Mokulele engine failure under investigation by FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Mokulele Airlines flight that lost power to one of its engines Tuesday shortly after takeoff from Molokai.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Mokulele Airlines flight that lost power to one of its engines Tuesday shortly after takeoff from Molokai.
Mokulele Airlines serves as a lifeline for the Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi communities, especially for critical medical appointments and off-island work. But residents say they can no longer depend on Mokulele to get them there. Now, airline executives are promising improvements are on the way. Catherine Cluett Pactol from The Molokai Dispatch has the story.
The recent closure of Marianas Southern Airways has left dozens of CNMI locals displaced. However, Southern Airways, the operating partner of MSA based off of Hawaii, has given these individuals an opportunity to relocate.
Marianas Southern Airways will end operations after Saturday as its operating airline, Southern Airways, is withdrawing from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
SOUTHERN Airways, the largest commuter airline in United States, is withdrawing as the operating airline for Marianas Southern Airways. The decision is based on the unwillingness of Gov. Arnold Palacios