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Hawaiian Airlines once again posted the best monthly on-time performance among U.S. carriers, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The state’s largest carrier was punctual in May on 89.7 percent of its flights to easily beat second-place Delta Air Lines, which was on time with 82.8 percent of its flights. The DOT considers a flight on time if it arrives within 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival time. The average for the 12 reporting airlines was 79.1 percent.
In other categories, Hawaiian was third in fewest flight cancellations with 0.2 percent, or 12 of 6,790 total flights; fourth in fewest consumer complaints with 1.05 per 100,000 passengers; and next to last for fewest mishandled-baggage reports with 3 per 1,000 passengers.
Hawaiian has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 13 years (2004-2016).
U.S. retail sales fall for second straight month
WASHINGTON >> Americans curtailed their shopping in June, with less spending at restaurants, department stores and gasoline stations. The spending pullback came despite a healthy job market and suggests that economic growth could remain sluggish.
Retail sales fell 0.2 percent after declining 0.1 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Friday. Spending at retailers has grown 2.8 percent over the past 12 months, a relatively modest pace given that the sales figures aren’t adjusted for inflation.
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ON THE MOVE
Bank of Hawaii has announced the following:
>> Calvin Hernandez was promoted to vice president from assistant vice president. Hernandez has served as manager of Guam Residential Loan Center since 2009. He joined BOH in 1991 and left for four years to work on Guam and in the Philippines. In 2006 he returned to BOH.
>> Corey Shimabuku has been promoted to vice president at the Ala Moana Residential Loan Center. An executive loan officer, Shimabuku was previously an assistant vice president atKahala Residential Loan Center. Shimabuku has more than 10 years of local lending experience. He also worked as a senior auditor for a CPA firm for five years.
>> Patty Van Kuran has been promoted to vice president from assistant vice president at Kahala Residential Loan Center. Van Kuran first joined BOH’s human resources department in 2004. She left BOH to return to her hometown in California where she worked as a mortgage adviser with a wealth management company. Van Kuran returned to Bank of Hawaii in 2012.
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