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FAA awards $8.6M for Kahului Airport TSA security screening checkpoint facility
The award includes $8.6 million to Kahului Airport for construction of a new two-story security screening checkpoint facility at the south end of the ticket lobby (South TSA Checkpoint). The facility will include six new TSA screening lanes. A pedestrian bridge over the existing service road will connect the new checkpoint facility to Hold Room A.
Newly completed management plan reduces air tours by 54% at Haleakalā
The National Park Service and the Federal Aviation Administration have completed an Air Tour Management Plan for Haleakalā National Park, which authorizes up to 2,224 air tours per year, a 54% reduction from the existing average of 4,824 flights per year. It identifies no-fly days as Sundays and Wednesdays.
BREAKING: Kahului Airport to get a new TSA checkpoint thanks to $22M federal grant
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will receive a $22 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to construct a new Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Kahului Airport. The OGG project will cost $62.3 million. Work is expected to begin in the summer of 2024 and to be completed by the end of 2025.
Public comment period ends June 20 on draft air tour management plan for Haleakalā
June 20 marks the end of a 30 day comment period on a draft air tour management plan for Haleakalā National Park on Maui.
Concerns and comments welcome on draft air tour management plan for Haleakalā
A 30 day public comment period starts today on a draft air tour management plan for Haleakalā National Park on Maui. The National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration are seeking input from anyone interested or concerned about air tours over Haleakalā.
NTSB: witness from another aircraft observed plane impact water off Maui
Based on the NTSB report, the airplane wreckage sank in the “open ocean” in an area known as the Maui Channel, with an estimated water depth of 6,000 ft. “Deep water search and recovery efforts are pending,” according to the agency.
FAA honors Mokulele crew for life-saving rescue in Hāna, Maui
The Federal Aviation Administration honored two Mokulele pilots who helped rescue two other individuals from a plane that crashed after takeoff from the Hāna Airport on Jan. 15, 2022.
Molina Requests Adjusted Flight Patterns Over North Shore, Maui
Councilmember Michael J. Molina transmitted correspondence to the Federal Aviation Administration requesting adjustments to flight patterns over the North Shore/Haʻikū region of Maui.
FAA Investigation: Cessna Takes Off without Clearance, Avoids Hawaiian Airlines Jet
An FAA spokesman said the Cessna Caravan took off without clearance from Runway 5 as a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 was taking off from Runway 2.
Mokulele Exec Praises Pilot Skill in Emergency Landing
Airline officials say that although Federal Aviation Administration regulations only require one pilot to operate each flight, all Mokulele flights are staffed with both a pilot and co-pilot as an additional safety measure.
Loss of Engine Power Implicated in Waiehu Emergency Landing
The pilot told transportation safety investigators that while in cruise flight, he noticed a slight hesitation in the engine on two occasions, within 5 to 10 minutes of each other.
FAA Releases Preliminary Report in Emergency Landing on Maui
According to the report, the Piper PA28 aircraft, involved in the incident sustained “substantial” damage. The FAA report described the emergency as a “forced landing.”
Engine Problem Noted in 2009 Hana Helicopter Crash
The investigation found that the engine had inadvertently shut down on four other prior times prior to the December 16, 2009 incident. The helicopter operated by Sunshine Helicopters, Inc., out of Kahului, Maui, experienced a total loss of engine power and made a forced, uncontrolled landing about 1.3 miles southeast of the Hana Airport.
