A freight airline start-up has put in an offer to buy the operating licences of failed Hawaiian regional airline Mahalo Air.
English Worldwide Aviation (EWA), which has been set up by Gemini Air Cargo's former senior vice-president sales and marketing, Michael English, has submitted an offer for the Hawaiian regional airline's operating certificates following its filing for bankruptcy earlier this year. EWA plans to operate two Boeing 747 freighters, and is in the process of securing initial contracts for the aircraft.
Funding is being arranged by Butler Investment Finance of Brisbane, Australia; while London-based consultancy Butler Aircraft Services is advising the company on its start up. EWA's application was made to the court overseeing Mahalo Air's Chapter 11 listing, and the judge instructed that the offer should be examined and the airline's counsel should try to meet the terms of the offer.
Source: Flight International
