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Essential Air Service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska / Great Lakes Aviation
| OST-2003-14535 | February 17, 2003 | Termination of Service | Essential Air Service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska - Termination of Service / Great Lakes Aviation |
At the time of the filing of this notice, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as Great Lakes Airlines provides service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Great Lakes' schedules are operated utilizing its own ZK two letter code and reservation system. The company also provides high quality connections, sold through its United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code-share agreements.
Great Lakes Airlines service at Scottsbluff currently consists of three weekday non-stop round-trips to Denver International Airport, a major connecting hub for United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, in 19-seat Raytheon/Beech 1900D equipment. Great Lakes Airlines provides the only scheduled passenger air service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Increasing costs and a reduction in passenger revenue in the post September 1 1th environment has caused Great Lakes to incur losses in providing scheduled service at many service points. Given the current economic downturn and a potential war with Iraq, it is unlikely that any significant improvement will occur in the near future.
By: Douglas Voss, 307-432-7000
Order 2003-5-3
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued May 1, 2003 | Served May 6, 2003
Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals | Word
Since Great Lakes is the only carrier providing scheduled air service at Scottsbluff, its proposed termination would eliminate all air service to the community. Thus, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734, we must prohibit Great Lakes from suspending service at Scottsbluff for an initial 30-day period beyond the end of the 90-day notice period, through June 20, 2003, or until suitable replacement service has been inaugurated at the community, whichever occurs first.
We request that carriers interested in providing essential air service at Scottsbluff file proposals within 20 days of the date of service date of this order. We ask that carriers submit proposals for two or three daily round trips to Denver, with 15-seat or larger, pressurized aircraft. We will also entertain proposals to serve other hubs that provide access to the national air transportation system in order to give the Department and the community as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose.
By: Read C. Van de Water
May 23, 2003
Request of Multi-Aero for Extension of Time
By: Darnea Wood, 636-296-1911, darnea@multiaero.com
Issued May 27, 2003 | Served May 30, 2003
By Order 2003-5-3, served May 6, 2003, the Department requested proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska. These proposals were due within 20 days after the date of service of Order 2003-5-3, i.e., by May 27, 2003.
We have received a request from MultiAero, Inc., for a one-month extension of this due date. In support of its request, MultiAero states that it has not had time to prepare a proposal and affirms that it will deliver to the Department of Transportation all required documentation on or before June 26, 2003.
We will therefore grant all potentially interested applicants two additional weeks, until June 10, 2003, to submit service proposals for Scottsbluff.
By: Dennis DeVany
Order 03-6-7
OST-03-14535 - 90-Day Notice of Great Lakes Aviation to Terminate Service
Issued June 5, 2003 | Served June 10, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation
Since this case will not be completed by the end of this hold-in period, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
June 10, 2003
Correspondence of Dennis DeVany
Correspondence of Dennis DeVany, Chief, Essential Air Service Division, granting the request for a two-day extension to file Air Midwest's proposal for service to Scottsbluff, NB
By: Dennis DeVany
June 13, 2003
Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation
By: Douglas Voss
June 13, 2003
By: Mesa
June 13, 2003
By: Darnea Wood
June 13, 2003
By: Kristi Feusner
Order 03-7-11
OST-03-14535 - Intent to Terminate Scheduled Air Service at Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Issued July 9, 2003 | Served July 14, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
The Department extends the service obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes), at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for an additional 30 days, through August 20, 2003.
By: Randall Bennett
Order 03-8-14
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued August 13, 2003 | Served August 18, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this holdin period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
Order 03-9-10
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued September 15, 2003 | Served September 18, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this holdin period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
Order 03-10-17
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued October 15, 2003 | Served October 20, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this hold-in period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes’ service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
Order 03-11-14
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued November 19, 2003 | Served November 24, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this holdin period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Michael Reynolds
Order 03-12-2
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, NE
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued December 2, 2003 | Served December 5, 2003
The Department had already issued orders requesting proposals from carriers interested in serving these communities. However, by letter dated July 14, 2003, the Mayor of Grand Island, the Chairman of the Hall County Airport Authority, and the Chair of the Hall County Board of Supervisors requested that the Department seek proposals offering Grand Island service to a hub to the east, rather than to Denver. In addition, other communities (especially Kearney) have indicated that they, too, are interested in seeking alternatives to the status quo. Further, we have decided to make an additional effort to seek service for Norfolk that falls within the statutory $200 per passenger ceiling. As a result, we ask carriers to construct their proposals so that the subsidy attributable to Norfolk can be readily identified or allocated. (We emphasize that this does not necessarily assure Norfolk of continued eligibility for subsidized service, nor does it grant the community an indefinite time period to attempt to boost its traffic levels. We are primarily interested in seeing proposals for Norfolk that potentially exhibit lower overall costs than the traditional Norfolk-North Platte-Denver package.) Moreover, essential air service at Nebraska communities has traditionally been interconnected to a significant extent. (For example, two of Grand Island's three flights to Denver currently make an intermediate stop at McCook, and Norfolk's service to Denver involves a stop at either Grand Island or Kearney.) Based on all of the above, we find that this is clearly a case that merits being processed in one comprehensive case under our new, streamlined carrier selection procedures.
By: Michael Reynolds
Order 03-12-11
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued December 9, 2003 | Served December 12, 2003
Order Extending Service Obligation
By Order 2003-12-2, we reissued a Request for Proposals for six communities in Nebraska, including Scottsbluff. Proposals are due January 5, 2004. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, NE
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
December 30, 2003
Re: Extension of Due Date for Proposals (Letter to Northwest on behalf of Mesa)
We have received your letter on behalf of Mesaba Airlines requesting an extension to submit its proposal to provide EAS at Grand Island, Nebraska, in response to Order 2003-12-2. That order also requested proposals for Kearney, McCook, Norfolk, North Platte and Scottsbluff. We also received a letter from the Hall County (Grand Island) Airport Authority supporting your request. Because we issued a Request for Proposals for the six communities in Nebraska as a package, we hereby grant your request and will extend the due date for all interested carriers to submit proposals for all six communities to January 20, 2004.
By: Dennis DeVany
Order 04-01-6
OST-03-14535
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
Although we have received proposals, this case will not be completed by the end of this holdin period. Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, NE
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
January 20, 2004
Response of Westward Airways to Request for Proposals
Westward Airways desires to forward a service proposal for Dockets OST-1 996-1715 and OST-1998-3704. Although Westward Airways is not yet operational, the Company has been awarded its Final Order proposing issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Interstate Air Transportation (Docket OST-02-14071)
By: Westward, Kristi Feusner, 308-220-2838
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, NE
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
December 23, 2003
Re: Proposal of Corporate Airlines for Service at Grand Island, NE
Enclosed are two proposals for Grand Island, NE. One envisions one-stop service to St. Louis over Kansas City utilizing 19 seat J32 aircraft. The projected cost covers only the GRI-MCI flying, and nothing for the MCI-STL leg. The other proposal is based on the utilization of 30 seat EMB equipment serving St. Louis nonstop from Grand Island. We would operate either proposed service as American Connection.
By: Fred Breeden, 615-223-6844
January 20, 2004
Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Hereby submits our proposals to provide essential air transportation at these points in Nebraska
By: Great Lakes, Dave Thomas, 307-432-7000
January 22, 2004
Proposal of Mesa Air Group (Replaced)
Pages Inadvertently Ommitted by DOT Staff
The bids Mesa is submitting have varying levels of frequency and link some of the communities in different service patterns. Mesa has also enclosed several options which offer service to Kansas City. The Kansas City options were based on feedback from the communities and provide enhanced air travel options.
By: Mesa, Scott Lyon, 602-685-4368
January 20, 2004
Proposal of Mesaba Airlines - Grand Island, Nebraska
Attached please find details of the application of Mesaba Aviation, d/b/a Mesaba Airlines (Mesaba) for EAS subsidy between Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and Grand Island, Nebraska. Mesaba would provide this service as Northwest Airlink, beginning service no later than June 10, 2004, with some flexibility to begin service earlier if necessary. We propose to operate twice daily nonstop round-trips between these cities, excepting one MSP-GRI trip on Saturday, and one GRI-MSP trip on Sunday.
By: Mesaba, John Spanjers
January 19, 2004
Proposal of Multi-Aero - Norfolk, Nebraska
Attached please find our proposal to provide Essential Air Service at Norfolk, Nebraska. We will utilize 19‑seat, twin‑engine, pressurized aircraft, initially configured for 14 passengers and fitted with an onboard lavatory. We will operate three round‑trips per day, with an intermediate stop at Lincoln, Nebraska. Worksheets detailing our forecasted operations and a preliminary schedule are included with this submission.
We have chosen a Lincoln‑Kansas City routing based upon discussions with Norfolk officials and our analysis of the respective markets. Revenue estimates are based upon historical information, together with anticipated increases due to a more reasonable fare structure. Operating expenses are based on our own experiences in aviation operations and the aircraft manufacturer's actual direct cost operating history.
By: Mutli-Aero, Darnea Wood
Order 04-2-17
OST-03-14535
Issued February 18, 2004 | Served February 23, 2004
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
We have received a number of proposals, but have not received formal community comments yet. Since this case will not be completed by the end of this hold-in period, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes’ service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
Service List for Great Lakes' Proposal
By: Great Lakes, Dave Thomas
February 18, 2004
Re: Letter from EAS Division to Mark Harris, Mayor of Scottsbluff - Update on Essential Air Service and Request for Comment
Re: Letter from EAS Division to Scottsbluff County Board of Commissioners - Update on Essential Air Service and Request for Comment
Re: Letter from EAS Division to Nebraska Department of Aeronautics - Update on Essential Air Service and Request for Comments
Re: Letter from EAS Division to William B. Helig Field - Update on Essential Air Service and Request for Comment
I would like to update you on the essential air service situation at the current Nebraska essential air service situation and to give you an opportunity to submit any comments if you wish. As you know, by Order 2003-12-2, December 2, 2003, the Department solicited proposals from all interested air carriers to provide service at Grand Island, Keamey, McCook, Norfolk, North Platte, and Scottsbluff. In response to that order, we received an unprecedented 59 proposal options from six carriers-Corporate Airlines, Great Lakes Aviation, Mesa Air Group, Mesaba Aviation, Multi-Aero, and Westward Airways.
My purpose in writing to you at this time is to request any final comments you might have on the carriers' service and subsidy proposals before we submit a recommendation on the carrier selection issue to the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.
By: Office of Aviation Analysis, Dennis DeVany
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Hastings and Kearney, Nebraska
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, Nebraska
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, Nebraska
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, Nebraska
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, Nebraska
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, Nebraska
February 25, 2004
Re: Requesting a Seven Day Extension for EAS Comments
Western Nebraska Regional Airport is formally requesting a seven day extension for EAS comments. The Airport Authority Board meeting is scheduled to meet Wednesday, March 18, 2004 which is the day the comments are due. The one week extension will allow time for the board to make an appropriate decision and relay the information to you. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
By: Darwin Skelton
Issued and Served March 11, 2004
We have received a request dated February 25, 2004, from the Airport Manager of the Western Nebraska Regional Airport in Scottsbluff, requesting a seven-day extension for submitting the airport’s comments. In support of his request, the Airport Manager states that the Airport Authority Board meeting is scheduled for March 18, the day comments are due.
Because we recognize that scheduled meetings of local governmental bodies may occur at inopportune times relative to our letter, we will grant this request. Many of the proposals for the six Nebraska points involve routings that link two or more essential air service communities, therefore we will grant all of the civic parties an additional week, until March 25, 2004, to submit their comments on the service proposals for their communities.
By: Dennis DeVany
Order 04-3-9
OST-02-13983 - EAS Termination at Grand Island, NB
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NB - Notice of Great Lakes to Terminate Service
Issued March 12, 2004 | Served March 17, 2004
Order Setting Final Rates | Word
The Department has solicited proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Grand Island and Scottsbluff, most recently by Order 2003‑12‑2, December 2, 2003. There is a significant past period associated with Great Lakes Aviation's service at each of these two communities. For the past period, we are setting rates based on rate negotiations that we have completed with Great Lakes that will be effective from the effective dates of each of the carrier's notices of intent to terminate service through January 31, 2004. Beginning February 1, the carrier and Department staff have agreed to set the rates based on Great Lakes' bids that were submitted in a highly competitive environment. These rates will remain in effect until further Department action while we process the carrier selection proceedings at each community. We have reviewed the carrier's proposals and find these rates reasonable for the service provided.
By: Karan Bhatia
Order 04-3-12
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NB
Issued March 15, 2004 | Served March 18, 2004
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the service obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for an additional 30 days, through April 21, 2004. We have received a number of proposals, but have not received formal community comments yet. Since this case will not be completed by the end of this hold-in period, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes' service obligation at Scottsbluff for an additional 30 days, or until suitable replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.
By: Randall Bennett
March 11, 2004
Re: Scotts Bluff County Board of Commissioners Community Comments
By motion of the Scotts Bluff County Board of Commissioners, we would like to recommend that the Department of Transportation award the Scottsbluff to Denver air service contract to Great Lakes Airlines. We believe the Great Lakes’ bid of three round trip flights per day Monday-Friday, and two round trip flights on both Saturdays and Sundays employing their larger Brasilia aircraft, would better serve WNRA and western Nebraska communities.
By: Mark Masterson, Chairman of the Board
March 16, 2004
On behalf of the City of Scottsbluff City Council, I would like to thank you for allowing us the opportunity to express our opinion regarding airline service from Scottsbluff to Denver.
At a regular meeting of the Scottsbluff City Council held March 15, 2004, Darwin Skelton of Western Nebraska Regional Airport was present to offer the quotes for air carrier service and to offer the Airport Board’s recommendation for that service.
The City understands the difficulties the community had in the past with the service provided by Mesa Airlines and is cautious to recommend a carrier with this type of history attached. It IS also a concern that this airline has underbid the service route and fear that the community’s inability to fulfill the passenger requirements would again lead to strained relations and cancelled flights
It is the consensus of this Council that Great Lakes Airlines has served the region well over the past several years and continues to improve. Great Lakes is offering service to Denver using their Brasilia aircraft which will seat thirty passengers which will offer the area some flexibility with its boardings. It is the hope of the Airport Board that the higher number of available seats will offer a lower cost for the traveling public and increase the use.
By: Fiona Libsack, Mayor
March 18, 2004
Re: Western Nebraska Regional Airport Community Comments
Based on a unanimous vote taken among the Airport Board, we would like to recommend that you award the air service contract to Great Lakes Airlines. We are extremely satisfied with their service and we are impressed that they have shown a commitment to assist us in our efforts to grow by bidding three round trip flights per day Monday-Friday, and two round trip flights on both Saturday and Sunday (using their largest Brasilia aircraft). We are convinced that Great Lakes would better serve WNRA and the community.
By: Darwin Skelton, Airport Manager
Order 04-04-17
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued April 21, 2004 | Served April 26, 2004
Order Extending Service Obligation | Word
By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the service obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., at Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for an additional 30 days, through May 21, 2004.
By: Randall Bennett
Order 04-5-15
OST-02-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-96-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-97-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-98-3704 - EAS at Norfolk, NE
OST-99-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-03-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
Issued May 20, 2004 | Served May 25, 2004
By this order, we are selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Grand Island, Kearney, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years at a total annual subsidy of $5,233,287. We are also making final the termination of the eligibility of Norfolk, Nebraska, to receive subsidized essential air service proposed in Order 2003-6-25, June 19, 2003.
By: Karan Bhatia
May 28, 2004
In response to your March 11 letter to the DOT regarding the recently concluded EAS process, we would like to correct some potential misimpressions about Mesa’s quality of service for the public record:
By: Jonathan Ornstein
Order 2006-3-10
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
Issued and Served March 13, 2006
Order Requesting Proposals - Bookmarked
By Order 2004-5-15, May 25, 2004, the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Grand Island, Kearney, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff. Nebraska, through June 30, 2006, at a total annual subsidy of $5,233,287. Under that order, Great Lakes provides three nonstop round trips to Denver with Beech 1900D aircraft for each community. The associated annual subsidy rates for each community were set at $1,198,396 for Grand Island, $1,166,849 for Kearney, $1,502,651 for McCook, $870,504 for North Platte, and $494,887 for Scottsbluff.
As the end of the current rate term approaches, we are here requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing service at any or all of the five Nebraska communities, with or without subsidy, for the two-year period beginning July 1, 2006. Carriers should file their proposals within 30 days of the date of service of this order.
With respect to the Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, we expect proposals consisting of service, at a minimum, with two-pilot, twin-engine aircraft with at least 15 passenger seats, and offering two round trips each weekday and each weekend with 30-passenger aircraft or three round trips each weekday and each weekend with 19-passenger aircraft from the essential air service community to a suitable hub. Regarding McCook, we noted in the current carrier selection order that we were concerned about the low traffic levels, but agreed to continue to subsidize three round trips a day, and that we would seriously consider reducing that to two round trips a day if passengers levels did not increase. During the past two years, traffic has not risen to levels that warrant three round trips a day. During 2005, McCook averaged only 7.2 enplanements per day.
With respect to Grand Island, the community has asked that we encourage carriers to consider a proposal that would offer service to a suitable hub to the east, such as Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, or St. Louis for example. We encourage proposals that meet those requirements in an efficient manner. Carriers are also welcome to propose more than one service option, if they choose; they need not limit themselves to those requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities -- different hubs, for example -- with subsidy requirements that remain competitive.
By: Todd Homan
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
April 12, 2006
Request for Extension of Time to File Proposal for EAS at Grand Island, NE
Northwest Airlines would like to request an extension of time to file a proposal to provide essential air service at Grand Island, Nebraska. We request that the Department extend the deadline for filing proposals for 10 days.
Counsel: Northwest, Sally Veith, 202-842-2437, sally.veith@nwa.com
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
April 12, 2006
Granting Request for Time Extension | Word
We have received your letter on behalf of Northwest Airlines requesting an extension to submit its proposal to provide EAS at Grand Island, Nebraska, in response to Order 2006-3-10. That order also requested proposals for Kearney, McCook, North Platte and Scottsbluff. Because we issued a Request for Proposals for the five communities in Nebraska as a package, we hereby grant your request and will extend the due date for all interested carriers to submit proposals for all five communities to April 21, 2006.
By: Dennis DeVany
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
April 21, 2006
Proposal of Mesa Air Group, Inc. d/b/a Air Midwest - Bookmarked
Air Midwest is pleased to submit three proposals to provide Essential Air Service at these 5 Nebraska airports. Mesa's proposed options would contemplate combination service with hubs at Denver, Omaha or Kansas City. Mesa proposes to operate all flights as America West Express/US Airways Express.
All operations proposed would utilize our modem fleet of Raytheon/Beechcraft B-1900D airliners. These aircraft offer a very comfortable 19-seat, pressurized cabin with two turboprop engines.
To Denver To Kansas City To Omaha Grand Island $59.00 $49.00 Kearney $59.00 $49.00 McCook $59.00 $49.00 North Platte $59.00 $49.00 Scottsbluff $69.00 $79.00
By: Mickey Bowman
April 20, 2006
Proposal of Big Sky Airlines - Bookmarked | Word
Market Weekday Flights Weekend Flights Proposed One-way EASYFARE Subsidy Requirement 1. Scottsbluff to Denver 3 3 $120 $625,252 2. McCook to Denver 3 3 $121 $1,893,012 3. McCook to Denver 2 2 $121 $1,242,209 4. North Platte to Denver 3 3 $123 $1,027,673 5. Kearney to Denver 3 3 $130 $1,362,543 6. Kearney to Denver (2 flights) and Kansas City (1 flight) 3 3 $130/$130 $1,355,226 7. Grand Island to Denver 3 3 $134 $1,582,363 8. Grand Island to Denver (1 flight) and Kansas City (2 flights) 3 3 $134/$99 $1,350,668 9. Grand Island to Denver (2 flights) and Kansas City (1 flight) 3 3 $134/$99 $1,479,045 10. Grand Island to Denver (1 flight) and Minneapolis (2 flights) 3 3 $134/$135 $1,555,079
Big Sky offers code-share service with its partners, Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, America West Airlines, which became a much larger US Airways, after the completion of its merger, and Northwest Airlines.
Big Sky will operate the Nebraska service proposed herein with the 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.
By: Big Sky, Fred deLeeuw, 406-247-3912, fred.deleeuw@bigskyair.com
April 21, 2006
Proposal of Great Lakes Aviation - Bookmarked
Proposal Number Service Point(s) Hub(s) Served Round Trips Subsidy Requirement 1 McCook Denver 3 $1,911,246 2 McCook Denver 2 $1,383,894 3 North Platte Denver 3 $976,026 4 North Platte Denver 2 $720,577 5 Grand Island Denver 3 $1,390,707 6 Grand Island Denver 2 $862,267 7 Scottsbluff Denver 3 $520,137 8 Scottsbluff Denver 2 $503,444 9 Kearney Denver 3 $1,327,527 10 Kearney Denver 2 $929,055 11 McCook/Grand Island DEN/OMA or MCI 3 $2,250,384 12 Kearney Denver 3 $897,142
The Great Lakes proposal contemplates conveniently timed connecting services with our Code Share partners United and Frontier at our Denver Hub or East bound Hub. Our code share agreements will give each of these Nebraska communities the greatest competitive opportunity available.
The proposal contemplates the use of pressurized 19-seat Beech 1900D's or 30-seat Brasilias.
By: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7030, mmathhews@greatlakesav.com
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
April 20, 2006
Mesaba Aviation, Inc. doing business as Northwest Airlink, is enclosing its detailed subsidy proposal for essential air service at Grand Island, NE at a level of two round-trip flights per day, using 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft from Northwest's MSP hub.
Depart MSP Arrive GRI Depart GRI Arrive MSP 1340 1540 0730 0940 2050 2300 1605 1805
By: Mesaba, John Spanjers
OST-2002-13983 - EAS at Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - EAS at Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - EAS at McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - EAS at North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - EAS at Scottsbluff, NE
April 27, 2006
I would like to update you on the essential air service situation at McCook and give you an opportunity to submit any comments if you wish. As you know, by Order 2006-3-10, March 13, 2006, the Department solicited proposals from all interested air carriers to provide service at Grand Island, Kearney, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff. In response to that order, we received a total of 26 proposal options from four carriers ‑ Big Sky Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, Mesa Air Group dlb/a Air Midwest, and Mesaba Airlines. While we would normally compose a brief summary of all of the proposals, that is not practical in this case given the number of options.
May 3, 2006
Re: Western Nebraska Regional Airport Recommendation for Great Lakes
Mesa Airlines proposed a very attractive bid; the published airfares were very reasonable. We feel Mesa would be able to perform their obligations as well as any of the proposed airlines. Our concern was that they only proposed two daily flights to Denver and one daily flight to Omaha. However, we feel three flights per day to Denver were needed and they were not able to provide that particular request.
Big Sky Airlines also provided a very appropriate proposal. Our question with Big Sky is plane availability to provide all service necessary without having cancellations. Another issue is putting them up against Great Lakes, who code shares with United and Frontier Airlines versus Big Sky, who code shares with Alaska Airlines, Horizon Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. We feel our traveling public would have better flight choices with Great Lakes.
In closing, again our first choice would be Great Lakes. Our second choice would be Big Sky, as they will provide three flights daily. Also, if passenger boardings are large enough their bid states they would provide a fourth flight daily.
By: Darwin Skelton
May 18, 2006
Mayor of Scottsbluff in Support of Great Lakes Aviation | Word
As Mayor and on behalf of the Scottsbluff City Council I wanted to respond to your invitation to submit our views on Essential Air Service for the Western Nebraska Regional Airport. We have carefully considered the proposals submitted. After discussing the various aspects of each option, it is our recommendation to award service to Great Lakes and their three daily, round-trip option.
By: Mayor David Boeckner
Order 2006-6-26
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
Issued June 21, 2006 | Served June 26, 206
By this order, we are selecting Air Midwest for service at Grand Island and McCook, Nebraska, for two years, beginning when the carrier inaugurates full service, at a total annual subsidy of $2,296,462 for both communities. Grand Island will receive two nonstop round trips to Omaha each weekday and weekend (12 total round trips per week) and one nonstop round trip each weekday and weekend to Kansas City (6 total round trips per week): McCook will receive two one-stop round trips each weekday and weekend to Omaha (12 one-stop round trips per week); both Grand Island and McCook will be served with 19-passenger Beech 1900-D aircraft.
We are also selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.. to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney. North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska. for two years, beginning when Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook. at a total annual subsidy ofS2,393.305 ($897,142 for Kearney; $976,026 for North Platte; and $520,137 for Scottsbluff). Each community will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) with Beech 1900-D aircraft.
The total annual subsidy for all five Nebraska communities in this Order is $4,689,767 compared to the current rates of $5,233,287.
By: Michael Reynolds
Order 2006-6-26
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1997-3005 - McCook, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
June 23, 2006
Clarification to Order 2006-6-26
Order 2006-6-26 reselected Great Lakes to provide EAS at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff beginning July 1, 2006, but selected Air Midwest to replace Great Lakes at Grand Island and McCook. As we discussed on page 6 of the Order, we want to keep all communities on the same time cycle. As stated in the "Action on Great Lakes' provision of service for an interim period" paragraph on page 7 of the Order, the Department will reset the two-year clock at all five Nebraska communities on the date that Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook. Therefore, in Appendices C, pages 3 through 5, the effective period should read "Date of inauguration of service by Air Midwest at Grand Island and McCook through the end of the 24th month thereafter."
In addition, because Air Midwest will not be able to inaugurate service at Grand Island or McCook by July 1, we need to set short‑term payouts for Great Lakes for the two communities from July 1 until Air Midwest takes over. The attached appendices with subsidy per flight and weekly compensation ceilings for Great Lakes' service at Grand Island and McCook should have been included in Order 2006‑6‑26.
By: Kevin Schlemmer
March 28, 2007
Regional Aviation Partners Opposition to DOT Mileage Determination
It is our position that the DOT’s stated purpose for a mileage standard and the method by which mileage between an EAS community and the nearest large/medium hub is determined is inappropriate. The Department’s current mileage calculation process simply searches for the shortest route, regardless of the overall time it takes someone to drive the route or the terrain, number of stops, and driving speeds faced when driving the shortest route. The shortest route is often times not the fastest route, nor is it the most logical, safest or efficient route.
For example, according to Rand McNally, someone driving from Scottsbluff, NE to DEN on the shortest route would drive approximately 193 miles, taking 5 hours and 30 minutes. The route consists mainly of 2 lane state highways and back roads through isolated areas of Colorado. Scottsbluff officials state those traveling the route would have little or no access to emergency roadside assistance, gas stations, hotels, or restaurants.
Whereas, someone driving from Scottsbluff to DEN on the fastest route would travel, according to Rand McNally, 214 miles, taking 3 hours and 30 minutes. This route is comprised mainly of interstate driving which provides travelers better access to emergency roadside assistance, gas stations, hotels, restaurants, etc.
RAP urges the Secretary to reconsider existing policy and support the “most commonly used route” language under the current Vision 100. The DOT’s distance calculation process currently in place as the shortest distance is not in the best interest of small communities and the traveling public. The mileage standard should not be based on the shortest distance between an EAS community and the nearest L/M hub; rather it should be based solely on the “most commonly used route.” The most commonly used route would be determined by the Governor of the state in which the EAS community is situated as the route travelers have accepted as the most efficient and logical means of driving from the EAS community to the nearest L/M hub. It would allow the Governor to take into consideration those factors the shortest route designation misses such as drive time, typical traffic conditions, weather, and safety.
By: RAP, Maurice Parker, 602-685-4112, exdir@regionalaviationpartners.org
Order 2008-5-6
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
Issued and Served May 7, 2008
Order Requesting Proposals | Word
By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning November 1, 2008, with or without subsidy. Proposals are due June 20, 2008.
With specific respect to Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, we expect proposals to Denver or another suitable hub with connections to the national air transportation system with 15-seat or larger, pressured aircraft, with three nonstop round trips a day (18 per week).
Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. was selected to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, for two years, beginning when Air Midwest, Inc. d/b/a US Airways Express, inaugurated service at Grand Island and McCook, which it did on October 29, 2006, at a total annual subsidy of $2,393,305 ($897,142 for Kearney; $976,026 for North Platte; and $520,137 for Scottsbluff). Each community currently receives three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) with Beech 1900-D aircraft.
By: Todd Homan
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
June 20, 2008
Re: Proposals of Great Lakes Aviation
By: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7000
Order 2008-7-33
OST-1996-1715 - Kearney, NE
OST-1999-5173 - North Platte, NE
OST-2003-14535 - Scottsbluff, NE
Issued and Served July 29, 2008
Order Selecting Carrier and Establishing Subsidy Rate
By this order, the Department is selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning November 1, 2008, at a combined annual subsidy of $5,373,700 with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
By: Michael Reynolds
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