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Lamar, Colorado; Goodland, Kansas; Kearney, Alliance and Chadron, McCook, Nebraska

Order 97-10-10 | OST-95-934 | OST-96-1715 | OST-97-3003 | OST-97-3005 | Issued October 14, 1997 | Served October 20, 1997

Order Reselecting Service Levels and Subsidy Rates, and Tentatively Reselecting Carrier

By this order, the Department is authorizing increased service levels and subsidy rates for the subsidized essential air service provided by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., d/b/a United Express, at the six communities listed above beginning October 1, 1997, or when the increased service is implemented, whichever is later, through the remainder of the carrier's present rate terms. in addition, the order tentatively reselects Great Lakes to provide subsidized service at three of the communities -- Alliance, Chadron and McCook -- for a further two-year period, and provides for objections and competing proposals from other interested carriers.

• Appendix A: Map
• Appendix B: Calculation of Compensation Requirement
• Appendix C: Historical Trafic
• Appendix D: Essential Air Service
• Appendix E: Service List

By: Charles Hunnicutt

Mesa Air Group, Inc. F/K/A Mesa Airlines, Inc. - Notice to Terminate - Silver City, New Mexico; Kingman, Arizona; Goodland, Kansas and Lamar, Colorado

Order 99-9-14, is establishing final Subsidy rates (a) for Great Lakes' essential air service at Lamar, Colorado, and Goodland, Kansas, for the three-month period from July 1 through September 30, 1999, at annual levels of $1,069,919 and $1,145,318, respectively, and (b) for Great Lakes' hold-in service at North Platte, Nebraska, at an annual level of $106,006 beginning May 31, 1999, until further Department action.

By: Bradley Mims

Mesa Air Group, Inc. F/K/A Mesa Airlines, Inc. and d/b/a United Express and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Order 2000-2-18 reselecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. d/b/a United Express, to provide essential air service from the first seven communities listed above to Denver for the two-year period beginning October 1, 1999, but terminating subsidy for Great Lakes' service at Goodland, Great Bend and Lamar and allowing the carrier to suspend service at those three communities on or about April 1, 2000. The annual subsidy rates initially total $3,884,540 for service at all seven communities, and $2,686,218 for the remaining four. The order also provides for objections or competing proposals from other interested carriers. Finally, the order dismisses the 90-day notice of intent to suspend service at Salina, Kansas, the Great Lakes filed but subsequently withdrew.

By:  Charles Hunnicutt

Mesa Air Group, Inc. F/K/A Mesa Airlines, Inc. and d/b/a United Express and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

With regard to the present Show Cause Order, the City of Dodge City has no problem with the scheduling of its Denver service through Liberal, as opposed to Garden City. Although this service pattern may increase the flight time to Denver, such increase appears to be minimal. The timing of the flights provided would appear to correspond to the bank departures and arrivals at Denver. As for the reliability of the service the carrier appears to have resolved the crew shortage difficulties which resulted in 61 flight cancellations of Dodge City in 1999.

The City, however, has serious concern with the lack of a third weekday flight. Dodge City, over the years of its participation in the EAS program, has consistently received only two weekday round trip flights to Denver, the minimum required service under the program.

Counsel:  Dodge City, Ken Strobel, 316.225.4168

Mesa Air Group, Inc. d/b/a United Express

By:  Bradley Mims

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