Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Does Hawaiian have significantly faster turnaround times than WN, which is known for this and has used the strategy well to reduce costs? The WN business strategy has worked well with a 737 fleet. Of course these aircraft have larger capacity and might be too large for some of the intraHA routes without reducing frequency to inconvenient levels.
I think it comes down to more the actual flight time than turnaround time. My understanding is that with 20-30 minute flight times all day long on inter-island routes, the aircraft never reached sufficient altitude for long enough to allow the engines to cool down. With that said, I know this was a 737NG issue. I'm not sure how that relates to other aircraft such as the E-Jets, A220, etc. that use different engines.