Here is the long-awaited true story of Hawaii’s airlines: Hawaiian, Aloha, the commuters, and the upstarts. From the eve of the Great Depression to the end of World War II, the territory’s skies belonged to Inter-Island Airways, predecessor of Hawaiian Airlines. Step inside and let pilot Jimmy Hogg take you on a stormy-weather flight above the wave tops in a Sikorsky S-38 amphibian. Join federal inspector Bill Capp for a dramatic trip to Honolulu’s John Rodgers Field on the morning of December 7, 1941. Following peace in 1945, social upheavals in the territory paved the way for the birth of Trans-Pacific Airlines, later known as Aloha Airlines. No two airlines ever shared a more tumultuous relation-ship than Hawaiian and Aloha Airlines with their near-mergers, lawsuits, and relentless efforts to gain advantage. Would-be third carriers enliven the story as Skybus, Mid-Pacific, Discovery, and Mahalo maneuver for airspace. The author spent twenty years researching this book to give you an insider’s view of this fascinating tale. Learn of the stewardess who lost her skirt inflight, the racing, the Belfast Blunder, the Macon freight dogs, the near calamities, and the determined souls who built these airlines. Follow the action right up through the tangled corporate dealings of each airline’s 2005 bankruptcy challenges. You are cordially invited to join us now for a first-class journey through these pages of history. We promise to leave the boardroom and cockpit doors open whenever possible.
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Peter Forman is a pilot and a writer. His experience aloft includes time as a barnstormer and flight instructor, plus years in the captain’s seat of Hawaii commuter airliners and jets of a major U.S. airline. This is his second book.
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From Mark Twain Through Peter Forman,
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This review is from: Wings of Paradise: Hawaii's Incomparable Airlines (Hardcover)
When Mark Twain called Hawaii: "The lovliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean," it took him a long time to visit the fleet. Aviation changed that for malahinis (newcomers and tourists) and kamaainas (natives and long time residents). Peter Forman's Wings of Hawaii is both a detailed history of how this developed and an insight into the romance of both the industry and the islands.
From seaplane flights, through new views of the attack on the Day of Infamy, from an exploding airliner to price wars, Forman has us in the pilot's seat. Read this for Forman's knowledge of the business of this business. Read this for his love of the business, the islands, and the people who make Hawaii: "The only delightful place on earth," another of Twain's views.
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A Lovely Coffee Table Book for Hawaii Aficionados,
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This review is from: Wings of Paradise: Hawaii's Incomparable Airlines (Hardcover)
Having visited Hawaii a couple of times, I really appreciated this unique perspective of the islands. I had never previously seen the islands from the air (not unless you count the flights to and from)and found the book absolutely breath-taking. Although I am not a history of flight buff, I was still fascinated by the text, and it gave me yet one more reason to love that particular clutch of islands.
Reading the book has motivated me to spend part of my next visit to the islands touring them in the air. Thank you Mr. Forman for this wonderful addition to both history and literature.
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Wings of Paradise: Hawaii's Incomparable Airline,
This review is from: Wings of Paradise: Hawaii's Incomparable Airlines (Hardcover)
This is a good review of the history of the airline busines in Hawai. Interesting for people who love Hawaii
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