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Originally Posted by Daniel M
the cycles on these things must be enormous...I'd be interested in what difference maintenance they'd have to carrry out on their fleet....most interisland flights are 30 minutes long at most....I'm assuming it can't be the best for the engines when they are started and shut down every 40 minutes or so...
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Hmmm yep the 717 fleet have a HARD life
Top of my head, without checking the HA website, at least 12 flights a day in each direction between OGG and HNL. Flight time is 33-37 mins, with around a 35 min turnaround!
Good old(new) Boeing workhorses
