yes, it is officially approved, there may be paperwork sitting in OKC, but for the most part trials, flights and most are completed and approved. training is ongoing.

Projection is that we will fly our own routes to the West Coast on June 1, (two planes and NAC crews).
May 9th or so we will fly one of the two West Coast schedules.

We'll hire, IMO, we are short crews, will be more so then, considering an IRO position and layovers.

good luck!

Congratulations! Finally...ETOPS!

Does ATI use an IRO on the LAX-HNL "Aloha Cargo" segment? I didn't think United did on their passenger flights. Or did I misunderstand your meaning?

ATI does not use an IRO on the aloha run. It’s only about 5-6 hours out of LAX. ATI does a one and done with a decent layover on each end. I’m curious if NAC will do it out of anchorage. Then maybe (not sure how realistically long that would be).

ANC-HNL is about 6 hrs in 73. But it’s hard to believe there’s a market large enough for a run between the two. Fresh crabs for pork each day?

From what I've heard the LAX will be a standard crew. What I meant about 'short on crews' is the more we fly and fly through SEA to LAX we may fly that augmented. We have equal number CA/FO at the moment, this was my point that hiring may continue, but as my colleague said, next year planning for more AC and related vacancies.

No, no flying the 76 from ANC for now. We'll do HNL-LAX and back, and then a separate line HNL-SEA-LAX/LAX-HNL.

What kind of backgrounds are folks getting hired with? Particularly, the Aloha side.

Very heavy on internal recommendations

I'd say in the Aloha 737 group, recently (last year and a half) regional FO's mostly, some Captains from Ohana. Having flown locally is huuuge benefit.
On the NAC 767 side, since about May last year, 80-90% have been previous heavy drivers, 767, 777, 747, or a combination of in their past or recently.

Both flights out of HNL will be augmented crews.
HNL-LAX-HNL will be out and back. no RON
HNL-SEA-LAX ,, then RON , LAX-HNL

we are short a few FOs in MIA 767
have plenty in HNL

Anyone know the upgrade times on the 73? Also, would the 73 schedules commutable from BI?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope all is well over at Aloha.