Mohican Airways

**Mohican Airways** is an airline, where Frank Murphy works. It's the primary airline servicing Walter L. Rustbelt Memorial Airport in the Rustvale metropolitan area.

Mohican Airways is based on the former Mohawk Airlines.

## History

Mohican began operations sometime in the 1950s as a regional airline for Great Lakes cities. While the company enjoyed success through in the 1960s, its business model began to suffer in the early 1970s. It faced serious issues stemming from the 1973 OPEC oil embargo crisis due to higher fuel costs, runaway inflation, and economic stagnation. The Airline's poor management, customer service, labor relations, financial stability, safety record, equipment quality, and other outdated factors of its business model further weighed down the Company. Many of Mohican's employees in their baggage handling department collectively bargained as members of the International Brotherhood of Baggage Handlers, Skycaps, Roadies and Circus Roustabouts. The union was notorious for having connections to organized crime. During the early 1970s Mohican faced competition from rival airlines such as Missitucky Central, a big nationwide carrier, and Allaquippa Airlines.

The Airline endured a worker strike on December 24, 1973 which was triggered by a refusal of the Company's CEO to provide cost of living adjustments to employee salaries. The Strike was cleared up, but the Company's performance continued to suffer due to nepotism. A secretive revolt planned by the Company's employees to remove Baggage Manager Scoop Dunbarton was coincided by hijacking of one of Mohican's planes by the Black Liberation Alliance for Black Liberation (or BLABLA for short). The incident occurred entirely at the Airport's apron where BLABLA members took Mohican employees hostage. The Hijacking ended when Scoop Dunbarton managed to singlehandedly incapacitate all three members of the BLABLA. Both Scoop and Bob Dunbarton were killed in a bomb explosion and the three members of the BLABLA were arrested.

Over the Summer of 1974 Mohican's condition began to stabilize under the direction of its new CEO, Brandy Dunburton due to her more mellow nature. Mohican employees partook in the Rustvale Memorial Day Parade. However, the company continued to suffer from low employee morale as the ongoing period of stagflation forced some employees to work two job positions while others were denied promotions. Walter L. Rustbelt Memorial Airport's runway was repaved improperly and had to be completely rebuilt. Mohican was able to showcase their new Boeing 747 jumbo jet late in the Summer with much success.

As the Fall of 1974 set in the airline began to struggle again. Incompetent leadership by Brandy failed to address management efficiency and new security technology caused significant consternation for passengers. A DC-10 flying from Cleveland to Rustvale had an inflight emergency due to poor engine maintenance and a thunder storm. Eventually, Brandy Dunbarton decided to sell the company to the more successful Aliquippa Airlines which also had operations at Rustvale Airport. The company's future and that of its employees is now in question.

Prior to the events of what happened during the Mohican company trip to Cleveland, With the buyout now official Aliquippa Airlines merged with Mohican Airways to form one entirely new airline called: Ala-hican. A merging of the two names Mohican, and Aliquippa. Under new management, the new company managed to turn things around for a short period of time. Improving the areas of neglect that haven't been addressed as well as implementing a more positive environment for all its employees. Unfortunately, this did not last long as the company was facing financial hardships due to the merging and the new marketing approach that backfired tremendously.

To try and save the company, a Christmas eve event was organized with Buster thunder Jr as the guest of honor. Hoping this would repair Ala-hican's image and boost its profits, the event had buster thunder jumping across one of the company's Boeing 747 airplane in front of an entire viewing public. While the stunt proved to be successful, Buster thunder Jr's confession regarding his professional and personal life and the real reason why he decided to risk his life into doing this stunt, as well as his snide comment regarding the ala-hican airlines brand, caused the company to take another publicity hit. As of now, it is unknown how the company will fare, or how it will continue to operate for the rest of the foreseeable future.

## Employees

* Roger Dunbarton (former owner/CEO; deceased)
* Brandy Dunbarton (CEO)
* Robert "Bob Pogo" Pogrohovich (Vice President of Operations)
* Chauncey "Rosie" Roosevelt (shop steward)
* Frank Murphy (Chief of Ground Services)
* Red (former baggage handler)
* Carl (former baggage handler)
* Ed Murtaugh (baggage manager; deceased)
* Scoop Dunbarton (baggage manager; deceased)
* Chief Cornfeathers (mascot)
* Unnamed Airport of Guard
* Edward Johnson

## Destinations

* Duluth, Minnesota
* Syracuse, New York
* Akron, Ohio
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Sandusky, Ohio
* Steubenville, Ohio
* Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Erie, Pennsylvania
* Rustvale, Pennsylvania

## Fleet

* Douglas DC-3: The DC-3 was one of Mohican's first commercial airliners and made up the backbone of the company's regional fleet since its founding in the 1950s. It was eventually retired in 1973 when it became evident it was too dangerous and costly to remain in the fleet.
* McDonnell Douglas DC-10: The DC-10 is Mohican's primary wide-bodied jet airliner. It was relatively new to the fleet in 1973 and served the Airline's medium-range high demand routes. The DC-10 would go on to have a poor safety record.
* Boeing 737: Mohican's 737 was seen in their commercials, replacing their DC-3.
* Boeing 727: Operating holiday routes.
* Boeing 747: Mohican's newest aircraft, the flagship of their fleet. Strangely, there is a set of emergency exit doors on the upper deck, which was not introduced into the 747's design until the launch of the 300 variant which did not fly until 1982. So it's possible that this plane was a prototype.