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12-29-2012, 08:24 PM

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trip

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Right, except HAL signed up a cargo outfit not a passenger airline, big difference. You usually get what you pay for.

12-31-2012, 05:07 AM

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Captain Tony

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Delta will be handing them CRJ-900s in no time.

12-31-2012, 06:59 AM

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fxn2fly

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

Delta will be handing them CRJ-900s in no time.

One year in Hawaii and Delta will be handing them handy wipes...

12-31-2012, 10:56 AM

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minimwage4

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Originally Posted by bored

They'll be operating planes that Hawaiian owns for a 3 year deal. Eventually HAL plans to start a certificate and have the entire operation under the HAL holdings umbrella

Why start a new airline just to fly to these small cities? Why not hire island air to do the work. I wonder if this will cause an issue with Hawaiians scope.

12-31-2012, 11:07 AM

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Colnago

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Originally Posted by snippercr

800-588-2300

Empiiiiiiiiiiire!

HAHAHAHA yes!

01-20-2013, 11:03 PM

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Juan Trippe

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Does Island Air have an ATR flying already? How's that coming?

01-21-2013, 12:24 AM

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Gjn290

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Does Island Air have an ATR flying already? How's that coming?

Not well, not well at all. They are still trying to get it on their certificate. Going on 4 or 5 months of just sitting the ramp. Island Air was actually just sold. Still no official word on who bought it.

01-21-2013, 01:49 AM

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DirectTo

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Originally Posted by Gjn290

Island Air was actually just sold. Still no official word on who bought it.

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/re...ml#post1333654

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Jan. 18--Larry Ellison, the billionaire who bought 97 percent of the island of Lanai in June, is adding a small interisland airline to his Hawaii collection.

Ellison is finalizing a deal to buy Island Air, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Not official per say.