Hawaii may get another interisland airline
Dave Segal, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 15, 2005:
Dave Segal, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 15, 2005:
If everything falls into place, then the company, which is headed by Lion Coffee founder James Delano, hopes to begin flying by the end of this year or sometime next year, according to Chris Parsons, vice president of administration for FlyHawaii. Parsons confirmed that the airline will use turboprop aircraft, the ATR-72, for its interisland routes...
"So, if what people are looking for is the lowest possible prices, then in theory a turboprop would be the way of providing that," [Airline analyst Robert] Mann said. "An ATR is a nice machine. It's a good solid airplane. The downside, however, is in the last 10 years or so the marketplace has kind of looked down at the idea of airplanes with propellers. So the marketplace would have to ultimately decide whether it wanted lowest prices or whether it wanted shiny, new jets at higher prices."
"So, if what people are looking for is the lowest possible prices, then in theory a turboprop would be the way of providing that," [Airline analyst Robert] Mann said. "An ATR is a nice machine. It's a good solid airplane. The downside, however, is in the last 10 years or so the marketplace has kind of looked down at the idea of airplanes with propellers. So the marketplace would have to ultimately decide whether it wanted lowest prices or whether it wanted shiny, new jets at higher prices."
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