Wings and Crew

Wings Over Kauai opened its doors in May 2004. The Coulombe family, Bruce, Ellen, Carter, and Mary, came to Kauai in 1994 under a contract with Novartis Corporation. Bruce had a private pilot’s license and was passionate about flying, and he requested the corporation send his plane over instead of his car. That turned out to be a very smart move.

For the next ten years, Bruce spent his days off touring the island with friends and family, who were all equally overwhelmed by Kauai’s stunning scenery, and then in 2004, his corporate commitments suddenly ended and faced with leaving the island, he and his wife, Ellen, decided to try their hand at business and opened the doors to Wings Over Kauai.

Wings started as a small desk in the commuter terminal, with a sign reading “flights available on request,” and for the first year Bruce flew about four flights per week. But then something happened; they call it critical mass. Somehow Wings reached a point where so many friends were telling so many other friends, and there were so many positive comments on internet sites and in traveler’s forums, that the business grew every year throughout the recession, and each year was at least 50% bigger than the year before. They acquired a six-passenger plane in 2010 and now average four flights a day.

Wings Over Kauai opened its doors in May 2004. The Coulombe family, Bruce, Ellen, Carter, and Mary, came to Kauai in 1994 under a contract with Novartis Corporation. Bruce had a private pilot’s license and was passionate about flying, and he requested the corporation send his plane over instead of his car. That turned out to be a very smart move.

For the next ten years, Bruce spent his days off touring the island with friends and family, who were all equally overwhelmed by Kauai’s stunning scenery, and then in 2004, his corporate commitments suddenly ended and faced with leaving the island, he and his wife, Ellen, decided to try their hand at business and opened the doors to Wings Over Kauai.

Wings started as a small desk in the commuter terminal, with a sign reading “flights available on request,” and for the first year Bruce flew about four flights per week. But then something happened; they call it critical mass. Somehow Wings reached a point where so many friends were telling so many other friends, and there were so many positive comments on internet sites and in traveler’s forums, that the business grew every year throughout the recession, and each year was at least 50% bigger than the year before. They acquired a six-passenger plane in 2010 and now average four flights a day.

Interested in joining the crew?

We aren’t hiring any positions currently, but feel free to send your resume over via email, and we can keep it on file for the next time a position opens.