Air Hawaii
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| Founded | 1985 | |||
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| Commenced operations | November 22, 1985 | |||
| Ceased operations | February 19, 1986 | |||
| Hubs | Honolulu International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 2 | |||
| Destinations | 3 | |||
| Company slogan | High Class. Low Fares. | |||
| Parent company | Airwest International, Inc. | |||
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
| Key people | Michael J. Hartley | |||
Air Hawaii was a scheduled passenger airline providing service between Honolulu and the U.S. West Coast cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The airline advertised its service as "High Class. Low Fares." Founded by Michael J. Hartley, who previously started The Hawaii Express and would later co-found CheapTickets, Air Hawaii began operations between Honolulu and Los Angeles on November 22, 1985, and added service between San Francisco in December. The airline almost immediately ran into financial problems and discontinued operations on February 19, 1986.
Destinations
Air Hawaii served three destinations in the United States:
- Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport)
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
- San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport)
Fleet
Air Hawaii operated two McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft. Both of these planes had previously operated for Michael Hartley's previous venture, The Hawaii Express.[1]
- N904WA cn/ln: 46930/112 delivered: 13 January 1986
- N905WA cn/ln: 46938/153 delivered: 20 November 1985
References
- Norwood, Tom W. (1996). Deregulation Knockouts, Round One. Sandpoint, Idaho: Airways International. p. 103. ISBN 0-9653993-0-3. OCLC 37263082.
- Lynch, Russ (2000-03-22). "New airline may take off in Honolulu". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
- "Chronology of Aviation in Hawaii 1980-1989". Hawaii Aviation. State of Hawaii. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- Thomas Noack (2009). "Air Hawaii Details and Fleet History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- In Re Airwest International, Inc., Dba Air Hawaii, Debtor.wyman W.c. Lai, Trustee for Airwest International, Inc., Dbaair Hawaii, Plaintiff-appellee, v. International Air Leases Inc., a Delaware Corporation;world Airways, Inc., a Delaware Corporation,defendants-appellants