A slideshow about the history of Island Air - Dave Pfliger is now the CEO as of October 2014. For more information, check out http://davepfliegeraviation.com

1. DAVE PF L IEGER
AL L ABOUT ISLAND AIR

2. 1980
ISLAND AIR F IRST TOOK OF F IN 1 9 8 0 , UNDER
THE NAME OF PRINCEVI L LE AIRWAYS, WI TH
TWO DHC- 6 TWIN OT TER AIRCRAF T PROVIDING
SCHEDULED SERVICE BETWEEN HONOLULU
A N D K A U A I ’ S P R I N C E V I L L E A I R P O R T . S E R V I C E
WAS GRADUAL LY EXTENDED TO SMAL L
COMMUNI TY DEST INAT IONS ON OTHER
ISLANDS, AND BY EARLY 1 9 8 7 , THE F LEET HAD
GROWN TO EIGHT PLANES.

3. 1987
I N M A Y 1 9 8 7 , A L O H A A I R L I N E S ’ P A R E N T C O M P A N Y , A L O H A
AIRGROUP, PURCHASED PRINCEVI L LE AIRWAYS AND
RENAMED I T ALOHA ISLAND AIR. MORE F L IGHTS WERE
ADDED TO THE DAI LY SCHEDULE TO MEET THE GROWING
D E M A N D F O R A I R S E R V I C E T O H A W A I I ’ S R E S O R T
DEST INAT IONS.

4. 1995
I N M A Y 1 9 8 7 , A L O H A A I R L I N E S ’ P A R E N T C O M P A N Y ,
ALOHA AIRGROUP, PURCHASED PRINCEVI L LE
AIRWAYS AND RENAMED I T ALOHA ISLAND AIR.
MORE F L IGHTS WERE ADDED TO THE DAI LY
SCHEDULE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR
A I R S E R V I C E T O H A W A I I ’ S R E S O R T D E S T I N A T I O N S .

5. 2004
• In May of 2004 a sale was completed between Aloha Airgroup and
Gavarnie Holding, LLC, making Island Air Hawaii’s third
independent airline.

6. 2006
• In March 2006, Island Air
acquired larger aircraft and
expanded its routes to six
of Hawaii’s major airports,
with direct and nonstop
service between five
islands in Hawaii.

7. 2010
• In 2010, Island Air celebrated its 30th Anniversary as
Hawaii’s second oldest carrier.

8. 2013
IN FEBRUARY 2 0 1 3 , ISLAND AIR WAS
PURCHASED BY ORACLE FOUNDER LARRY
E L L I S O N ’ S C O M P A N Y , O H A N A A I R L I N E
H O L D I N G S , L L C . T H E A I R L I N E ’ S P R O U D
LEGACY OF SERVICE CONT INUES, WI TH EVER -
IMPROVING SERVICES AND FACI L I T IES
SHOWCASING THE VERY BEST OF TRAVEL IN
HAWAI I .