The FAA moved Friday to officially cancel Hawaiian Airlines’ three-letter designator and callsign, another step forward in the carrier’s integration with Alaska Airlines.
As of Oct. 30, use of the International Civil Aviation Organization-recognized designator “HAL” and the callsign “HAWAIIAN” will end, the agency said. From then on, all Hawaiian aircraft will fly with the ICAO designator “ASA” and the callsign “ALASKA.”
An airline’s designator code is used mainly for commercial purposes, such as ticketing, while a callsign is used in radio communications.
Alaska acquired Hawaiian in a $1.9 billion deal in September 2024. The two carriers are now in the process of integrating operations and securing a single operating certificate from the FAA. Alaska has said it will maintain the Hawaiian brand even after the two become a single airline.
