Hawaiian Airlines is saying goodbye to its HA callsign this month after almost 100 years of the airline’s existence. The commemorative flight, HA 866, will take off on Oct. 29. After that, the flight will assume Alaska Airlines’ callsign AS as the two companies integrate under a single operating certificate.

The airlines will switch to a single callsign, which is expected at the end of October. Currently, Hawaiian Airlines flights are designated by the callsign of HA, followed by the flight number, which pilots use to communicate with air traffic control.

Alaska Air Group completed its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings, the parent of Hawaiian Airlines, in September 2024. During the recent quarter, loyalty programs for the two carriers were combined into Atmos Rewards, and a transition to a single reservation and passenger service system is more than half done.

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