Category Archives: Pacific Wings

Long update….

Posted on June 4, 2013 by haolenate

Aloha readers, its been a while and I’m hoping to cover what I can in today’s post. To start, Great Lakes has been awarded the Arizona EAS markets.   These include the cities of Kingman, Page, Prescott, and Show Low.  Great … Continue reading →

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Back into the swing of things…

Posted on May 7, 2013 by haolenate

Wow its been an interesting month, and the airlines can probably say the same thing! Sequestration is in full effect and the government agencies are doing their damndest to make sure you feel it, and feel it HARD.    I mean, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boutique Air, California, Great Lakes, Hawaii, Makani Kai, Mokulele, New Mexico, Pacific Wings, SeaPort, Silver, SkyWest | Comments Off

Don’t let the Sun go down on me….

Posted on February 11, 2013 by haolenate

We’re seeing some new players come out in the EAS world and others move off.  Lately I’ve had some writings about Sun Air International, which is a Part 135 airline (meaning 9 seats or less) that came out of the … Continue reading →

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As the prop turns…

Posted on February 7, 2013 by haolenate

So I’ve been meaning to write about the recently public bids that came out for Macon, Georgia.   Macon, a short 75 or so minute drive south of Atlanta Hartsfield, is back on the EAS dockets with Georgia Skies (operated by … Continue reading →

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And its off to New Mexico…

Posted on January 30, 2013 by haolenate

Before I even stepped foot in New Mexico, I always envisioned it looking just like the desert-scape from the Road Runner cartoons growing up.   And when I worked for Mesa Air Group, I found myself in Farmington and realizing “where’s … Continue reading →

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So this is what happens when you bid too much…

Posted on January 2, 2013 by haolenate

Sun Air has recently requested to the DOT that they vacate the award since the airline won’t be able to start services in and out of Macon, Georgia in time.  The letter stated that resources are stretched thin and they … Continue reading →

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Victoria gets their flights back..

Posted on October 3, 2012 by haolenate

Over the past few weeks, Sun Air has been doing the daunting task of “starting up” its Victoria, Texas flights.  This is not an easy task, nor a fun one as I’ve done this many, many times.    There’s also a … Continue reading →

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And Pacific Wings Atlanta experiment is over..

Posted on October 1, 2012 by haolenate

So last week I wrote about how EAS awards haven’t always been given to the lowest-cost option.  Sometimes DOT feels one proposal will do better than the other.  Yet, today or tomorrow we’ll see the order granting SeaPort Airlines the … Continue reading →

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Does interline always matter?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by haolenate

Take a look at this: Athens, Georgia is out for rebid again and I really REALLY feel sorry for this market.  They got sucked into the “interline” spin, selected an airline that actually had them, but never used them! From … Continue reading →

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Interesting move…

Posted on May 29, 2012 by haolenate

In Macon, Georgia Pacific Wings’ Georgia Skies division presently operates 3-4 flights a day between Macon & Atlanta (subsidy free) and recently sent this e-mail to the DOT: ——————————————————————– —–Original Message—– From: Greg Kahlstorf [mailto:gkahlstorf@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 … Continue reading →

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