rtmcfi
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Please feel free to send your comments to the folks below telling then what you think of Gulfstream Airlines. Great Lakes isn't exactly the best outfit, but it is heads and shoulders over that PFT outfit. The more of theese contracts the lose out on, the less likely they will come out of bankruptcy.
http://billingsgazette.com/business...cle_ad80dcf8-59b9-5e39-9114-87c890a87510.html
The federal Essential Air Service contract awarded to Great Lakes Aviation two years ago to serve seven Eastern Montana cities expires April 30 and the Cheyenne, Wyo., company now has a rival bidder.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Great Lakes Aviation and Gulfstream International Airlines have both submitted bids for the next two-year contract to serve Glasgow, Glendive, Havre, Lewistown, Miles City, Sidney and Wolf Point, flying passengers to Billings and Denver.
The DOT administers the EAS program, which provides federal subsidies so regional airlines can provide service to smaller U.S. cities — routes that otherwise would be unprofitable. The annual federal subsidy for the Eastern Montana routes tops $10 million a year.
For nearly three decades, Big Sky Airlines flew these routes, but financial troubles grounded the planes in March 2008 and killed off the airline. The cities went nearly a year with no regular commercial flights until Great Lakes took over the contract.
The public is asked to submit any comments by Wednesday to Dennis J. DeVany, chief, Essential Air Service Division, X-52, Office of Aviation Analysis at the U.S. Department of Transportation or to call Brian Swanson at 202-366-5392.
http://billingsgazette.com/business...cle_ad80dcf8-59b9-5e39-9114-87c890a87510.html
The federal Essential Air Service contract awarded to Great Lakes Aviation two years ago to serve seven Eastern Montana cities expires April 30 and the Cheyenne, Wyo., company now has a rival bidder.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Great Lakes Aviation and Gulfstream International Airlines have both submitted bids for the next two-year contract to serve Glasgow, Glendive, Havre, Lewistown, Miles City, Sidney and Wolf Point, flying passengers to Billings and Denver.
The DOT administers the EAS program, which provides federal subsidies so regional airlines can provide service to smaller U.S. cities — routes that otherwise would be unprofitable. The annual federal subsidy for the Eastern Montana routes tops $10 million a year.
For nearly three decades, Big Sky Airlines flew these routes, but financial troubles grounded the planes in March 2008 and killed off the airline. The cities went nearly a year with no regular commercial flights until Great Lakes took over the contract.
The public is asked to submit any comments by Wednesday to Dennis J. DeVany, chief, Essential Air Service Division, X-52, Office of Aviation Analysis at the U.S. Department of Transportation or to call Brian Swanson at 202-366-5392.
