Mokulele Airlines
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Mokulele Airlines is an independent commuter airline based in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The airline operates tour and inter-island charter flights, and in December 2006 will begin scheduled inter-island service on behalf of go! under the name go!Express to Kapalua on Maui as well as the islands of Molokai and Lanai.
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[edit] History
The airline was founded in 1998 as Mokulele Flight Service by Kawehi Inaba, and was the first airline in Hawaii to be founded by a Native Hawaiian woman. In 2005 it was acquired by Boyer Industries LLC, headed by William Boyer, who became the airline's CEO. In September 2006, it announced a code sharing agreement with Mesa Air Group to fly on behalf of its go! division.
[edit] Aircraft
At the time the agreement with Mesa was announced, the airline operated five Piper Chieftain aircraft, which seat eight passengers. The aircraft have since been sold and the airline has purchased two Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft, with seating for nine passengers, and has options to purchase an additional seven in 2007.
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[edit] References
- Segal, Dave. "Isle air wars intensify", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2006-09-14. Retrieved on 2006-10-13.
