Hawaiian Airlines and its unionized pilots said they have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that would provide increased compensation for Hawaiian’s pilots as well as operational improvements for the company.

The tentative agreement with followed more than two years of contracts and a strike authorization vote by the pilots, who are represented by the Airline Pilots Association.
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with ALPA during such challenging times in our industry,” said Mark Dunkerley, Hawaiian’s president and chief executive officer.
Eric Sampson, chairman of ALPA’s Master Executive Council at Hawaiian, said: “We believe this is a positive agreement for our membership. We are pleased to have been able to achieve improvements in both pay and retirement for our members and our MEC and Negotiating Committee support the agreement.”
The tentative agreement covers 418 pilots at Hawaiian. The agreement is subject to ratification by union members, who are expected to vote on the proposal in the coming weeks.