ridgid727 From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 915 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 8416 times:
First- Does anyone know if this is true, as this article from flight global incidates, and if they did, does anyone know from whence these ATR-42's are coming from?
Actually those threads talk about Hawaiian Air Acquiring turboprop aircraft, after HAL made an announcement that they intended on doing so. The aritcle above, states they have leased ATR-42's for their new Interland TurboProp operation.
My question is does anyone know where these ATR42s that the article specifically mentions are coming from.
wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5534 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 7747 times:
Quoting usxguy (Reply 4): things are about to get interesting in Molokai & Lanai...
I'm sure Lana'i is already interesting since the island was sold recently. It will be interesting to see ATR's in HA color scheme. I haven't seen one since I flew one of their Dash 7's from OGG-HNL.
RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2162 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 7476 times:
Quoting usxguy (Reply 4): things are about to get interesting in Molokai & Lanai
I have flown just about everything there is to fly in and out of MKK, including 3 types on HA alone, SD330, Dash7, D95
AQ (but then TS) 73S, the numerous Air Molokai flights and aircraft, I guess what I'm saying is that it is getting back to normal, HA even ran 21 DC9's a day when the props last left the fleet routed HNL-MKK-LNY-OGG.
Next Flights: AS PDX-SEA-KOA on DH4/738 in F, HA KOA-OGG on 717 in Y, AS OGG-PDX on 738 in F
koruman From Australia, joined Feb 2006, 2983 posts, RR: 6 Reply 7, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 7277 times:
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 6): AQ (but then TS) 73S, the numerous Air Molokai flights and aircraft, I guess what I'm saying is that it is getting back to normal, HA even ran 21 DC9's a day when the props last left the fleet routed HNL-MKK-LNY-OGG.
The difference is that the exit of Molokai Ranch led to the closure of Molokai's two former Sheraton hotels, leaving no mainstream hotels at all on the island.
I would argue that Molokai has gone backwards from the 1950s to the 1930s in the last five years. Even ATR-42s might be too big.
wedgetail737 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 5534 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (7 months 3 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 7130 times:
Quoting koruman (Reply 7): The difference is that the exit of Molokai Ranch led to the closure of Molokai's two former Sheraton hotels, leaving no mainstream hotels at all on the island.
I would argue that Molokai has gone backwards from the 1950s to the 1930s in the last five years. Even ATR-42s might be too big.
That's too bad. But there are several smaller hotels along the south shore of Molokai.
Dash8Driver16 From United States of America, joined Dec 2011, 86 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 5757 times:
Does anyone know when they will start hiring for this service?
RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2162 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 5270 times:
Quoting koruman (Reply 7): The difference is that the exit of Molokai Ranch led to the closure of Molokai's two former Sheraton hotels, leaving no mainstream hotels at all on the island.
I sure liked the Kalua Koi Hotel, I stayed there again when it was an Aston, and it was not the same at all. My folks used to have a condo at Wavecrest on the ball of the foot of the Island.
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 6): HA even ran 21 DC9's a day when the props last left the fleet routed HNL-MKK-LNY-OGG.
I did mean 2 not 21, 21 would be an absurd amount of flights to MKK from anywhere.
Quoting ha763 (Reply 10): HA never had 21 daily DC-9 flights to MKK or LNY. You must have meant 2 daily flights. One was in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Yes that is exactly what I meant, just added an extra 1 to that two. Yes morning and later afternoon runs, I used to take to LNY and stay at Manele Bay for the weekend. The flight on a DC9 from MKK to LNY is awesome, 10 mins wheels up to wheels down. very cool.
Next Flights: AS PDX-SEA-KOA on DH4/738 in F, HA KOA-OGG on 717 in Y, AS OGG-PDX on 738 in F
airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3070 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 5225 times:
Quoting RWA380 (Reply 11): The flight on a DC9 from MKK to LNY is awesome, 10 mins wheels up to wheels down. very cool.
It's probably how our one of our former DC-9's (669HA) racked up the largest amount of cycles for a DC-9-50...
airportugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3070 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 5174 times:
Quoting ricknroll (Reply 13): I have also been on Short 360. Now that was a funny looking plane and very noisy.
I've not been on one (though there are a few on the other side of the field in HNL) and they are, as I've heard them described, "packing crates with wings"
koruman From Australia, joined Feb 2006, 2983 posts, RR: 6 Reply 15, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 5060 times:
I've been thinking about this, and I don't think that this is about Molokai at all. If the aircraft ever go to Molokai it will be because they have some downtime between services from Honolulu to Kapalua and Lanai.
The enforced exit of Molokai Ranch a few years ago really marked the end of Molokai as a market for tourism and aviation. The island is left dominated by people who object to any form of development on principle, believing that it will introduce a class system in which people who don't want a western-style job will be second class citizens, below "rich" people - by which they don't in fact mean the visitors, but rather fellow Molokai residents with a job. In their minds you can go to live on Maui or Oahu if you want a job or for your kids to get educated: Molokai is "their" island where they should be able to live a subsistence lifestyle without having to encounter anyone who chooses another way of life. Kind of like Ni'ihau, but they'd have to learn to speak Hawaiian to live there, and they couldn't have their cars if they moved there!
A benevolent investor could seek to build a state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly sixty room authentically Hawaiian styled boutique property on Molokai and the activists would block that too, fearing that they would lose the ability to park their ancient jalopies directly in front of the post office if the island had more residents who had jobs and could afford cars, and that they would feel poor when the stores started stocking things which only tourists and people with jobs could afford.
There are now two rotting former Sheraton hotels, and the tentalows of the third, beachfront Sheraton have, I believe, been sold to a property in French Polynesia.
I can't see why Hawaiian would want to have a piece of Molokai's (in)action. But I can certainly see why they would like to be the airline transporting tourists to Kapalua en route to their stays at the 3 Westins, Marriott, Hyatt, Sheraton and Ritz-Carlton. And to Lanai for the two Four Seasons hotels.
azjubilee From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 3556 posts, RR: 30 Reply 16, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 4876 times:
The neighbor island business is about more than tourism. It's also about connecting the residents of the State, transporting sports teams, taking people to medical care in Honolulu, commuters going to another island to work etc... Serving all of the people in Hawaii is important to HAL, wether or not MKK is as glitzy as HNL. The neighbor islands are simply the rural parts of the State with the small towns and the simple life they provide. Yes, tourism is the life blood of the States economy, but people should never forget (HAL certainly doesn't) about the importance of the basic core of the neighbor island business: the locals.
usxguy From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 832 posts, RR: 6 Reply 18, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 4756 times:
let alone shuttle service on Mokulele, with exceptions of Lanai.
Just saw Mokulele is up to 13 flights a day between Kona & Kahului... I don't think anyone has ever had that many flights, and at 5 between Molokai and Kahului.
azjubilee From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 3556 posts, RR: 30 Reply 19, posted (7 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 4732 times:
Yes, a small population and high unemployment. But Hawaiian Airlines has been a fixture in the State for over 80 years. There's something to be said for the brand recognition within the State as well as the tremendous amount of community service HAL does. HAL will have no problems reconnecting with the previously served markets of MKK, LNY and JHM, even with the current service provided by WP, PacWings and Mokulele.
EY460 From United States of America, joined Jan 2012, 233 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (7 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 3800 times:
I'm not sure if I can post the link, but another website is reporting OK-JFL as "stored" and part of the Hawaiian Airlines fleet. It was operated by CSA with SkyTeam colors.
RWA380 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2162 posts, RR: 4 Reply 24, posted (7 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 3649 times:
Quoting usxguy (Reply 4): things are about to get interesting in Molokai & Lanai...
After a long absence, HA returns to MKK & LNY, not huge news, but good news for sure. HA is bringing more options to the local population of the state and that is good.
Quoting airportugal310 (Reply 12):
It's probably how our one of our former DC-9's (669HA) racked up the largest amount of cycles for a DC-9-50...
It was quite a journey, HNL-MKK-LNY-OGG and OGG-MKK-LNY-HNL
Quoting azjubilee (Reply 16): The neighbor island business is about more than tourism. It's also about connecting the residents of the State, transporting sports teams, taking people to medical care in Honolulu, commuters going to another island to work etc... Serving all of the people in Hawaii is important to HAL, wether or not MKK is as glitzy as HNL. The neighbor islands are simply the rural parts of the State with the small towns and the simple life they provide. Yes, tourism is the life blood of the States economy, but people should never forget (HAL certainly doesn't) about the importance of the basic core of the neighbor island business: the locals.
Quoting usxguy (Reply 18): and at 5 between Molokai and Kahului.
Keep in mind, Molokai and Lanai are in Maui county, if you live on either of those two islands and need to do county business you travel to Kahalui, if it's state business, then you are off to Honolulu. If you want anything but basic groceries, you take a journey to one of the bigger Islands and ship back your, tires, appliances, etc.....
Next Flights: AS PDX-SEA-KOA on DH4/738 in F, HA KOA-OGG on 717 in Y, AS OGG-PDX on 738 in F
25 hawaiian717: Also, the address given for the company that owns N801HC, is the address of Hawaiian Airlines HQ. Even the suite number matches.
26 Thomas_Jaeger: They have also reserved N804HC, so probably the next aircraft thereafter. From what we understand it will also be an ex-CSA aircraft: http://www.ch-av
28 HA_DC9: No, the ex-Eagle ATRs are for Island Air to replace the Dash-8s.
29 usxguy: I'm not sure if this will really help Island Air... isn't Eagle's main reason for getting rid of the ATRs was because they have become such maintenanc
31 N62NA: I'm not sure that was the reason - but those planes always did have mx issues.
32 Dash8Driver16: Does anyone have any idea when this turbo prop service is going to start? I have been watching the hawaiian job site and there hasn't been anything ab
33 hawaiian717: Should start flying early next year, serving MKK and LNY. The branding Nd identity will be separate from Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian also stated they
34 viasa: What will be the name of the new division or company? N801HC could stand for Hawaiian Connect or Hawaiian Commuter...
35 multimark: Meh. The livery is nice but the ATR always looks a bit dumpy compared to the Dash-8.
36 hawaiian717: The name for the ATR operation has not been announced.
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