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FSX/P3D The Hawaii Express Douglas DC-10-10. This is a realistic texture of the N905WA. The Hawaii Express was a scheduled passenger airline that operated flights between Los Angeles, California and Honolulu, Hawaii. It was nicknamed "The Big Pineapple" and started service with one Boeing 747 aircraft, featuring a unique and detailed paint job with a mango-colored tail and a rainbow-colored stripe down the side. Founded by Michael Hartley, who would later go on to found Air Hawaii and CheapTickets, the airline began flights on August 20, 1982. The airline's original crew members included fifteen pilots, most of whom were from the recently bankrupted Braniff Airlines based in Dallas, Texas, while the original fifty flight attendants were furloughed from various major airlines in the United States. Four of those fifty flight attendants served as permanent pursers/First Flight Attendants. All crew members were based at Los Angeles International Airport with maintenance and gate facilities provided by TWA. Hawaii Express acquired two McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft in May 1983 to replace the 747, although all three aircraft were operated simultaneously for a while. The Hawaii Express suspended flights on December 20 of that year and filed for bankruptcy the following day. Textures only for the payware Just Flight CLS DC10-10 HD model. By Kevin Alexander.