About Aloha Airlines

AIRLINE NAME: Aloha Airlines
ESTABLISHED: July 26, 1946 (as Trans-Pacific Airlines)
FOUNDER: Ruddy F. Tongg Sr.
CEASED OPERATING: March 31, 2008

Articles

Published by Aloha Airlines:
- Aloha Airlines Shutting Down March 31, 2008
- Aloha Sues Mesa for Misuse of Confidential Information (2006 Oct)

Aloha Airlines Press Releases:
- June 1998 - November 2000
- October 1999 - September 2001
- October 2000 - September 2002
- December 2001 - November 2003
- February 2004 - December 2004
- January 2005 - November 2005
- January 2005 - October 2006
- July 2007

Published Elsewhere on the Internet:
- aviation.hawaii.gov--> pioneer airlines --> aloha airlines
- wikipedia.org --> aloha airlines --> article
- wikipedia.org --> aloha airlines --> category
- commons.wikimedia.org --> aloha air cargo‎ --> images category
- commons.wikimedia.org --> aloha airlines‎ --> images category
- simpleflying.com --> aloha airline rise and fall

Web Site Archives

WEB SITE URL #1: alohaairlines.com (offline)
WEB SITE #1 ARCHIVES: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003(Oct) | 2003(Dec) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008(March) | 2008(May) |

WEB SITE URL #2: alohaair.com (offline)
NOTE: duplicates or forwards to alohaairlines.com

1940s

1940s
- 1946 July 26, 1946: Aloha Airlines estabished as Trans-Pacific Airlines

1950s
- changed its name to "TPA: The Aloha Airline"
- 1959: changed its name to "Aloha Airlines"

1960s
- 1963: two Vickers Viscounts aircraft joined the Aloha Airlines fleet
- 1966: British Aircraft Corp BAC 2011 joined the Aloha Airlines fleet
- 1969 March: began transition to an all-Boeing 737 airline

1970s
- 1970: first of three attempts to merge with Hawaiian Airlines

1980s
- 1988: second of three attempts to merge with Hawaiian Airlines

2000s
- 2001: Third of three attempts to merge with Hawaiian Airlines
- 2006: Rival Go Airlines was launched by Mesa Airlines
- 2007: Aloha Airlines was Hawaii's 10th largest private employer
- 2008 March: Aloha Airlfines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- 2008 March 31: Aloha Airlines ceased operating