Hawaiian Airlines Plans Oahu Downsizing By Laying Off Over 530 Non-Union Employees
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Dark skies are ahead for 537 non-union employees at Hawaiian Airlines as the airline announced another round of job cuts. The cuts will affect employees of three different workgroups. Hawaiian says the layoffs are expected to happen in December and January. According to Island News, Hawaiian filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the state on October 2. The WARN Act requires employers to provide at least 60 days' notice of possible mass layoffs. Its purpose is to allow employees to prepare for their job loss and begin searching for a new job or seek retraining. Most cuts will come at Hawaiian's corporate headquarters in Honolulu, with 11 positions eliminated. Another position will be cut in Hawaiian's cargo division. A position will also be cut at Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). Hawaiian has not announced specifically which positions are to be cut or the number of employees from each workgroup to be affected. SimpleFlying has reached out to Hawaiian Airlines for this information and will update this story if a response is received. Hawaiian's controlling company, the Alaska Air Group has said the cuts will be permanent, and no facilities are expected to close. Cuts such as these often occur following a merger, as the combined companies look to trim redundant roles. Hawaiian has said the affected employees will...
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