Hawaiian Airlines has announced plans to order six A330neos, with options to purchase another six. The order is worth up to $2.9bn, and is part of the airline’s long-haul expansion plans.
Significantly, the order for the A330neo replaces an existing order for six A350XWB-800 aircraft.
The airline has also reported strong profits during Q2 and H1 2014, with high demand and cost controls helping net income for the period more than double to $27.3 million, or 43 cents per-share, from $11.3 million, or 21 cents per-share, a year earlier.
Quarterly operating revenue also rose 8% to $575.7 million, with load factors of 79%.