HONOLULU
– December 30, 2013 – Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Timothy Watkins to the position of director -
continuous improvement. In this role, he facilitates process improvement
initiatives across the organization and works to promote a continuous
improvement culture at Hawaiian Airlines.
“As
an experienced leader of high-level process improvement and project management,
Timothy excels at driving corporate process improvement initiatives and we are
fortunate to welcome him as part of the Hawaiian Airlines team,” said Ronald
Anderson-Lehman, senior vice president and chief information officer.
Watkins
is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and has worked as an instructor and designer
of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt and Yellow Belt Certification
programs. Most recently, he was a consultant instructing Lean Six Sigma
programs for various clients in the Seattle area. Prior to that, he held
various leadership roles at companies including Washington Mutual and General
Electric.
Watkins
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental studies from the University of
California at Santa Cruz and a Master of Science in management and safety from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
About Hawaiian
Airlines
Hawaiian
Airlines has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past
nine years (2004-2012) 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 84th 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
non-stop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other
airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New
Zealand, American Samoa, and Tahiti. New non-stop 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
Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA).
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