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 on April 17, 2007, began inter-island service on behalf of Mesa Airlines go! under the name go!Express.
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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 former baggage handler turned entreprenuer Bill Boyer Jr., who became the airline's CEO.[1]
In September 2006, the airline announced that it had reached an agreement with Mesa Air Group and its go! division, whereby Mokulele would operate Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Kapalua, Molokai, and Lanai under the name go!Express. Service began with flights from Kapalua to Honolulu, Kahului, and Kona on April 17, 2007.[2][3] Service began for flights to Molokai on July 21, 2007 and flights to Lanai on October 06, 2007.
In January 2008, the airline reached an agreement with Aloha Airlines to provide cargo service to Molokai, Lanai, and Kapalua under the name Aloha Cargo Express beginning in April using a Cessna 208 Cargomaster.[4] Following Aloha's March 2008 bankruptcy, Boyer indicated that he had an agreement with Aloha CEO David Banmiller to work with the buyer of Aloha's cargo operations to continue the Mokulele-Aloha contract. Boyer also stated that the airline would go ahead with cargo operations under its own name, Mokulele Air Cargo.[5]
[edit] Fleet
As of April 2008, Mokulele has 5 aircraft in its fleet consisting of:[6]
| Type | Total | Passenger Capacity | Notes |
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| Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | 5 | 9 | Additional 5 on order |
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[edit] References
- ^ Gillie, John. "Laid-off worker strikes isle airline deal", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Tacoma News Tribune, 2006-09-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Mesa Air Group (2006-09-14). "go! and Mokulele Airlines Establish Code Share Agreement". Press release. Retrieved on 2006-10-11.
- ^ "go!Express launches", Pacific Business News, 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ^ Segal, Dave. "Deal expands air cargo options", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2008-01-29. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
- ^ Segal, Dave. "Mokulele goes ahead with cargo expansion", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2008-04-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
- ^ Blair, Chad. "Mokulele Airlines invests in new fleet, expects to turn a profit", Pacific Business News, 2008-01-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- Segal, Dave. "Isle air wars intensify", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2006-09-14. Retrieved on 2006-10-13.
- Segal, Dave. "Mesa's delays plan to swap its fleet for larger aircraft", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2007-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
- "go!Express launches", Pacific Business News, 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
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