What airline is based on the Big Island of Hawaii and has a former CEO from Washington?
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Bill Boyer Jr. Bill Boyer Jr. is a 50% owner and former CEO of Hawaii's Mokulele Airlines. In March 2009, he was replaced as the airline's CEO and was put in charge of expanding sales and marketing efforts after Republic Airways became a 50% shareholder. Boyer is a native of Tacoma, Washington.
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Mokulele Airlines Mokulele Flight Service, Inc., doing business as Mokulele Airlines, Inc., is an American commuter airline based in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. The airline operates scheduled inter-island and charter flights primarily among Hawaii's smaller airports.
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Bill Ayer William S. "Bill" Ayer (born 1955 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is an American former chairman, president, pilot and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group which is the parent company of Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier Horizon Air.
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Dan Wolf Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf (born August 11, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, and politician. In 1989, he founded the Cape Cod-based airline Cape Air, which originally flew between Provincetown and Boston in Massachusetts, and has since expanded internationally. In 2010, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate to represent the Cape and Islands district. He ran unopposed in 2012, and was subsequently re-elected to a third term in 2014. During his tenure, he has emerged as a progressive leader in the Senate, advocating for renewable energy, increased minimum wage, and universal health care.
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Kalaeloa Airport Kalaeloa Airport (IATA: JRF, ICAO: PHJR, FAA LID: JRF) , also called John Rodgers Field (the original name of Honolulu International Airport) and formerly Naval Air Station Barbers Point, is a joint civil-military regional airport of the State of Hawaiʻ i established on July 1, 1999 to replace the Ford Island NALF facilities which closed on June 30 of the same year. Located on the site of the developing unincorporated town of Kalaeloa and nestled between the Honolulu communities of ʻ Ewa Beach, Kapolei and Campbell Industrial Park in West Oʻ ahu, most flights to Kalaeloa Airport originate from commuter airports on the other Hawaiian islands. While Kalaeloa Airport is primarily a commuter facility used by unscheduled air taxis, general aviation and transient and locally based military aircraft, the airport saw first-ever scheduled airline service begin on July 1, 2014, with Mokulele Airlines operating flights to Kahului Airport on Maui.
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Midstate Airlines Midstate Airlines (a.k.a. Mid-State Airlines, a.k.a. Midstate Air Commuter (MAC)) was an airline with its headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
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Midway Airlines (1976–1991) Midway Airlines was a United States airline founded on August 6, 1976, by investor Kenneth t. Carlson and joined by Irving T. Tague and William B. Owens in an October 13, 1976, filing with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CA) for an airline operating certificate. Although it received its operating certificate from the CAB prior to the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, it is widely recognized as the first post-deregulation start-up. The airline commenced operations on October 31, 1979.
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List of airlines of Alaska The following is a list of airlines that are based within the U.S. State of Alaska:
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Trump Shuttle Trump Shuttle, Inc. was an airline owned by Donald Trump from 1989 to 1992. The landing rights and some of the physical assets necessary to operate the shuttle flights were originally part of Eastern Air Lines and known as the Eastern Air Lines Shuttle. It operated hourly flights on Boeing 727 aircraft from LaGuardia Airport in New York City to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., then known as Washington National Airport, as well as charter service to other destinations. Its IATA designator code was TB (later reassigned to Jetairfly).
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Hughes Airwest Hughes Airwest (IATA: RW, ICAO: -, Call sign: Hughes-Air) was an airline in the western United States, backed by the Summa Corporation of Howard Hughes. The original name for the airline was Air West. Hughes Airwest flew routes in the western U.S. and to several destinations in Mexico and Canada; it was purchased by Republic Airlines on October 1, 1980. Its headquarters were on the grounds of San Francisco International Airport in unincorporated San Mateo County, California.
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Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline from 1924 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with Ford Trimotors. With American, United, and Eastern, it was one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines in the United States formed by the Spoils Conference of 1930.
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Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co. () is a major U.S. airline and the world's largest low-cost carrier headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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Nicholas Calio Nicholas E. Calio (born 10 January 1953) is the President and CEO of Airlines for America and former Executive Vice-President for Global Government Affairs at Citigroup. He was responsible for government relations for Citigroup and all of its subsidiaries.
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is an international airport 3 mi south of downtown Washington, D.C. in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is the nearest commercial airport to the capital and serves the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. For decades it was called Washington National Airport before being renamed to honor President Ronald Reagan in 1998. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) operates the airport with close oversight by the federal government due to its proximity to the national capital. It is a fortress hub for American Airlines.
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Hawaii Island Journal The Hawaii Island Journal was a free biweekly newspaper founded in 1999 and published on the Big Island of Hawaii. Originally based in the Kona town of Captain Cook and later headquartered in Hilo, the "Journal" focused on political, environmental, and cultural news. The print paper shut in 2008 and as of 2014, the website has not been updated since 2011.
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Fly My Sky Fly My Sky is a small airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates between Auckland and Great Barrier Island. The company, registered in 2007, is owned by Keith and Robyn McKenzie. The airline grew out of Mountain Air.
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AirSWIFT AirSWIFT (formerly Island Transvoyager) is a Filipino-owned regional boutique airline company with a permit to operate domestic scheduled and non-scheduled air transportation services. It also serves the aircraft transportation requirements of its affiliated company, El Nido Resorts.
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Elite Airways Elite Airways is an airline based in the United States operating charter and scheduled passenger flights. The air carrier is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
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First Hawaiian Bank First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) is a bank holding company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Its principal subsidiary, First Hawaiian Bank founded in 1858, is Hawai'is oldest and largest financial institution headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the First Hawaiian Center. The bank has 57 branches throughout Hawai'i, three in Guam and two in Saipan. It offers a diversified range of banking services to consumer and commercial customers, including deposit products, lending services and wealth management, insurance, private banking and trust services. First Hawaiian was listed on the NASDAQ on August 4, 2016 and made its debut at number 12 in January 2017 publication of Forbes' American's 100 Largest Banks with $20 billion in total assets.
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Alex Wilcox Alex Wilcox is an airline executive and entrepreneur. He co-founded JetSuite, and currently serves as the CEO. Wilcox was also a founding executive of JetBlue Airways as well as president and COO of Kingfisher Airlines until 2006. Wilcox started his career in customer service at Virgin Atlantic Airways, where he helped David Tait, who headed US Virgin Atlantic.
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Parks College Airline Parks College Airline was an defunct airline based in the United States
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BECU BECU is a credit union originally established to serve employees of The Boeing Company. BECU was founded as Fellowship Credit Union in 1935 by 18 Boeing employees, and was named Boeing Employees' Credit Union for much of its history. Based in Tukwila, Washington, BECU has over $12 billion in assets and over 1,000,000 members, making it the largest credit union in Washington and fourth largest in the United States. Benson Porter is the current President and CEO.