List of Airlines in Hawaii - Defunct Airlines

Defunct Airlines

• Aloha Airlines was an airline that served Hawaii from 1946 (when it was known as Trans-Pacific Airlines) until 2008. At the time it ended operations it used Boeing 737s for its mainland flights and inter-island flights.
• Discovery Airways was a short-lived airline that operated inter-island flights in 1990 using BAe 146 aircraft. The airline ceased operating flights after questions arose regarding its foreign ownership being in excess of limits allowed under Federal law.
• FlyHawaii Airlines was an airline that never commenced operations. The company was started by James Delano in 2005, also the founder of Lion Coffee. It planned to use ATR 72 turboprop aircraft on its routes. After Mesa Air Group announced plans for go!, FlyHawaii abandoned plans to operate and closed its doors.
• Mahalo Air operated inter-island flights between 1993 and 1997, initially using Fokker F27 aircraft operated by Empire Airlines and later operating its own ATR 42 aircraft.
• Mid Pacific Air operated inter-island flights between 1981 and 1988 using NAMC YS-11 and Fokker F28 aircraft. The airline continued to operate various services in the continental United States until 1995.