Aircraft
Hawaiian To Order Boeing 787-9s
Chooses Dreamliner over Airbus A330-900neo in what it characterized as competitive bidding process
Plans call for Hawaiian Airlines' first Boeing 787-9 to arrive in the first quarter of 2021. (Image: Hawaiian Airlines)
Plans call for Hawaiian Airlines' first Boeing 787-9 to arrive in the first quarter of 2021. (Image: Hawaiian Airlines)

Hawaiian Airlines has confirmed its intention to buy 10 Boeing 787-9s following a decision to drop an order announced in 2014 for six Airbus A330-800neos. The letter of intent, which also grants Hawaiian an option covering another 10 of the airplanes, calls for the first example to arrive in the first quarter of 2021. Hawaiian has chosen the GE GEnx-1B engine option for its Dreamliner fleet.