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Apr. 3rd, 2008 03:59 pmPosting this from West L.A....
I'm in the City of Angels to attend an Army exercise (as an observer) over the next two days. The intent is to see how to integrate weather into the planning process, even though the weather itself is scripted for this particular exercise.
This morning when I flew out of Honolulu Airport, the weather was mostly cloudy with light drizzle. Across the tarmac from the terminal, near the air cargo hangars, I saw a row of Aloha 737-200s (for interisland flights) and 737-700s (for mainland flights) parked. The whole scene felt eerily quiet, interrupted only by the occasional takeoff or landing of a Hawaiian, go! or Island Air interisland flight. Aloha's 737-200s were really noisy, and the other night I heard the familiar whine of the JT8Ds for the air cargo division. But Aloha folding has -- and will continue to cause -- ripples throughout the state.
To add to the airlines folding was the news of ATA also quitting, reportedly due to losing a military contract. I told a few other people on the airport park and ride shuttle this morning, and apparently the news hadn't made the rounds yet given their surprised reactions.
Now the question remains as to what will happen to the other airlines. Will even more companies decide to call it quits?
I'm in the City of Angels to attend an Army exercise (as an observer) over the next two days. The intent is to see how to integrate weather into the planning process, even though the weather itself is scripted for this particular exercise.
This morning when I flew out of Honolulu Airport, the weather was mostly cloudy with light drizzle. Across the tarmac from the terminal, near the air cargo hangars, I saw a row of Aloha 737-200s (for interisland flights) and 737-700s (for mainland flights) parked. The whole scene felt eerily quiet, interrupted only by the occasional takeoff or landing of a Hawaiian, go! or Island Air interisland flight. Aloha's 737-200s were really noisy, and the other night I heard the familiar whine of the JT8Ds for the air cargo division. But Aloha folding has -- and will continue to cause -- ripples throughout the state.
To add to the airlines folding was the news of ATA also quitting, reportedly due to losing a military contract. I told a few other people on the airport park and ride shuttle this morning, and apparently the news hadn't made the rounds yet given their surprised reactions.
Now the question remains as to what will happen to the other airlines. Will even more companies decide to call it quits?
