Hawaiian Airlines’ flights arrived on schedule 91.1 percent of the time in June to achieve the top ranking among the nation’s 12 largest carriers, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data released Wednesday. The national average was 78 percent.
A flight is considered as on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of its scheduled arrival time, according to the DOT.
The state’s largest carrier also ranked third in fewest flight cancellations with 0.2 percent, representing 11 cancellations out of 6,731 flights.
In other categories, Hawaiian was sixth for fewest consumer complaints with 1.05 per 100,000 passengers, or 10 overall; and was eighth for fewest mishandled baggage reports with 2.68 per 1,000 passengers, or 2,443 baggage reports out of 910,675 passengers.
In a category released only quarterly, Hawaiian had the fewest involuntary denied boardings with 0.07 per 10,000 passengers, or 18 passengers overall.
Hawaiian has led all carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 12 years.
NextEra gets OK to exit Oahu-Maui project
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has granted NextEra Energy Inc.’s request to withdraw from the state’s review of an Oahu-Maui interisland transmission system, in documents filed Monday.
In July, NextEra filed to withdraw from three energy projects in Hawaii after the PUC rejected its $4.3 billion proposed purchase of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.
NextEra told the PUC it no longer wants to participate in plans for an Oahu-Maui interisland transmission system, a proposed 200-megawatt wind project with Castle & Cooke LLC on Lanai and the Hawaiian Electric Co.’s 30-year power-supply plan.
Before NextEra announced in December 2014 that it was interested in purchasing Hawaii’s electric utility, NextEra Energy Transmission was looking to build an undersea power cable connecting Maui to Oahu in 2013. The company spent more than $10 million assembling a team, acquiring site control, developing viable cable routes and undertaking preliminary engineering studies. The undersea cable is still awaiting a decision from the PUC.
ON THE MOVE
Locations has promoted Dan Richards Jr. to marketing director. He started with the company as a program manager in February 2016. Richards has more than six years of experience in sales, marketing and data analysis, including previously working as a consumer marketing manager at Helloworld.com.au as well as having served in various marketing roles for Red Bull, Mobi PCS and ESPN 1420.
Territorial Savings Bank has promoted Dustin Monroy to assistant vice president/BSA Compliance. He has been with the bank since 2014. Prior to joining Territorial Savings Bank, Monroy served as an associate attorney at Watanabe Ing.
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HomeStreet Bank has hired Sandy Rice as vice president and branch manager. She will manage the Kahului Home Loan Center as well as assist borrowers with home refinance transactions and home purchases. Rice has 30 years of mortgage industry experience, including 25 years on Maui.
