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Updated at 3:11 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Hawaiian Air's 3rd-quarter profit soars 151% to $19.6M

Advertiser Staff

Hawaiian Airlines today reported that its net income for the third quarter rose 151 percent to $19.6 million.

The state's largest carrier said it earned 42 cents per share during the three months ending Sept. 30, 2007, which was up from 16 cents per share, or $7.8 million, in the year-earlier period.

The results came on operating revenues of $272.5 million, which was up 17.5 percent from the year-earlier's $231.8 million.

The shares gained 4 cents to finish at $4.39 today, then added 61 cents, or 13.9 percent, in after-hours trading