Pacific Wings
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| Pacific Wings | ||
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| IATA LW |
ICAO NMI |
Callsign TSUNAMI |
| Founded | 1974 (in Las Vegas, NV as Air Nevada Airlines Inc.) | |
| Hubs | Honolulu International Airport Kahului Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | Pacific Wings Plus | |
| Fleet size | 6 | |
| Destinations | 9 | |
| Parent company | Pacific Wings | |
| Headquarters | Kahului, Hawaii | |
| Key people | Greg Kahlstorf (President) | |
| Website: http://www.pacificwings.com | ||
Pacific Wings (Pacific Wings Airlines) is a commuter airline based in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USA. It operates scheduled and charter interisland services in Hawaii. Its main base is Kahului Airport, with hubs at Honolulu International Airport and Hoolehua Airport [1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in July 1974 when it was incorporated as Air Nevada, an on-demand charter operator. Scheduled services started in 1978. After Eagle Canyon Airlines acquired its network of tour operators, Air Nevada ceased operations in January 1998, changed its operating name to Pacific Wings and continued its scheduled services within Hawaii [1].
[edit] Destinations
As of December 2006, Pacific Wings serves ten airports on five Hawaiian islands:[2]
- Hana, Maui – Hana Airport (HNM)
- Hilo, Big Island – Hilo International Airport (ITO)
- Honolulu, Oahu – Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
- Kahului, Maui – Kahului Airport (OGG)
- Kalaupapa, Molokai – Kalaupapa Airport (LUP)
- Kamuela, Big Island – Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)
- Kapalua, West Maui – Kapalua Airport (JHM)
- Kaunakakai, Molokai – Molokai Airport (MKK)
- Kona, Big Island – Kona International Airport (KOA)
- Lanai City, Lanai – Lanai Airport (LNY)
[edit] Incidents with Airport Security
After several incidents in 2005, Pacific Wings has accused the security firm Wackenhut of harassment for an unspecified reason.
The first known recorded incident reported in the media happened in October 2005, which involved the owner of Pacific Wings, James Greg Kahlstorf, after he and one of his employees accused Wackenhut Security Guards of assault. Kahlstorf and the employee were then arrested and turned over to police due to an unspecified scuffle. Kahlstorf and the employee suffered some bruising and black eyes due to the event.[3]
On November 14, 2005, after Pacific Wings armed employees with video cameras, one employee got into a verbal argument with another Wackenhut Security Guard, over a loading zone dispute. On the videotape clip shown in local media, the guard is shown making comments that could be construed as a terroristic threat. The guard was later banned from working on any state property or facility.[4]
[edit] Fleet
The Pacific Wings fleet is composed of six single engine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 12-18 April 2005
- ^ Pacific Wings System Map. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ^ Wilson, Christie. "Assault alleged at Maui airport", The Honolulu Advertiser, 2005-10-22. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ^ Kubota, Gary. "State bans guard over threats on videotape", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2005-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ^ Segal, Dave. "Commuter carrier expanding", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2005-05-12. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
