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My thoughts are with all the local folks employed by Go that will be losing their jobs.
There are a lot of folks in Hilo employed by Go, and this will effect them greatly.
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soooo...little Go took down the mighty "island starship" Aloha in short order...???...how bout the board of directors of Aloha bought Hawaiian shares and closed the Aloha shop!...no call for chapter 7, no call for chapter 11,..no nothing...just gone...anyone recall this differently?
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correction...Aloha did file for chapter 11 for the third time 10 days before the door was shut...how did Hawaiian hang in there?
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Aloha was in bad shape when Go! came to the islands. They had old planes that were not fuel efficient, nor was their organization streamlined. Hawaiian had already started upgrading their fleet which gave them a tremendous advantage in fuel efficiencies. Also, for better or for worse, Hawaiian started outsourcing what had been internal functions (reservations, etc.). Many folks have expressed their disdain for outsourcing but it saved Hawaiian from the same fate that Aloha suffered, and allowed them to grow and create more jobs (in the aggregate) because of their rapid expansion over the past several years.
Alaska Airlines would be a great option, probably Hawaiian's most feared and respected competitor (and note that Alaska is a LOT bigger than Hawaiian). I've also heard rumors that Southwest Airlines is interested in this market but have never been able to confirm it. That would be a great addition too.
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Southwest would be my choice
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To bad we don't have the ferry service in Hawaii.
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Let's just connect the islands with bridges... made of carbon nanotubes...
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Good point TomK. You are right about the fares. Still Mesa's always been kind of the low point when it comes to Regionals. They had a program where people paid to be FO's (co-pilots) on their flights and they used to pay as little as 12K a year. Hopefully someone will step in to fill the void, believe me, if there are profits to be made, someone will. I will be flying regularly as a paying passenger to Kona. True monopolies don't last long in this industry. Put it this way, when I flew for a Regional like Mesa, just a few years ago, I earned 350 bucks a week...flying 70 passengers.
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I'd settle for a few dash 8 variants ......
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quote:
Originally posted by Bullwinkle
I'd settle for a few dash 8 variants ......
Current or recent variants of the DHC Dash 8 are amongst the most logical choices, though the original 37-passenger version has been out of production for quite some time. Bombardier (who acquired DeHaviland of Canada)now touts the Q400, with the "Q" denoting "quiet" for noise-sensitive airports.
Your earlier suggestion about favoriting Southwest Airlines is understandable, but keep in mind that the ONLY aircraft in their fleet is the Boeing 737...they buy nothing else. That aircraft is awesome in many respects, but filling one up to an average load factor of 90% (the sweet spot for most airlines) is going to be a tough order for the expected/needed frequency of intra-Hawaii flights.
Though HA is an industry leader with enviable on-time and passenger satisfaction scores, having them in a monopolistic position is not a good idea. The consumer (you and me)typically does not come out ahead.
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