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Hawaiian loses $106.9 million in the second quarter

Hawaiian Airlines reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 – Key Financial Metrics
	GAAP	YoY Change	Adjusted	YoY Change
Net Income	($106.9M)	($164.7M)	($174.7M)	($233.6M)
Diluted EPS	($2.33)	($3.54)	($3.81)	($5.04)
Pre-tax Margin	(254.2)%	(265.4) pts.	(383.9)%	(395.3) pts.

“Our second quarter results reflect the continued impact of COVID-19 and State of Hawai’i quarantines on our business,” said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO. “In the face of these unprecedented challenges, we have taken action to preserve and raise cash and are crafting plans to position us for the future even as we address the immediate adversity. With our leisure business model and relentless focus on the needs of the Hawai’i traveler, we are positioned to emerge from this crisis poised for success. I am grateful, as always, for the efforts of my extraordinary colleagues, as they take care of our guests and adapt to this ever-changing environment with passion and dedication.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had:

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $761 million
Outstanding debt and finance lease obligations of $1,006 million
Air traffic liability of $554 million

Second Quarter 2020

The State of Hawai’i was under the mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for both neighbor island and all incoming travelers for most of the second quarter of 2020, and as a consequence, the Company operated an extremely limited schedule. The mandatory 14-day self-quarantine restriction was lifted on June 16, 2020 for neighbor island travel only. Following this announcement, the Company increased neighbor island flight activity, but continued with its reduced schedule for longer haul flights.

In addition to service suspension and schedule reduction, the Company has taken, and will continue to take, actions to minimize cash outflow in an effort to mitigate the effects of reduced demand, including, but not limited to:

Suspended dividend payments on, and the repurchase of, its common stock
Instituted a hiring freeze across the Company, except for operationally critical and essential positions
Deferred non-critical capital expenditures
Instituted voluntary unpaid leave programs and exploring involuntary headcount reduction
Reduced executive pay by 10% – 50%
Reduced other discretionary spending, including contractor and vendor spend
Negotiated payment deferrals with key vendors

As of June 30, 2020, the Company has received $214.2 million in grants and $49.0 millionin loans pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) Payroll Support Program (“PSP”). The Company expects to receive an additional $29.2 million in July 2020.

Third Quarter 2020

Due to the uncertain timing of the relaxation of travel and quarantine restrictions, the Company is unable to provide detailed guidance related to capacity expectations for the quarter ending September 30, 2020. July 2020 capacity, in terms of available seat miles (ASMs), is expected to be approximately 86% below the capacity flown in July 2019, and the Company expects August 2020 capacity to decrease 85% compared to August 2019. As a significant portion of the Company’s costs are fixed, operating expenses are not expected to decline in proportion to the capacity decline.

To further increase liquidity, the Company has entered into additional financing transactions in July 2020. This includes the following:

Raised $114 million through the sale and leaseback of two Airbus A321neo aircraft
Signed a non-binding letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to which the Company is eligible to receive up to $364 million in Economic Relief Program (“ERP”) loans offered under the CARES Act; the Company has until March 2021 to determine how much of the available ERP funds to borrow.

COVID-19 Response – Guest Experience and Community Relations

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has enhanced cleaning procedures and revised guest-facing procedures in an effort to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19. These procedures are in line with current recommendations from leading public health authorities and include:

Performing enhanced aircraft cleaning between flights and overnight, including recurring electrostatic spraying of all aircraft
Frequent cleaning and disinfecting of counters and self-service check-in kiosks in our airports
Ensuring hand sanitizers are readily available for guests statewide and at our mainland airports
Requiring guests and guest-facing employees to wear face masks or coverings, with guests required to keep them on from check-in to deplaning
Modifying boarding and deplaning processes and limiting the capacity of available seats on all aircraft to no higher than 70% to provide physical distancing
Changing in-flight service to reduce close interactions between crew members and guests

The Company, along with its employees, has also taken measures to support the community through the COVID-19 pandemic, which include:

Donating Main Cabin and Business Class pillowcases, blankets, mattress pads, amenity kits, and Business Class slippers to 12 local organizations serving the community during the pandemic
Offering complimentary neighbor island transportation for medical professionals in April and May
Providing complimentary transportation of food and household items from O’ahu to both Moloka’i and Lana’i in April and May
Volunteering to support local non-profit organizations addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, from company-wide efforts to individual employee initiatives

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Hawaiian: Keeping our parked planes in flying shape

From Hawaiian Airlines:

After over 90 years of service, images of our fleet on the ground and not in the sky are a powerful reminder of the severity of this crisis. At any given time, at least 52 of 61 aircraft in our jet fleet can be seen resting on HNL’s tarmac, waiting for the moment they can reconnect Hawai‘i to the world.

You may have seen the photos and videos of runway 8L and Taxiway Foxtrot at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), where we have temporarily parked many of our Hawaiian Airlines aircraft due to COVID-19 developments affecting travel.

As the only major Hawai‘i-based airline, with over 90 years of service to our community, images of our fleet on the ground and not in the sky serve as a powerful daily reminder of the severity of this crisis. At any given time, at least 52 aircraft in our 61 jet fleet can be seen resting on HNL’s tarmac, waiting for the moment they can reconnect Hawai‘i to the world.

Airbus A330s lined up on runway 8L at HNL.

While we rotate certain aircraft in a significantly reduced schedule designed to maintain essential connectivity for our community and shippers, including complimentary Neighbor Island flights to healthcare providersOpens external link to page that may not meet accessibility guidelines this month, our parked planes continue to get plenty of care from our mechanics. Our roughly 500-person maintenance team – from mechanics to engineers and supply agents – has been working around the clock to properly service our aircraft and keep our fleet in tip-top flying shape to bring our full network back online when we are ready to do so.

“Working during this COVID-19 pandemic is surreal. Every day we come to work, we see nearly the entire fleet of aircraft grounded,” said Brandon Ho, line aircraft mechanic at Hawaiian. “Regardless, we still show up to work and do our job to assure the planes are fit to fly when the time comes.”

During a visit to our Honolulu maintenance hangar, Jonathan Yang, director of line maintenance, inspects slight damage to an aircraft’s shell. His team is hard at work servicing our fleet, including reporting, mapping out and repairing any fuselage damage.

Our transpacific routes now include one daily non-stop flight between HNL and San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX). Three of our 24 long-haul wide-body Airbus A330s are taking turns operating these two routes, while the remaining aircraft receive ongoing service. We also deploy A330s on our now once-weekly nonstop flights connecting HNL and Pago Pago in American Samoa; however, we have suspended this service through at least April 23 at the request of the U.S. territory government as it seeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Airbus A330s lined up on runway 8L at HNL.

Our current fleet of 17 A321neos, our mid-range narrow-body aircraft that serve smaller U.S. West Coast markets, are all parked. We are rotating through our Neighbor Island passenger fleet of 20 Boeing 717s to keep all aircraft running. Our ‘Ohana by Hawaiian operations are following a similar process with two of its ATR 42 passenger aircraft serving the more rural communities of Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i, as well as the all-cargo ATR 72 fleet moving essential cargo between the islands.

Throughout the day and night, our maintenance teams are hard at work at our Honolulu hub and destination stations to ensure our planes remain fine-tuned and ready to fly. They’ve got their tools in hand to perform both multi-level checks (required by the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], as well as the aircraft and engine manufacturers) and daily maintenance, on the engines and airframe. This work is done regardless of whether the aircraft has flown.

Photo credit: Mitchell Leighton Igcasenza
Our maintenance team has taken this downtime to service every part of our aircraft, including our engines.

“Aircraft maintenance tasks run on clocks. Even though we are flying a reduced flight schedule, the clock keeps ticking and mostly does not care if an airplane is in the air or not,” said Jonathan Yang, director of line maintenance at Hawaiian. Yang oversees 111 line mechanics who, despite an industry-wide slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, remain busy taking care of each of our planes.

One of our mechanics repairing a piece of sheet metal on the lower portion of a fuselage.

Our mechanics clock in a collective 120 hours each day just performing overnight checks on our 717s.*For our transpacific fleet, mechanics are busy conducting various checks scheduled on weekly, bimonthly, monthly, tri-monthly, and annual intervals.

“We have to continue doing these periodic checks to verify that certain systems and/or components of an aircraft are operating normally. This allows our fleet to remain in a ‘flight ready’ condition,” Yang added.

A Boeing 717 undergoing routine service during a sunny day at HNL. Our 717s are rotating through our reduced Neighbor Island schedule to allow for regular maintenance on each aircraft.

In addition to the scheduled tasks which include routine maintenance from checking tire pressures and maintaining oil levels, our engineers and mechanics are focused on improving the in-flight experience for our guests by making modifications to optimize A321neo cabin temperatures – which is estimated to take mechanics some 140-180 hours per aircraft. We are also conducting robust cabin interior inspections, repair of seats and tray tables and deep cleaning throughout.

Yang inside a stripped-down Airbus A321neo cabin, which is being retrofitted with additional ventilation tubes beneath the floor. The modification is being done to a handful of A321neos and will optimize interior air temperature and circulation.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for all of us and temporarily changed the landscape of the aviation industry, our guests can remain confident in the safety and reliability that Hawaiian Airlines has been known for over 90 years.

“We all work together to ensure our aircraft are ready to fly when this situation is over. It’s been challenging as this is all new to everyone. Flexibility has been key to staying positive and focused on the main goal of protecting our aircraft for the return of our great company to full operational status,” said Joe Mooney, a line aircraft mechanic at Hawaiian. “The maintenance of our planes has continued as we transition to putting them to bed, so to speak. They are resting for the big awakening which will hopefully come sooner rather than later. I have no doubt that our team at Hawaiian Airlines will roar back to full operations soon and continue our honored tradition of sharing Hawai‘i with the world.”

*An FAA requirement that requires us to check each aircraft every 48 hours regardless of flight hours logged.

Hawaiian Airlines March and first quarter 2020 traffic statistics reflect effects of COVID-19

Hawaiian has issued this report on the affects of the coronavirus crisis:

Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., saw sharp declines in its system-wide traffic statistics in March 2020 as government mandated restrictions on travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic became more numerous.

Demand declines that began with U.S. government restrictions on Chinese arrivals in late January accelerated in mid-March, when governments in Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, American Samoa and Hawai’i instituted requirements of self-isolation or quarantine for incoming arrivals. Hawaiian Airlines has responded to the diminishing demand by reducing its scheduled service systemwide by 95 percent through April 2020.

The table below summarizes March and year-to-date statistics compared to the respective prior-year periods. In light of Hawaiian’s substantially reduced schedule in April and likelihood of similar reductions in May, Hawaiian emphasized that the results shown below should not be construed as indicative of future results.

SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONS¹

MARCH	2020	2019	% CHANGE
PAX	542,456	993,548	(45.4)%
RPMs (000)	851,022	1,439,227	(40.9)%
ASMs (000)	1,466,774	1,665,067	(11.9)%
LF	58.0%	86.4%	(28.4) pts

YEAR-TO-DATE	2020	2019	% CHANGE
PAX	2,362,196	2,822,634	(16.3)%
RPMs (000)	3,714,773	4,128,485	(10.0)%
ASMs (000)	4,979,529	4,851,921	2.6%
LF	74.6%	85.1%	(10.5) pts

PAX	Passengers transported
RPM	Revenue Passenger Mile; one paying passenger transported one mile
ASM	Available Seat Mile; one seat transported one mile
LF	Load Factor; percentage of seating capacity filled


¹Includes the operations of contract carriers under capacity purchase agreements.

Ever wondered how our cargo business got started? When Honolulu experienced a shortage of meat in 1942, Fagan Ranch on Molokaʻi decided it would ship its cattle meat to Honolulu in our Sikorsky S-38 plane, along with anything else that needed to be hauled. This gave airline officials the idea of operating an air-freight service to the outer islands. Thus, on March 20, 1942, Hawaiian Airlines became the first airline in the nation to receive a U.S. air cargo certificate.

Photo: Hawaiian Airlines.

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Hawaii’s mandatory quarantine forces Hawaiian Airlines to park aircraft

Hawaiian Airlines issued this update:

Hawaiian Airlines is reducing its April flight schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a commitment to continue offering its guests and cargo customers essential service within the Hawaiian Islands and between Hawai‘i and California and the U.S. territory of American Samoa.

The airline will maintain a reduced but still robust schedule of Neighbor Island flights, while bolstering all-cargo service to ensure goods continue to reach communities statewide.

“As Hawai‘i’s airline, we understand that our operation is essential to the state. We serve both guests who rely on us for important travel and the transportation of critical cargo,” said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. “This has been the hallmark of our mission for 90 years and our dedication to our guests remains unchanged as we look to overcome this global crisis together.”

Starting Sunday, Hawaiian’s long-haul transpacific network will consist of one daily nonstop flight between Honolulu (HNL) and Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO), and one weekly flight connecting Hawai‘i to its Pacific island neighbor of Pago Pago, American Samoa (PPG). All routes will be operated with wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft.

The California routes present cargo opportunities to help maintain service for shippers affected by the reduction in passenger flights due to the state of Hawai‘i’s mandatory 14-day quarantine for overseas arrivals in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The HNL-PPG route maintains vital service for the territory of American Samoa.

Guests traveling on Hawaiian’s Neighbor Island network will continue to enjoy convenient options throughout the day with 41 daily roundtrip flights scheduled for April. From Honolulu there will be 38 daily flights, including 13 to Maui, eight to Kona, seven to Kaua‘i, six to Hilo, and two each to Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i. From Maui there will be one roundtrip each to Hilo, Kaua‘i and Kona in addition to Honolulu service.

Hawaiian’s schedule reductions for April resulted from the state of Hawai‘i’s quarantine entry restriction and the ensuing drop off of travel to and from the islands. Hawaiian is operating its regularly scheduled long-haul flights through today before it begins suspending routes tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Hawaiian has expanded interisland cargo service to facilitate the movement of essential goods ranging from food to medical equipment and machinery.

On March 3, a fleet of all-cargo ATR 72 aircraft operated by ‘Ohana by Hawaiian began offering flights five days a week between Honolulu and Kahului (OGG) on Maui and Kona (KOA) on the western coast of the Island of Hawai‘i. The new routes add to all-cargo service launched in summer of 2018 between HNL and Līhu‘e (LIH) on Kaua‘i and Hilo (ITO) on the eastern coast of the Island of Hawai‘i.

Hawaiian also utilizes its Boeing 717 passenger fleet to carry critical, time-sensitive cargo like pharmaceuticals and Blood Bank of Hawai‘i shipments.

Hawaiian is still experiencing an unprecedented volume of calls from guests and respectfully asks that only those with immediate travel needs contact the airline for assistance. Options to reach Hawaiian’s reservations team, to make online changes to tickets, and to see a list of travel waivers are available at Hawaiian’s COVID-19 hub.

The airline also explains how it is keeping employees and guests safe by disinfecting aircraft and airport spaces, modifying boarding processes to prevent congestion at the gate, and adjusting in-flight services such as by distributing disposable sanitizing wipes.

Copyright Photos: Elway Kibota. Hawaiian began to park planes around Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The Airbus A330s are currently occupying runway 8L (top) and the Airbus A321neos on taxiway Foxtrot (below).

Hawaiian Airlines suspends most long-haul passenger service due to new state of Hawai‘i quarantine order

Hawaiian Airlines has made this announcement:

Hawaiian Airlines, in preparation for a 14-day government quarantine order for all Hawai‘i arrivals set to begin Thursday due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced it will maintain its regular flight schedule through Wednesday, March 25, to allow guests to return home and to accommodate the repatriation of aircraft before finalizing significant reductions of its domestic and international passenger network.

The airline, which has begun notifying guests about the quarantine rule, has restricted passenger bookings on its network while it finalizes its April schedule. Hawaiian is committed to providing one daily nonstop flight between Honolulu (HNL) and Los Angeles (LAX) and its Thursday flight between HNL and American Samoa (PPG) in order to provide a baseline of out-of-state access. The airline will evaluate its transpacific cargo network and may provide passenger access on any additional flights for travelers willing to undergo the mandated self-imposed quarantine.

Hawaiian will also be reducing its Neighbor Island schedule – starting with the suspension of ‘Ohana by Hawaiian service between Honolulu and Kapalua in West Maui effective Wednesday – but intends to maintain a network that will continue to provide vital connectivity for guests traveling within the state. Interisland cargo service will continue uninterrupted using Boeing 717 jets and a turboprop fleet operated by ‘Ohana by Hawaiian.

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Hawaiian to cut frequencies to Tokyo Haneda

Hawaiian Airlines has announced it would adjust flight frequencies between Hawai‘i and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) at the end of March due to slowing travel demand attributed to the COVID-19 virus.

Effective March 28 through April 29, the airline will temporarily suspend flights that operate three-times-weekly between Kona International Airport (KOA) on the Island of Hawai‘i and HND, and four-times-weekly between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and HND. At the same time, Hawaiian will launch an additional daily nonstop service between HNL and HND as announced in November of last year.

“Japan is a vitally important market for our airline, and we have been looking forward to launching our third nonstop flight between Honolulu and Haneda, which offers more convenient connecting times for our guests,” said Peter Ingram, president and CEO at Hawaiian Airlines. “Unfortunately, the spread of COVID-19 beyond Asia has diminished near-term global travel demand, so we are balancing some of our Haneda capacity by suspending for about a month our hybrid service between Haneda and Honolulu and Kona.”

Below are the last flights scheduled to operate prior to the suspension (all times local):

FLIGHT	ROUTE	DEPARTS	ARRIVES	SERVICE ENDS	SERVICE RESUMES
HA851	KOA-HND	5:15 p.m.	10 p.m. (+1)	March 27	May 1
HA852	HND-KOA	11:55 p.m.	12:05 p.m.	March 27	May 1
HA855	HNL-HND	5:20 p.m.	10 p.m. (+1)	March 26	April 30
HA856	HND-HNL	11:55 p.m.	11:55 a.m.	March 28	May 2

The new Honolulu-Haneda frequency begins with the inaugural flight on March 28. HA863 will depart HNL at 12:30 p.m., with a scheduled 5:10 p.m. arrival at HND the following day. The return flight, HA864, will depart HND at 8:15 p.m. and arrive at HNL at 8:10 a.m. the same day, giving guests ample time to enjoy their first day on O‘ahu or connect to neighboring Hawaiian Islands.

Once the changes take place, Hawaiian’s Japan-Hawai‘i network of 35 weekly flights will include three daily nonstop flights connecting Honolulu and Tokyo: two flights serving HND and one flight serving Narita International Airport (NRT). The airline also offers daily service between Honolulu and Osaka’s Kansai International Airport (KIX), four weekly flights between Honolulu and Fukuoka Airport (FUK), and three weekly flights between Honolulu and Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport (CTS).

Upon restoring the suspended Haneda flights, Hawaiian will operate 42 weekly flights between Japan and Hawai‘i.

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Hawaiian Airlines suspends service to South Korea

Hawaiian Airlines has announced its decision to temporarily suspend its five-times-weekly nonstop service between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and Incheon International Airport (ICN), beginning March 2 through April 30, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in South Korea.

Flight 459 is scheduled to depart HNL at 1:10 p.m. on March 1 and arrive at ICN on March 2 at 8 p.m. Flight 460 will depart ICN at 10:00 p.m. on March 2 and arrive at HNL at 11 a.m. the same day. Service is scheduled to resume on May 1 from HNL and May 2 from ICN.

Hawaiian is assisting impacted guests by offering re-accommodations on alternative flights or providing refunds.

Hawaiian has also issued a travel waiver for guests holding tickets on Hawaiian Airlines codeshare flights departing to/from/connecting via South Korea (KR) airports. More details can be found at https://www.hawaiianairlines.com/coronavirus.

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Hawaiian Airlines marks 16 consecutive years as most punctual U.S. airline

Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiʻi’s hometown carrier for more than 90 years, remained the nation’s most punctual carrier in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, marking the 16th straight year its guests have enjoyed the best on-time performance in the U.S. industry.

Hawaiian’s flights averaged an 87.7 percent on-time rate in 2019, exceeding the U.S. industry average by 6.1 percentage points.

Hawaiian has extended its on-time performance streak, which began in 2004, as it grew into a global airline that today offers a robust network of over 240 daily international, transpacific and neighbor island flights. The airline’s modern fleet of more than 60 jet aircraft provide nonstop service between Hawaiʻi and 13 gateway cities in North America – more than any other carrier – as well as an unparalleled flight schedule between the Hawaiian Islands. The airline also serves Australia (Sydney and Brisbane), American Samoa (Pago Pago), Japan (Haneda and Narita in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka), New Zealand (Auckland), South Korea (Seoul), and Tahiti (Papeete).

Last year, Hawaiian launched five-times-weekly service between Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye (HNL) and Boston Logan (BOS) international airports. A fleet of fuel-efficient Airbus A321neo enabled Hawaiian to also start new nonstop flights between Maui’s Kahului Airport (OGG) and both Sacramento (SMF) and McCarran (LAS) international airports, as well as expanded service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and HNL.

Next month, the airline will introduce its third daily nonstop flight between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) and the Hawaiian Islands, several months ahead of the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.

The U.S. DOT’s monthly Air Travel Consumer Report ranking the nation’s 16 largest air carriers is available online at www.dot.gov/individuals/air-consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports.

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Should flight attendants be allowed to wear masks for flights to and from Asia?

Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants are asking its management to allow its cabin crews to wear masks on flights to and from Asia. The HA crews are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants.

The flight attendants are also in contract negotiations with management (above).

The CDC issued these recommendations for flight crews:

Purpose

This guidance provides cabin crew with practical methods to protect themselves, passengers, and other crew members when someone onboard is sick with a possible contagious disease. Included are instructions to protect yourself and others, manage a sick traveler, clean contaminated areas, and take actions after flight.

When interacting with a sick and potentially infectious traveler (passenger or crew), follow the steps in this guidance to reduce the risk of onboard disease transmission. Be sure to follow your company’s policy for managing in-flight medical emergencies.

This general guidance is NOT designed for:

Non-contagious illnesses or emergencies such as chest pain, possible stroke, asthma, or diabetic complications.

Key points

Practice routine handwashing
Identify sick and potentially infectious travelers
Treat all body fluids (such as diarrhea, vomit, or blood) like they are infectious
Wear recommended personal protective equipment (PPE)
Clean and disinfect contaminated areas
Dispose waste using recommended procedures

Identifying a sick and potentially infectious traveler

Since an illness is not yet known to be contagious when symptoms first appear, treat any body fluids (such as diarrhea, vomit, or blood) as potentially infectious. Once you identify a sick and potentially infectious passenger, use appropriate infection control measures.

Suspect a contagious disease when a traveler (passenger or crew) has:

A fever (a measured temperature of 100.4 °F [38 °C] or greater, or feels warm to the touch, or gives a history of feeling feverish) and one or more of these signs or symptoms:
- skin rash
- difficulty breathing
- persistent cough
- decreased consciousness or confusion of recent onset
- new unexplained bruising or bleeding (without previous injury)
- persistent diarrhea
- persistent vomiting (other than air sickness)
- headache with stiff neck, or
- appears obviously unwell;

Has a fever that has persisted for more than 48 hours

Has symptoms or other indications of communicable disease, as the CDC may announce through posting of a notice in the Federal Registerexternal icon.

The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations [42 CFR 70.11 and 71.21] contain requirements for reporting death and illness to CDC that occur on domestic flights between U.S. states and territories, and on international flights arriving to the United States.

General infection control measures

Protecting yourself and others

Treat all body fluids (such as diarrhea, vomit, or blood) like they are infectious.
Handwashing is the single most important infection control measure.
- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after assisting sick travelers or touching potentially contaminated body fluids or surfaces. Also, wash hands when visibly soiled.
- Use alcohol-based hand rub (containing at least 60% alcohol) if soap and water are not available.
- Avoid touching your mouth, eyes, and nose with unwashed or gloved hands.

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Protect yourself by using PPE, found in the universal precaution kit pdf icon[PDF – 1 page]external icon (UPK), when tending to a sick traveler. After use, PPE must be carefully removed to avoid contaminating your skin or clothing. Soiled items must be placed in a biohazard bag (or plastic bag labeled “biohazard” if biohazard bag not available).
Always wash hands or use an alcohol-based hand rub after removing PPE.

Disposable gloves (Gloves don’t replace proper handwashing.)

Wear disposable gloves when:
- tending to a sick traveler
- touching body fluids (such as blood, vomit, or diarrhea)
- touching potentially contaminated surfaces, such as in bathrooms
Remove gloves carefully pdf icon[PDF – 1 page] to avoid contaminating yourself or your clothing.
Properly dispose soiled gloves in a biohazard bag (or plastic bag labeled biohazard if none available); do not reuse gloves.
After removing gloves, wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub.

Facemasks

Facemasks should be considered:
- for crew when you are helping sick travelers with respiratory symptoms such as coughing or sneezing
- for sick travelers to help reduce the spread of respiratory germs
- for people sitting near sick travelers (with respiratory symptoms) when the sick traveler cannot tolerate wearing a mask
Facemasks are NOT needed:
- for a sick traveler complaining of nausea or vomiting. This could result in choking or a blocked airway.
- for sick travelers who can’t tolerate a facemask or refuse one. In this case, ask sick travelers to cover their coughs or sneezes.

Infection control guidance

Minimize the number of people directly exposed to sick travelers. If possible, designate one crew member to interact with the sick traveler.
Keep interactions with sick travelers as brief as possible. Provide a plastic bag for disposal of used tissues, air sickness bag(s), or other contaminated items.
Encourage sick travelers to wash their hands or use an alcohol-based hand rub (if available).
If possible, separate the sick traveler from others by 6 feet or move adjacent passengers without compromising flight safety or exposing additional passengers.
Use infection control measures based on symptoms:

Infection control guidance table
Possible Symptoms	Illness Category(examples of possible diseases transmitted)	How Infection Spreads	Infection Control Measures(use in addition to general infection control measures)
Coughing, sneezing, fever, rash, or difficulty breathing	Respiratory (e.g., measles, tuberculosis, influenza, whooping cough [pertussis], meningococcal disease and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MERS])	Via droplets in the air or from contact with contaminated surfaces	Ask sick travelers to cover their mouth with a tissue if coughing or sneezing. Offer a facemask for persistent cough, if available, but don’t give masks to travelers who say they are nauseated or vomiting due to risk of choking.
Nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, fever, or diarrhea	Gastrointestinal (e.g., norovirus and cholera)	Contact with contaminated surfaces, stool or vomit, or from contaminated food or water	Seat sick travelers with diarrhea or vomiting close to a bathroom, if possible. Restrict the use of that bathroom to only sick traveler(s), if possible. Disinfect, per company policy, if restriction is not possible. Provide air-sickness bags if travelers say they are nauseated or vomiting.
Visible bleeding, whether due to injury or not	Bloodborne (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B and C, and viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola)	Contact with open cuts, scrapes, or mucous membranes (lining of mouth, eyes, or nose).	If sick travelers are actively bleeding, such as from an injury or nosebleed, provide first aid according to your airline’s guidelines. Provide towels, tissues, or other items to absorb blood, if possible. Refer to OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Fact Sheet pdf icon[ PDF – 2 pages ]external icon for more information.

Reporting illness or death

Reporting illness or death is required as per federal regulations. Crew need to report to the pilot all sick travelers with certain symptoms on flights to or within the United States as soon as possible. Refer to the CDC Death and Disease Reporting Tool for information on reportable illnesses. For assistance, contact the CDC Quarantine Station closest to your arrival city.

Targeting clean-up in-flight

Employees should put on PPE in the UPK before cleaning or disinfecting any area.
Take the following actions in areas contaminated with diarrhea, vomit, blood, or other body fluids.
- For hard (nonporous) surfaces such as tray tables, TV monitors, seat arms, windows, and walls: remove any visible contamination and clean and disinfect the area with products approved by your company.
- For soft (porous) surfaces such as carpeted floor or seat cushions: remove as much of the contaminant as possible, cover the area with an absorbent substance, and contain the area as much as possible. Remove the absorbent substance and any remaining material, and then clean and disinfect the area with products approved by your company.

Bagging and disposal

Carefully place all contaminated items inside a biohazard bag (or plastic bag labeled “biohazard” if none available). Tie or tape the bag shut securely to avoid leaking. Keep the bag in a secure place until it can be safely collected for disposal.
Dispose all waste according to your company policy.
For areas not contaminated with diarrhea, vomit, blood, or other body fluids, routine cleaning and disinfection should be performed.

Post-flight measures

Properly dispose contaminated items. Notify cleaning crew of areas contaminated with diarrhea, vomit, blood, or other body fluids, needing more than routine cleaning or possible removal. For example:
- Soft materials (e.g., seat cushion)
- Hard surfaces like arm rests and tray tables
- Bathroom(s) used by sick traveler
Remind cleaning crew this situation may require additional PPE, and they should follow company policy for such situations.
- If the sick traveler changed seats, ensure both areas are adequately cleaned.
Consult a healthcare provider, as needed.
- Risk of infection depends on many factors, including the type of disease, flight duration, level of exposure, and your level of immunity.
- Follow company policy for reporting contact with a sick passenger or potentially infectious materials such as items contaminated with diarrhea, vomit, blood, or other body fluids.
- After the flight, you could choose to consult with your private healthcare provider if you develop symptoms (such as fever, rash, persistent cough, vomiting, or diarrhea) or have other concerns that have not been addressed.
- CDC will collaborate with your airline’s occupational medicine consultant to provide guidance for certain confirmed infectious diseases, such as measles.
- The state health department where your flight arrived or where you live may also contact you to ensure your well-being and prevent further spread of the identified contagious disease.

Sick crew members

If you have a possible contagious illness, please follow your company policy and don’t report to work until you have recovered to avoid exposing others. If you develop symptoms of a contagious illness during flight, discontinue your work duties as soon as it is safe to do so and follow the procedures outlined for sick passengers. Do not prepare or serve food or beverages if you have symptoms of illness that could be contagious.

Immunizations and healthy travel tips

Be prepared. Many contagious diseases can be prevented by vaccines. To protect yourself, be up-to-date on all routine immunizations, as well as recommended immunizations and other preventive measures, such as preventive treatment for malaria, specific to your destination(s). Check out CDC’s Traveler Information Centeron common topics, Advice for Air Crews and travel health notices for disease outbreaks.

Get vaccinated
Postpone travel when you’re sick
Follow healthy travel tips
Read travel health notices

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Hawaiian Holdings reports 2019 fourth quarter and full year financial results

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019 – Key Financial Metrics
	GAAP	YoY Change	Adjusted	YoY Change
Net Income	$49.7M	+$18.1M	$45.9M	$(3.3)M
Diluted EPS	$1.07	+$0.43	$0.99	$(0.01)
Pre-tax Margin	9.6%	+3.6 pts.	8.9%	(0.4) pts.

Full Year 2019 – Key Financial Metrics
	GAAP	YoY Change	Adjusted	YoY Change
Net Income	$224.0M	$(9.2)M	$218.9M	$(55.9)M
Diluted EPS	$4.71	+$0.09	$4.60	$(0.84)
Pre-tax Margin	10.8%	+0.2 pts.	10.5%	(2.1) pts.

“Hawaiian delivered another year of strong financial results in 2019, despite the heightened competitive capacity environment we faced throughout the year,” said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO. “These results are a testament to the competitive advantages we have built and give me great confidence in our ability to continue to execute well in the years ahead. My thanks, as always, go out to the 7,400 outstanding professionals both in the day-to-day operation and in the back office, for keeping us competition-fit, running the best operation in the business, and delivering aloha to our guests day-in and day-out.”

Statistical data, as well as a reconciliation of the reported non-GAAP financial measures, can be found in the accompanying tables.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company returned $91.6 million to shareholders in 2019 through $68.8 million in share repurchases and $22.8 million in dividends.

On January 24, 2020 the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents per share to be paid on February 28, 2020 to all shareholders of record as of February 14, 2020.

As of December 31, 2019 the Company had:

Unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $619 million.
Outstanding debt and finance lease obligations of $764 million.

2019 Highlights

Operational

Carried 11.8 million passengers in 2019.
Ranked #1 nationally for on-time performance year-to-date through November 2019, as reported in the U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report, adding to its record of 15 consecutive years as the most punctual airline.
Opened a new 15,000 square-foot Information Technology Center in Tempe, Arizona.
Announced the expansion of its in-house pilot training capabilities with its planned purchase of a Boeing 787-9 flight simulator.

Customer Experience

Debuted newly designed lobbies at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Kahului Airport (OGG), Kona International Airport (KOA), Hilo International Airport (ITO), and Lihue Airport (LIH), as part of its ongoing initiative to improve the day-of travel experience for its guests.

New routes and increased frequencies

North America
- Began service on its second East Coast route with new five-times-weekly non-stop flights between Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Honolulu (HNL).
- Expanded its routes to Northern California with the launch of new daily non-stop flights between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Maui (OGG) and expanded service between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Honolulu(HNL).
- Expanded its routes to Las Vegas with the launch of new four-times-weekly non-stop flights between McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Maui (OGG).
- Announced expanded service to the Pacific Northwest with additional thrice-weekly non-stop flights between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Honolulu(HNL) beginning January 2020.
International
- Began service on its sixth Japan route with new four-times-weekly non-stop flights between Fukuoka Airport (FUK) and Honolulu (HNL).
- Received final U.S. Department of Transportation approval to operate one additional daily non-stop flight between Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) and Honolulu (HNL) beginning March 2020.

Product and loyalty

Launched sales of Main Cabin Basic fares in all North American markets, enhancing Hawaiian’s product portfolio with a fare option that appeals to the most price-conscious travelers.
Launched a new Hawaiian Airlines mobile app with features designed to improve guests’ day-of-travel experience.

Partnerships

Expanded its codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia that offers travelers in more than a dozen Australian and New Zealand cities a broader and more convenient network of flights to Hawai’i.

Fleet and financing

Took delivery of six Airbus A321neo aircraft, increasing the size of its Airbus A321neo fleet to seventeen aircraft.
Retired the last of its Boeing 767 aircraft.
Completed two Japanese Yen-denominated debt financings, collateralized by four Airbus A330 aircraft and two Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Extended the leases on three Airbus A330 and five Boeing 717 aircraft, enabling cost savings while maintaining fleet flexibility for future growth.

People

Celebrated its 90th year of service in the Hawaiian Islands with festivities in the air and on the ground to thank the customers and local communities who supported its evolution from pioneer interisland carrier to global airline.

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