HONOLULU
– April 25, 2014 – Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Christopher Keen to the position of director
- network strategy. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing and developing
Hawaiian Airlines’ route network as it expands into new destinations.
“Christopher
brings in-depth, broad-based aviation planning experience and industry
knowledge to Hawaiian Airlines that will be key in the continued success of our
growth and expansion of services,” said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines executive
vice president and chief commercial officer.
Keen
has more than a decade of experience in consulting with airlines on expansion
strategies and network planning. Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, he served
as senior associate at Oliver Wyman, an international management consulting
firm, where he consulted with different airline clients on strategic growth
plans. Other previous positions include senior manager at SH&E in Boston,
Mass. and consultant at GCW Consulting in Arlington, Va.
He
holds a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from Brown University and
Master of Business Administration degree in marketing and operations management
from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Keen
is filling a position previously held by Timothy Liu, who was promoted to
senior director, international sales - Asia.
About Hawaiian
Airlines
Hawaiian®
has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 10 years
(2004-2013) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer
surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian the
highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai‘i.
Now
in its 85th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawai‘i’s biggest and
longest-serving airline, as well as the largest provider of passenger air
service from its primary visitor markets on the U.S. mainland. Hawaiian offers
nonstop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other
airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand,
American Samoa and Tahiti. New nonstop service will begin between Honolulu and
Beijing, China in April 2014, subject to government approval. Hawaiian also
provides approximately 160 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian
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