ost972956

OST-97-2956

Mesa Airlines, Inc. d/b/a United Express (90-Day Notice for Suspension)

OST-97-2956 | October 1, 1997

Suspension of Service at Riverton, WY

Counsel: V Michael Straus, 202-785-2242

Essential Air Service at Alamosa, CO, Pueblo, CO, North Platte, NB, Scottsbluff, NB, Lovell/Powell/Cody, WY, Laramie, WY, Riverton/Lander, WY, Rock Springs, WY and Worland, WY

Order Soliciting Proposals

By this order the Department of Transportation is soliciting proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado; North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska; and Laramie, Riverton/Lander (Riverton), Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming. (See Appendix A for a map of the service area.) The Department will also require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express (Mesa), to continue serving these points for an additional 30-day period, through January 29, 1998, or until replacement service is secured, whichever occurs first. The Department is also amending the essential air service determination for Lovell/Powell/Cody (Cody), Wyoming, to require service to either Denver or Salt Lake City. Finally, the Department takes no action to prohibit Mesa from suspending service at Cody or at Pueblo, Colorado, on or after December 30, 1997.

Appendix A - Map of Area
Appendix B - Historical Origin-Destination Passenger Traffic (both directions) / Historical Average Daily Emplanements
Appendix C - Detailed Historical Origin-Destination Passenger Traffic at Cody, WY
Appendix D - Mesa Airlines d/b/a United Express EAS at Alamosa, CO; North Platte and Scottsbluff, NB; and Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Workland, WY
Appendix E - Service List

By: Charles Hunnicutt

Essential Air Service at Alamosa, CO; North Platte, Scottsbluff, NB; Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs, Worland, WY

Order 98-1-13 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OSt-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued January 16, 1998 | Served January 23, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

We require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to maintain essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado, North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, as set forth in the Appendix D, of Order 97-12-8, for an additional 30-day period through March 2, 1998 (for the first six communities), and March 6, 1998 (for Worland), or until a carrier capable of providing reliable replacement service actually begins service, whichever is first

By: John Coleman

Essential Air Service Proposals

OST-97-2956 | January 26, 1998

Riverton/Lander, Wyoming

Alamosa, CO; North Platte, Scottsbluff, NB; Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs, Worland, WY (EAS)

Order 98-2-22 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued February 20, 1998 | Served February 26, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

We require Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to maintain essential air service at Alamosa, Colorado, North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, as set forth in the Appendix D of Order 97-12-8, for an additional 30-day period through April 1, 1998 (for the first six communities), and April 6, 1998 (for Worland), or until a carrier capable of providing reliable replacement service actually begins service, whichever is first.

By: John Coleman

Alamosa, CO; North Platte, Scottsbluff, NB; Laramie, Riverton/Lander, Rock Springs, Worland, WY

Order 98-3-21 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2954 | OST-97-2955 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued March 20, 1998 | Served March 26, 1998

Order Extending Service Obligation

By: John Coleman

Essential air service at ALAMOSA, COLORADO, LARAMIE, WYOMING, RIVERTON/LANDER,
WYOMING, ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, AND WORLAND, WYOMING

Order 98-4-25 | OST-97-2960 | OST-97-2958 | OST-97-2956 | OST-97-2959 | OST-97-2981 | Issued April 23, 1998

Order Selecting Carrier

By: Charles Hunnicutt

Essential Air Service at Riverton, Wyoming

OST-97-2956

March 5, 2003

Objection of the City of Riverton to Termination Notice of Great Lakes

Essential Air Service at Riverton, Wyoming - Notice of Termination by Great Lakes

The City of Riverton and Riverton Regional Airport request that the Department of Transportation order Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to "hold-in" pursuant to authority granted in the Essential Air Service program until the Department has the opportunity to solicit and consider proposals for subsidized service. The City of Riverton and Riverton Regional Airport have no commercial air service other than provided by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. The City of Riverton is the largest city and major business/commercial center of west-central Wyoming. It is nestled in a broad valley below the Wind River Mountain Range. Riverton is traversed by U.S. Highway 26 on the East/West axis and State Highway 789 on the North/South axis. The Riverton Regional Airport provides critical access to the region for numerous small manufacturers, other corporations, government agencies and individuals who have an interest in the area. The City of Riverton had a population of 9,310 according the 2000 Census with Fremont County recording a population of 35,804. Riverton Regional Airport is the only commercial airport in Fremont County and is in excess of 120 miles from the next closest commercial airport.

By: John Vincent, Mayor