Honolulu, Hawaii-based Hawaiian Airlines, the commercial U.S. airline acquired by Alaska Air Group and the largest operator of commercial flights to and from the island state of Hawaii, has announced a post-merger integration reduction-in-force.
The reduction will impact 252 nonunionized employees. Some of these reductions are expected to take place around September 18, 2025, the one-year anniversary of Alaska Air Group’s $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings. Another key separation date will come 30 days after the Federal Aviation Administration grants a single operating certificate to the combined carriers.
According to a company spokesperson, “These employees have been aware of this milestone and have done meaningful work to integrate our airlines in the first year of our combination, helping us deliver greater value to our guests.”
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