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Mario Mausio smiles and crosses his arms. An AAC jet engine behind him.

Aloha Tech Ops reclaims FAA Diamond Award for maintenance excellence

May 30, 2023 Hilary Reeves 1715 Views air cargo, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, aviation, Awards, Growth, Hawaii, History, leadership, Safety, Saltchuk Aviation, saltchuk family

Under the leadership of Director of Maintenance Mario Mausio, the airline’s techs are considered among the top 5% in the country. This spring, Aloha Air Cargo and Aloha Tech Ops were awarded the 2022 Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Diamond Award

Coleen Kaneshiro leans back on the rail of a balcony overlooking an AAC warehouse.

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Aloha Director of HR details career ‘journey’

August 25, 2022 Hilary Reeves 2666 Views air cargo, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Community, Growth, History, leadership, saltchuk family

Coleen Kaneshiro: ‘I wanted to slow down, and I did. The experience gave me time to reflect on where I was in my career and where I wanted to go.’ Like many born and raised on Oahu, Aloha Air Cargo

Case smiles in front of the tail of an Aloha Air Cargo jet.

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2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Dustin Case, Aloha Air Cargo

August 5, 2021 Hilary Reeves 1827 Views air cargo, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Awards, Hawaii, leadership, Safety, safety award, Safety Culture, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People

In the sixth of a nine-part Q&A series, Aloha Air Cargo Captain Dustin Case answers questions about his life, career, and a nomination for this year’s awards. Dustin Case always wanted to be a pilot. He joined Aloha Air Cargo

Adam poses with hand on throttle in the cockpit of a NAC jet.

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NAC Pilot takes life one adventure at a time

January 10, 2020 Hilary Reeves 1958 Views air cargo, Alaska, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Florida, Hawaii, History, leadership, NAC, Northern Air Cargo, Saltchuk, Saltchuk Alaska, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People

Soldier, musician, pilot (and amateur herpetologist) Adam Townley-Wren began flying for Aloha Air Cargo in 2014. By Hilary Reeves Northern Air Cargo 767 Captain Adam Townley-Wren was born in New Orleans to parents who met playing drums in Tulane University’s

Lan and Ko walk away from an Aloha Air Cargo jet sitting on the tarmac.

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Married NAC cargo pilots took different routes to heavy-jet dreams

November 13, 2019 Hilary Reeves 1826 Views air cargo, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Caribbean, caribbean shipping, family, Family Ties, Florida, Hawaii, Hurricane, hurricane response, Miami, NAC, Northern Air Cargo, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People, shipping to caribbean, stratair

Ko and Lan pilot Boeing 767s from Honolulu and Miami. By Hilary Reeves Hongchul An (Ko) and Ran An (Lan) have many things in common: they were both born and raised in Tokyo, emigrating to the United States as teenagers.

Lynn smiles in a warehouse wearing a reflective vest

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Strength for the journey

September 30, 2015 Emily Reiter 877 Views Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Hawaii, health, wellness

Aloha Air Cargo’s Lynn Tanaka looks to the future – and the past – after life-changing surgery By Hilary Reeves Growing up in Hawaii, Lynn Tanaka was more interested in tea ceremonies than piano lessons, in flower arranging than the