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4 gru 2023 · On Nov. 11, 1929, Hawaii’s first inter-island passenger service — called Inter-Island Airways — was launched. The airline started with a flight from Honolulu to Hilo that took an hour and 40...
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company was headquartered in Honolulu and ran steamship passenger and cargo service between the Hawaiian Islands from 1883 until 1947. Inter-Island constructed the Kona Inn in 1928, the first hotel in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.
17 wrz 2018 · Inter-Island Airways was founded in early 1929 by a local steamship company to link Honolulu with the outer islands in November of that year. Sometime thereafter, either 1930 or 1931, they established an Air Express service to carry mail between Honolulu and Hilo.
Hawaiian Airlines continued to serve interisland needs. On its 23rd anniversary, HAL acquired five new Convair 340s, the first pressurized aircraft in interisland operation. Pioneer Stanley Kennedy retired from active management of the company in 1955, becoming Chairman of the Board.
20 gru 2023 · Founded in 1929 as Inter-Island Airways, the airline began life as an island-hopping carrier, operating two 8-seat Sikorsky S-38 amphibian aircraft and a Bellanca monoplane. The airline's inaugural flight took place on November 11th, 1929, from Honolulu to Hilo, with a stopover in Maui.
Hawai'i's first interisland passenger service was launched on Nov. 11, 1929 as Inter-Island Airways, with a flight from Honolulu to Hilo, which took a total of one hour and 40 minutes. The first flight to Kaua'i was made the following day and all the Hawaiian Islands were soon receiving air service on a regular basis.
Inter-Island Airways, a subsidiary of Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, began operations on October 6, 1929, with a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker, providing short sightseeing flights over Oʻahu.
