03 April 2008

Aloha Airlines 1946-2008



























Aloha Airlines "The People's Airline" and "The Aloha Airline" is now sadly no more. For 61 years Aloha flew passengers across our island state and across the Pacific with the spirit of Aloha. To my friends at Aloha and there are many, I salute your passion for your company and wish you all Ahui Hou!









From the Honolulu Advertiser - Letter to the Editor


AIRLINE'S LOSS A TRAGEDY FOR HAWAI'I, AVIATION
Make no doubt about it, the loss of Aloha Airlines after 61 years is a tragedy for the people of Hawai'i and for American aviation.
Aloha Airlines and its employees had pride in their airline and took care of the people of Hawai'i and those who came to our island state for so many years.
I feel sad for all those pilots, ramp workers, gate agents, administration staff and other employees who put their heart and soul into Aloha Airlines, and now will have nothing but great memories along with what can now seem like an insurmountable crisis in their own personal lives.
Aloha was the "people's airline," just like Ruddy Tongg, Aloha's founder, once said and that Hung Wo Ching made "The Aloha Airline."
Aloha 'oe, Aloha Airlines. Aloha 'oe.

3 comments:

Blue Wave 707 said...

Nice retrospective! Cool nostalgia!

Moku Pics said...

Nice work indeed! Aloha Aloha! Good luck to all the employees there.

OGGturbojets said...

Very well done, Pan Am Hawaii. We sure do miss Aloha here on the Valley Isle. Hope something good comes out of this soon for all those nice people.