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The well known local shipping company Matson briefly enters the airline industry in 1946. Matson Airlines inaugurated air service between Hawaii and the Mainland in July 1946. The operation by the company was short lived as service was discontinued in July 1947. pic.twitter.com/OMXeBsVErw
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For a brief period after World War II, Matson operated an airline using Douglas DC-4 aircraft between the Pacific Coast and Hawaii. The airline ultimately ceased operations because of political pressure from Pan American World Airways, which resulted in inability to obtain federal government scheduled operating authority. (Wikipedia)
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