Alaska Mulls A321Ns Future

Aviation Week reports that Alaska Airlines is mulling over the future of their Hawaiian Airlines A321-271N fleet, as the air group states that the fleet of 18 is too small. The two options the Alaska Air Group are considering are "to either double or drop to zero", said Alaska CFO Shane Tackett.

The Alaska Air Group is also considering the replacement of the Hawaiian Airlines 717-200, as they are approaching an average age of 25 years. The first option is to replace the 717s with 737s. The second option would be to "consider a different sort of purpose-built, short stage, high cycle aircraft that could live in Hawai‘i better than a 737?"

The air group plans to retain the Hawaiian Airlines A330-243 and A330-343F fleets, and base them at HNL, while the 787s will be based at SEA.