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Mahalo Air 
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MAHALOFounded 1993 Ceased operations 1997 Hubs Honolulu International Airport Destinations 5 Headquarters Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu Website http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.islander-magazine.com/mahaloschedule.html Mahalo Air was an airline that provided inter-island service within the state of Hawaii between 1993 and 1997. The airline started service on October 4, 1993, using Fokker F27 turboprop aircraft operated by Empire Airlines while awaiting its own certification. On May 31, 1994, the agreement with Empire ran out, shutting down the airline. In October of that year, the airline resumed operations with its own certificate, using new ATR42 turboprops. During the summer of 1997, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and ceased operations on September 2nd. The airline was headquartered in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu.[1]
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Destinations
- Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport)
- Kahului (Kahului Airport)
- Kapalua (Kapalua Airport)
- Kaunakaki (Molokai Airport)
- Kona (Kona International Airport)
- Lihue (Lihue Airport)
Fleet
Mahalo Air Fleet[2][3] Aircraft Total Passengers
(First/Economy)Notes Fokker F27-500 3 Operated by Empire Airlines
Replaced by ATR-42ATR-42-300 8 0/48 ATR-42-320 5 0/44 References
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 22-28, 1995. 76.
- ^ "ATR 42/72 in Mahalo Air history". Airfleets.net. http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/Mahalo%20Air-history-atr.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-18
- ^ "Fokker F27 Production list" (ZIP, XLS). Airlnerlist.com. 2007-12-28. http://www.planelist.net/fokker.zip. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
External links
- Mahalo Air (Archive)
Categories:- Defunct airlines of the United States
- Airlines established in 1993
- Airlines disestablished in 1997
- Airlines of Hawaii
- Defunct companies based in Hawaii
- Transportation in Honolulu, Hawaii
- United States airline stubs
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