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FlyHawaii puts plans on hold
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii Airlines, the local start up, is temporarily shelving its plans to launch an interisland airline. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif] The airline shut its office at Honolulu's Topa Tower on Nov. 15 and released almost all of its employees. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]A core team of three, including founder and CEO James Delano, are winding down remaining operations. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]Delano, the founder of Lion Coffee and whose brainchild it was to start a customer-friendly interisland carrier, declined to comment on what happened. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii expected to start flying next year but lost its major financial backing last month. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]AOL founder Steve Case and a hui of local investors pulled out after regional carrier Mesa Airlines announced its plans to enter the Hawaii market. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii's market analysis didn't hold true at that point and it created a lot of uncertainty into the market. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]Former employees say FlyHawaii will wait to see what happens with Aloha and Mesa before deciding whether to continue or permanently drop its plans. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii Airlines, the local start up, is temporarily shelving its plans to launch an interisland airline. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif] The airline shut its office at Honolulu's Topa Tower on Nov. 15 and released almost all of its employees. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]A core team of three, including founder and CEO James Delano, are winding down remaining operations. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]Delano, the founder of Lion Coffee and whose brainchild it was to start a customer-friendly interisland carrier, declined to comment on what happened. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii expected to start flying next year but lost its major financial backing last month. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]AOL founder Steve Case and a hui of local investors pulled out after regional carrier Mesa Airlines announced its plans to enter the Hawaii market. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]FlyHawaii's market analysis didn't hold true at that point and it created a lot of uncertainty into the market. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times,Serif]Former employees say FlyHawaii will wait to see what happens with Aloha and Mesa before deciding whether to continue or permanently drop its plans. [/FONT]