Feeling nostalgic for Aloha Airlines already?

First check out the Advertiser historical photo gallery to revisit some groovy flight attendant uniforms of years past. Then click over to Aeroblue Designs and pick up some, now collectible, retro Aloha Airlines t-shirts.

Former Aloha pilot, Kyle Thompson, first created Aeroblue as a fundraising effort for victims of the Southeast Asian Tsunami in 2004. He originally designed a retro t-shirt which was inspired by an old luggage label to sell to Aloha employees, donating the proceeds to the East West Center Tsunami Relief Fund.

But the shirts turned out to be such a hit, that Thompson decided to license the brand and create more shirts to sell to the public. Now he carries over 40 shirt designs and caps/visors in his online store including Hawaiian Airlines, the defunct Pan Am, and other more exotic fleets. Made in Hawai’i, the designs are inspired by vintage tags, timetables, posters, ads and photos, and reflect an era when flying was “an exciting, romantic adventure”. (Ah, how times have changed…)

In addition, you can purchase a 1:200 diecast metal model replica of the Aloha Airlines Funbird.

As you can imagine, much of the Aloha merchandise has been selling out recently since the airline shutdown. However, Thompson adds that they are currently screening more shirts and have many more designs in the works. According to him, “We intend to keep the spirit of Aloha Airlines alive for many, many years!

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