Ewan Smith - The Story of Air Rarotonga

Описание: Ewan arrived in Rarotonga in 1973, founded Air Rarotonga in 1978, and is still the Managing Director nearly 50 years later.

Ewans leadership and commitment to the people of the Cook Islands has formed Air Rarotonga into the extremely well respected airline that is it today - both domestically and internationally.

In this interview he tells the story of how it all started, the ups and downs of running an airline in the remote south pacific, and also how personal tragedy has shaped his and his family's lives.

Episode Links:
Ewan Smith Photo https://www.ewansmithphoto.com/
Air Rarotonga FB   / airraro  

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0:00 Introduction
1:39 Cook Island Airways
12:53 Navigation
16:24 Commitment to Cook Islands
20:04 Air Rarotonga Beginnings
28:21 Munro Hockin
33:23 DC8 Lease
37:32 First Bandeirante
40:44 Competition
43:27 Bandeirante Aircraft
40:06 First Saab 340A
51:22 Codeshare Agreements
53:16 Citation Jet
56:58 COVID
1:02:43 Challenges
1:07:37 Community Spirit
1:13:53 Pilot Training/Local Staff
1:21:18 Social Good
1:23:54 Personal Tragedy
1:36:39 Photography
1:45:01 Final Questions