Breaking news, as they say. Was literally walking thru HNL an hour ago when a friend who's an HA exec called me and gave me the heads up. I snapped a photo of an Island Air sign for FBT's news team figuring it might be the last time anyone sees one.
Island Air to Shut Down Friday[quote]HONOLULU—Island Air, Hawaii’s second-largest inter-island carrier, said it would cease operations Friday. The carrier’s CEO, David Uchiyama, broke the news to employees in an e-mail late Thursday.
The airline had “exhausted all options that would have allowed us to continue and we have not been able to solidify any of those options within the timeframe needed,” said Mr. Uchiyama....
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