Posted on: Friday, January 7, 2005
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Hawaiian Air union deal made
Advertiser Staff
Hawaiian Airlines and its mechanics' union have reached a tentative agreement to extend their contract by three years once Hawaiian exits bankruptcy. The agreement must be ratified by the unit's 376 members — company aircraft inspectors, mechanics, line servicemen and cleaners.
Hawaiian earlier announced agreements with unions representing dispatchers and workers in accounting, reservations, customer services and ramp services. Hawaiian is continuing negotiations with pilots and flight attendants.
Aloha Airlines, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, did not complete its pension payments in 2004, the company said yesterday.
A spokesman said that Aloha had a combined pension contribution requirement of $11.3 million toward six pension plans for its employees last year. All but $1.4 million has been paid, he said.
Non-union Aloha employees, less than 10 percent of the company's 3,668 employees, received a notice last year that their Oct. 15 pension payment was not made. Aloha would not disclose whether other employees were affected.
The Lewers Street Fish Company restaurant, which closed because of Outrigger Enterprises' Waikiki Beach Walk project, will auction restaurant equipment and nautical memorabilia tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The preview period is 8 to 10 a.m. The nautical memorabilia include items displayed at the Shore Bird restaurant before it was renovated. The Lewers Street Fish Company is in the Ohana Reef Towers at 247 Lewers St.
Waikiki hotel occupancy during last month's Honolulu Marathon was higher than the previous year's, marathon officials said.
While the peak occupancy of 91.8 percent on Dec. 11 was 0.4 percent better than the year before, occupancy between Dec. 7 and Dec. 10 was 3 percent to 7 percent higher. The race was held Dec. 12.
Aloha Airlines short on pension
Restaurant gear to be auctioned
Marathon gave hotels a boost
