Comments on: Will Aloha Airlines’ contract services unit shut down? http://billso.com/2008/04/30/will-aloha-airlines-contract-services-unit-shut-down/ Bill Sodeman writes about management, mobile computing and information systems Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: billso http://billso.com/2008/04/30/will-aloha-airlines-contract-services-unit-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 billso Fri, 02 May 2008 05:27:18 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1614#comment-1246 According to the <a href="http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=7044" rel="nofollow">Honolulu Star-Bulletin</a> and the <a href="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080501/BREAKING03/80501033" rel="nofollow">Honolulu Advertiser</a>, Aloha Airlines will resume its air cargo operations around 2000 HT this evening. The air cargo business will remain under the control of a bankruptcy trustee until it can be sold to Saltchuk Resources in mid-May. Because Aloha laid off its employees on Monday, Saltchuck does not have to honor Aloha's pay scales. ALPA'spilots might get rehired, but at a lower rate. Saltchuk is the parent company of Young Brothers, a business that has opposed the Hawaii Superferry. Senator Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) asked Saltchuk to resume negotiations shortly after <a href="http://billso.com/2008/04/29/aloha-airlines-air-cargo/" rel="nofollow">Aloha's cargo unit ceased operations on Monday</a>. US bankruptcy judge Lloyd King ordered the immediate sale of Aloha's contract services group to Pacific Air Cargo this afternoon, according to <a href="http://starbulletin.com/breaking/breaking.php?id=7041" rel="nofollow">another Star-Bulletin article</a>. This ensures continuity of service for several airlines at Honolulu International Airport. According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser, Aloha Airlines will resume its air cargo operations around 2000 HT this evening.

The air cargo business will remain under the control of a bankruptcy trustee until it can be sold to Saltchuk Resources in mid-May. Because Aloha laid off its employees on Monday, Saltchuck does not have to honor Aloha’s pay scales. ALPA’spilots might get rehired, but at a lower rate.

Saltchuk is the parent company of Young Brothers, a business that has opposed the Hawaii Superferry. Senator Dan Inouye (D-Hawaii) asked Saltchuk to resume negotiations shortly after Aloha’s cargo unit ceased operations on Monday.

US bankruptcy judge Lloyd King ordered the immediate sale of Aloha’s contract services group to Pacific Air Cargo this afternoon, according to another Star-Bulletin article. This ensures continuity of service for several airlines at Honolulu International Airport.

]]> By: billso http://billso.com/2008/04/30/will-aloha-airlines-contract-services-unit-shut-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 billso Thu, 01 May 2008 16:40:25 +0000 http://billso.com/?p=1614#comment-1242 I'll post a longer update to this story by Friday, but here's today's fun, according to the<a href="http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/01/news/story01.html" rel="nofollow"> Star-Bulletin</a> and <a href="http://honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080501/NEWS01/805010355" rel="nofollow">Advertiser</a>: Saltchuk may buy the Aloha's cargo division and have planes flying today, while the contract services deal will probably go through as planned. Also, Kauai businesses are still pressing for the Superferry's return. I’ll post a longer update to this story by Friday, but here’s today’s fun, according to the Star-Bulletin and Advertiser: Saltchuk may buy the Aloha’s cargo division and have planes flying today, while the contract services deal will probably go through as planned. Also, Kauai businesses are still pressing for the Superferry’s return.

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