Hawaiian Retires Final DC-10

Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 22:46:08 GMT
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Hawaiian Airlines Retires Last DC-10
Carrier Switch To New Fleet Complete
POSTED: 11:14 a.m. HST February 28, 2003
HONOLULU -- Hawaiian Airlines retired its final DC-10 Thursday, completing
its conversion to a new fleet of trans-Pacific aircraft.
The passengers and flight crew of "Flight One" were greeted with fresh
flower leis and traditional Hawaiian music when the jet arrived on a flight
from Los Angeles to Honolulu International Airport.
Hawaiian has replaced its DC-10 fleet with a dozen Boeing 767-300-ER
aircraft. Four more of the wide-body jets are scheduled for delivery by May.
The airline replaced its inter-island fleet of 15 DC-950 aircraft with 13
Boeing 717-200 jets in 2001.
Hawaiian Airlines Chairman John W. Adams says the modernization of both its
fleets cost more than $1 billion and was by far the largest capital expense
in the airline's history.