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Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has parked two A321-200Ns due to engine maintenance events and supply chain constraints that have affected its ability to replace the powerplants, Hawaiian Holdings Chief Executive Peter Ingram said during the carrier's annual earnings call.

"We have encountered constraints on the availability of A321 engines, for which the Pratt & Whitney MRO supply chain has been unable to keep pace. Most recently, this has resulted in two of our eighteen A321neo being grounded for an extended period awaiting available serviceable engines... I've talked a couple of times about some risk to aircraft availability, not so much around aircraft deliveries, but it's the supply chain for spare engines, particularly on the A321 where we know we're already running short," he said.

N220HA (msn 8872) has been parked at Oakland since November 21, 2022, while N226HA (msn 9127) has not left Honolulu since December 28, 2022. The remaining sixteen A321neo remain active, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows.

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French Polynesia's Air Moana secures its AOC

Air Moana (Papeete) says it has secured its air operator's certificate (AOC), opening the way for French Polynesia's newest airline to commence revenue passenger services next month.

Air Moana president Karl Tefaatau said the AOC took eight months to acquire. Flights are timetabled to commence on February 13 using a single ATR72-600C - F-ORMT (msn 1301) - which will initially fly roundtrips between Papeete's Faa'a International Airport and Bora Bora and Papeete and Raiatea up to two times a day, and roundtrips between Papeete and Rangiroa up to six times a week. When a second ATR72-600C arrives, in time for an uptick in flights scheduled to start on March 20, services will expand to Moorea, Nuku Hiva, and Atuona.

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