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Hawaiian Airlines topped U.S. carriers once again in on-time performance with 90.4 percent of its flights arriving on time in June, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. A flight is considered “on time” if it arrives within 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival time.
Alaska Airlines was second at 82.9 percent. The average of the 12 reporting carriers was 76.2 percent.
The state’s largest carrier, which has led all airlines in punctuality for each of the past 13 years, also ranked second in fewest flight cancellations with 0.2 percent, representing 13 cancellations out of 7,076 flights.
In other categories, Hawaiian was fourth for fewest consumer complaints with 0.60 per 100,000 passengers and eighth for fewest mishandled baggage reports with 2.74 per 1,000 passengers.
In the passengers denied boarding category, which is released only on a quarterly basis, Hawaiian had the second best record with 0.08 passengers involuntarily denied boarding out of 10,000 passengers. That represents 22 out of more than 2.8 million passengers.
Disney taking movie stream in-house
NEW YORK >> Disney is launching a streaming service for animated and live-action movies in 2019 as well as an ESPN sports app as it navigates the changing media landscape.
The Disney app will be the exclusive source for streaming animated and live-action Disney and Pixar movies, starting with 2019 releases like “Toy Story 4” and the sequel to “Frozen.”
In 2019, Disney will also end an earlier deal with Netflix, which gave the popular service exclusive access to the company’s films for streaming.
Fired Google worker weighs legal action
MENLO PARK, Calif. >> A former Google engineer who was fired over a memo he wrote about gender differences says he’s exploring all his legal options and has already filed a labor complaint over his treatment. James Damore, whose memo over the weekend caused an uproar online, says in an email that he was terminated late Monday for “perpetuating gender stereotypes.” He says he considers his firing illegal because he had already filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The board declined to comment.
ON THE MOVE
G70, formerly known as Group 70 International Inc., has promoted the following employees within the Architecture Division:
>> Greg Barina to project manager and associate. Barina joined the firm in 2008 with more than 25 years of experience in construction, project management and architecture.
>> Roslyn Chun to project architect and associate. She joined the firm in 2014 and has more than 30 years of architectural experience. Chun has also worked on different phases of project delivery from conceptual design to construction administration.
>> Chretien Macutay to project architect and associate. Macutay joined the firm in 2012 and serves as an architect on project delivery phases through construction administration from conceptual design, with experience in hospitality, educational, residential and commercial projects.
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