC-8s to the South Pacific and L1011s to the U.S. when
these services launched in the mid 1980s.
Special Thanks to: James
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January 15, 1985
Hawaiian introduced stateside service with Tristars later in the year to
resounding success. In the meantime, the DC-9-50’s and Dash 7’s
dominated Aloha on the intra-island front. |
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April 3, 1988
Hawaiian’s service to the mainland U.S., launched in 1985, had proven
so successful that services were extended to Vegas, Alaska, Portland, and
Vancouver by 1988. Also, destinations now stretched to Australia, New Zealand,
and Guam. DC-8’s also continued to serve the South Pacific destinations. |
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June 1, 1993
A crumbling economy and Hurricane Iniki hurt Hawaiian in 1992-93. The airline
lost a devastating $111 million alone. Australia and Micronesia services
were discontinued, along with the retirement of the DC-8’s. On a positive
note, in 1994 DC-10s leased from American began to replace the Tristars.
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July 1, 2002
Hawaiian was replacing it’s leased American DC-10s with Boeing 767’s
in 2002. Boeing 717’s came into the fleet beginning in 2000 replacing
the DC-9-50’s which first joined in 1975. The beautiful, new “Pualani”
image was introduced with arrival of the 717s. Schedules extended to Japan,
Australia, and New Zealand at this point.
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