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FlyHawaii Airlines

Hawaiian Airline

FlyHawaii Airlines was a proposed low-cost airline that would have provided inter-island flight service in the Hawaiian Islands. The company, which was founded by Lion Coffee founder James Delano planned to begin service in late 2005 or early 2006. FlyHawaii hoped to succeed where predecessors such as Discovery Airways and Mahalo Air had failed by following the blueprint of low-cost carriers like Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways, which offer frequent flights and depend heavily on Internet bookings.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

FlyHawaii Airlines was a proposed low-cost airline that would have provided inter-island flight service in the Hawaiian Islands. The company, which was founded by Lion Coffee founder James Delano planned to begin service in late 2005 or early 2006.2

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FlyHawaii planned to operate ATR 72 turboprop aircraft carrying approximately 68 passengers. Service would have started with an initial fleet of four or five aircraft, expanding ultimately to about a dozen aircraft.

From Wikipedia’s article on FlyHawaii Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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