Trans Executive Airlines

TransAir
IATA ICAO Callsign
R9 MUI[1] RHOADES EXPRESS
Founded1982
AOC #JRAA169N[2]
HubsDaniel K. Inouye international Airport
Fleet size10[3]
Destinations8
HeadquartersHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Key peopleTeimour Riahi
Websitetransairhawaii.com

Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii is an American airline headquartered at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, operating cargo flights under the name Transair and passenger air charter and tour flights under the name Transair Global. The airline was started in 1982 by Teimour Riahi.[4] As of 2019, the airline operated a fleet of six Boeing 737-200 (five cargo configuration, one VIP passenger configuration) and four Short 360 aircraft.[5]

According to the airline's website, "The all-cargo B-737 aircraft are operated by Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d.b.a. Transair, and the all-cargo SD3-60-300 are operated by Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii, Inc. d.b.a. Transair Express."[6]

On July 2, 2021, after but unrelated to the Flight 810 incident, the Rhoades Aviation Inc. division was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) due to maintenance and safety deficiencies. This idled their one remaining operational 737-200 jet, but did not affect operations of the Transair Express turboprops.[7][8] On May 25, 2022, citing numerous safety violations found during its investigation of Flight 810, the FAA announced that it is revoking Rhoades' air operator's certificate. Among the cited violations were 33 flights undertaken with engines that were not airworthy. Rhoades was given until June 8 to appeal the agency's decision.[9]

  1. ^ "Daily Airline Filings Login". www.airlineinfo.com.
  2. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. ^ "Transair Cargo | Air Cargo in Hawaii". Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ Natarajan, Prabha (July 10, 2005). "Interisland airline survives slow take-off". American City Business Journals.
  5. ^ "Trans Air Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net.
  6. ^ "Transair Cargo, Air Cargo in Hawaii". Retrieved 2021-07-18. The all-cargo B-737 aircraft are operated by Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair, and the all-cargo SD3-60-300 are operated by Trans Executive Airlines of Hawaii, Inc. d/b/a Transair Express.
  7. ^ Mangieri, Gina (July 16, 2021). "FAA orders Transair to stop jet flights, citing 'deficiencies' in maintenance, safety practices". KHON2 News.
  8. ^ Mangieri, Gina (2021-07-07). "Transair FAA penalties span decades; no US mail in crashed plane". KHON2. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  9. ^ Niles, Russ (May 26, 2022) [May 25, 2022]. "FAA Proposes Pulling Certificate After 737 Ditching". avweb.com. AVweb. Retrieved May 26, 2022. The agency claims to have found hundreds of illegal flights and numerous violations.