Originally Posted by asu-ua772
Being as Aloha Air Group is a privately-held company, nobody outside the walls of that company are any aware of their financial situation unless some info is released via PR or to important persons. It would sad to see Aloha, but I do have a feeling that they are only getting worst if their interisland fleet keeps breaking down and they can't fill up their mainland flights, even with near rock-bottom fares. Nothing is looking good for them, and many people with an aviation sense pretty much know the end is near for Aloha Airlines unless a large cash infusion is injected.
Just speculating:
In the event that Aloha goes under a lot sooner than we think (I'm talking Winter 05-Spring 06), how will all Interisland traffic from them be handled? Will Hawaiian increase their schedule substantially, and if so, how will their fleet of 11 717s be affected (ie, will that be enough?)?
Comments and corrections always welcomed.
asu-ua772
The problem is that the 717 is out of production; they may have a major problem securing additional airplanes. Not to mention the fact that the dynamics of inter-island service has changed drastically since I was a kid living in HNL and everybody flew into HNL from outside Hawaii and then had to fly AQ or HA onward. Today there are nonstops to Maui, Kona, and Lihue from the mainland and to Kona from Tokyo. That by itself cuts down the size of the pie. And the OP is correct, with a fleet of old 732's, Aloha's got major problems.