HONOLULU
– July 11, 2014 – Hawaiian Airlines has promoted Tim
Strauss to vice president - cargo. In his new position, Strauss will continue
to oversee Hawaiian Airlines’ growing cargo business as it continues to add
more Airbus A330-200 to its aircraft fleet with greater cargo-carrying
capacity. He reports to Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines’ executive vice
president and chief commercial officer.
“Since joining our company in 2012, Tim
has been a driving force behind expanding our cargo operations and revenue,”
said Ingram. “This promotion recognizes his dedication to growing a very
important component of our business and we look forward to his continued
success.”
Under
Strauss’ leadership, Hawaiian Airlines’ cargo team increased revenue by more
than 34 percent in 2013.
Strauss
has more than 27 years of cargo experience in both the airline and freight
forwarding industries. He joined Hawaiian Airlines as managing director -
cargo. Prior to joining the company, Strauss held leadership positions in
global sales and operations at Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and various
international carriers. He began his career with Emery Worldwide in 1987 (now
UPS Supply Chain Logistics) where he held roles of increasing responsibility,
starting as a cargo handler and completing his tenure as vice president of
transportation and logistics.
Strauss
advanced his understanding of the logistics industry via studies in management
at The Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Cambridge Institute.
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
non-stop service to Hawai‘i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other
airline, along with service from Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand,
American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights
daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily flights
system-wide.
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