Mokulele Crew Who Helped Rescue Pilots from Downed Airplane Honored
HONOLULU, March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Mokulele Airlines, the FAA and the Hawaii legislature came together today to honor two pilots – Capt. Justin Constantino and First Officer Jeremy Delia – who helped rescue two pilots from a downed plane eight miles off the coast of Lāna‘i on Feb. 27. The two pilots were recognized at a special ceremony outside the Mokulele Terminal at Honolulu International Airport.
Constantino and Delia’s quick and life-saving decisions led to the rescue of a flight instructor and student pilot who had ditched their plane in the Pacific Ocean. Mokulele Airlines flight 715 had just departed Lāna‘i for Honolulu when the crew spotted the distressed aircraft going down shortly after takeoff from the Lāna‘i Airport.