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Some thoughts of my 40 years at Hawaii airports
Affiliations
2020 marked my 52nd year in aviation. You don't travel through five decades without your share of obstacles and adversities. I have always enjoyed the challenges and accepted each to allow positive growth for each company, fellow team member as well as for myself. Over the years, airlines have come and gone, jobs changed but it added to the adventure called career.
I967 - 1973
U.S. Coast Guard
USCG Air Station - San Juan, PR
USCG Air Station - Salem, MA (reserves)
USCG Air Station - Cape Cod, MA (reserves)
1973 -1975
Barnstable Municipal Airport
Hyannis, MA.
Airport Operations Supervisor
Aircraft refueling / parking
Aircraft Crash Rescue
1975-1980
Antilles Air Boats
Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Isla
Mechanic, Assistant. Director of Maintenance
Supervisor of Maintenance Planning & Stores
1980-1982
Coral Air
Alexander Hamilton Airport, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
Director of Maintenance - Pt. 135
1982-1982
Air Hawaii / Hawaii Land Air
Honolulu, Hawaii
Chief Inspector - Pt. 135
1982-1983
Islands Air Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Director of Maintenance
1983-1984
Rainbow Islands Cargo
Honolulu, Hawaii
V.P. - Director of Maintenance
1983-1984
Seagull Air Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Director of Maintenance
1984-1986
South Pacific Island Airways
Honolulu, Hawaii
Flight Engineer - B707-30
Superintendent of Maintenance - Part 135
1986-1990
Hemmeter Aviation
Honolulu, Hawaii
Director of Maintenance
V.P. - General Manager / FBO Ops.
Executive V.P. - Aviation Division
1990-1993
Aviation Management Group
Honolulu, Hawaii
Vice President
Aviation Consulting
Agent - Southern Air Transport
1989-1994
Air Marshall Islands
Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Director of Quality Assurance
1993-1998
Circle Rainbow Aviation
Honolulu, Hawaii
Managing Director
1998-2008
Bradley Pacific Aviation
Honolulu, Hawaii
Executive Vice President - Founding Partner
2008 - 2022
Oke`e Aviation Services, LLC
Honolulu, Hawaii
President
RETIRED
FAA License:
Airframe & Powerplant, Inspection Authorization, Flight Engineer (Turbojet Powered)
Stories from a Private Jet Terminal
is a presentation I was giving at various business luncheons around Honolulu.
Presentations ran about 20 minutes or so.
I printed out my PowerPoint presentation with notes and posted here.
Bob Sigall, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Rearview Mirrior Columinist's fourth book about Hawaii's companies and the people within. A quick story about some of the people that transited through the private jet terminals. Based on my presentation above.
International Operators Committee
I will continue to post stories from my years in aviation on this page. Even though this website is dedicated to Antilles Air Boats, I find "my page" to be an opportunity to tell my story.
I encourage other past AAB employees to tell their story on their page as well.
1920 - 2017
Alex was a friend and fellow Rotarian.
While assisting Alex with his second book "Now That's Flyin'!", we would spend many hours sharing aviation stories. Alex would tell me that I should
write a book and share those stories. When I told him I wasn't interested in writing a book he strongly suggested that I at least document those stories while I can. This website was a way for me to write and share.
Thank you, Alex. Rest well Captain.
During my years as a U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Aviation Petty Officer, living on Cape Cod, I deviated from Aviation in few jobs to pay the bills.
ON HOLD temporarily for review of various images and content.
Will re-publish soon.
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