Aloha purchased two from Austrian AL in 1963 (and later leased a third) and operated them thru 1971 along side the F-27. Pilots liked the soft landing gear but hated the lack of cockpit AC (two small eyeball vents- total!). The panel left much to be desired as well, "designed by shotgun - load up a gun with all of the switches and gauges, pull the trigger and that's where they go!"
Competitor Hawaiian Air Lines also flew a leased Viscount in 1963/4, but to my knowledge no one has done a repaint.
Would also love to see a 1-11 in Aloha colors. They flew them from 1966-1969. They were replaced by B 737s to compete with Hawaiian's DC-9s, primarily because they were load limited at the old airport at Kona which was only 4600 ft long.
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