Izinkampani zaseHawaii namuhla umemezele ukukhushulwa esikhundleni kukaKapteni Robert “Bob” Johnson, umshayeli wayo omkhulu wokusebenza, ukuba abe iphini likamongameli – ukusebenza kwendiza. UJohnson uzohola yonke imisebenzi yendiza nemisebenzi yokuphatha ye-Hawaiian Airlines, okuhlanganisa ukufaneleka komshayeli wendiza kanye neSikhungo Sokulawula Ukusebenza Kwenkampani yenkampani yenethiwekhi. UJohnson ungena esikhundleni sikaKen Rewick, osethatha umhlalaphansi ngemuva kweminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane neHawaiian.
"U-Bob ungumholi oqavile onomsebenzi ovelele kwezokundiza," kusho uJim Landers, iphini likamongameli omkhulu wezokusebenza kwezobuchwepheshe eHawaiian Airlines. “Ezinyangeni ezingu-15 ekanye no-Hawaiian, u-Bob uqhubekile nokuqhubekisela phambili imisebenzi yethu yendiza, okusisiza ukuthi sihlale sisonqenqemeni lokuphepha, ukwethembeka nokusebenza kahle. Ngiyazethemba ukuthi uzokwenza umsebenzi omuhle ehola isigaba sethu samabhanoyi.”
UJohnson wajoyina iHawaiian ngo-2019 njengomshayeli omkhulu wezindiza ngemuva kokuchitha iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30 ne-American Airlines, lapho asebenze khona njengomqondisi ophethe imisebenzi - entshonalanga, njengomphathi wezindiza ohlola imikhumbi ye-Boeing 787, kanye nomqondisi ophethe - imisebenzi yezindiza. UJohnson, oneziqu ze-bachelor ku-accounting azithola e-San Jose State University, waqala umsebenzi wakhe wokundiza kwezohwebo njengokapteni emsebenzini wendiza yenkampani ka-Hewlett-Packard.
Wazalelwa futhi wakhulela eHawaii, uRewick wafunda ePunahou School nase-University of Hawai'i eManoa. Uthatha umhlalaphansi ngemuva kweminyaka engama-42 neHawaiian kanye neminyaka eyi-13 njengenhloko yezokusebenza kwendiza. Ngaphansi kokuphatha kwakhe, inkampani yezindiza yakhulisa ubukhona bayo bamazwe ngamazwe ngokwethula izimoto zayo ze-Airbus A330 futhi yanweba i-US West Coast yayo yaya ezimakethe zase-Hawaii nge-Airbus A321neo.
"UKen ungumholi ohlonishwayo nohlonishwayo eHawaii, futhi ngibonga kakhulu ngegalelo lakhe elingenakulinganiswa kokubili ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwedekhi yendiza," kusho uPeter Ingram, umongameli kanye ne-CEO kwa-Hawaiian Airlines. “Njengoba u-Ken ehola imisebenzi yethu yendiza, sizitholele njengenkampani yenethiwekhi yase-US esigcina isikhathi futhi sagcina irekhodi lokuphepha elikhethekile. Egameni labasebenzi bethu abangaphezu kuka-7,500, ngithanda ukubonga u-Ken ngokuzinikela kwakhe enkampanini yethu kule minyaka engamashumi amane edlule futhi ngimfisela umhlalaphansi ojabulisayo.”
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