Overview
- Alaska Air Group received a single operating certificate from the FAA, bringing Alaska and Hawaiian under one regulatory framework while maintaining separate consumer brands.
- All flights now use Alaska’s AS callsign for air traffic control, and the FAA has retired Hawaiian’s legacy identifier effective Oct. 30.
- The final flight to use the Hawaiian callsign was HA866 from Pago Pago to Honolulu, concluding a 96‑year run as an independent certificated carrier.
- Hawaiian flights continue to display the HA designator for now, but many routes have new flight numbers to eliminate duplication across the combined network.
- Honolulu-based leadership changes took effect, including Diana Birkett Rakow as CEO of Hawaiian and Joe Sprague’s retirement, as the airlines prepare for a single passenger service system and Hawaiian’s planned oneworld entry in 2026.