OST-1999-5931

OST-1999-5931

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

OST-99-5931	July 2, 1999	Notice to Terminate Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL	Scheduled Air Service Quincy, IL
		Attachment: United Express Schedule Summary
		Service List

Trans World Express, operated by Trans States Airlines, provides three round trip nonstop weekday flights with 19 seat Jetstream 31 aircraft on weekdays between Quincy and St. Louis, a major hub for Trans World Airlines. The Trans World Express service operated by Trans States Airlines provides access to over 100 nonstop destinations served by Trans World Airlines and Trans World Express through the St. Louis hub. In addition, low fare nonstop flights operated by Southwest Airlines at St. Louis serve ten major destinations in the U.S. Slot constraints at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport limit Great Lakes Aviation's ability to provide United Express service that is competitive with the Trans World Express nonstop hub flights serving Quincy. Due to the limited O'Hare access, all United Express flights are scheduled on a one stop basis and revenue generated has not covered the costs of providing the service.

By: Douglas Voss, President and CEO, 712.262.1000

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

Order 99-10-1 OST-99-5931	October 1, 1999	Order Allowing Suspension of Service and Modifying Essential Air Service Determination	90 Day Notice of Intent to Terminate Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL
		Attachment A: Area Map
		Attachment B: EAS

Order 99-10-1 is (a) allowing Great Lakes Aviation Ltd., d/b/a United Express, to suspend Quincy/Hannibal-Chicago service as of October 4, 1999, and (b) modifying the community's essential air service determination to guarantee service to a single ...

By: Bradley Mims

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

Order 00-4-21 OST-99-5931 OST-99-6255	Issued April 19, 2000 Served April 24, 2000	Order Requesting Proposals	Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL and Decatur, Illinois
		Appendix A: Map
		Service List

Order 2000-4-21 is requesting proposals, with or without subsidy requests, from carriers interested in providing service from Decatur, Illinois, and Quincy, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri, to Chicago within 20 days of the date of service. Proposals due May 15, 2000.

By: Bradley Mims

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

OST-99-5931	July 20, 2000	Proposal of Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation to Provide EAS at Quincy, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri	90 Day Notice of Intent to Terminate Scheduled
		Attachments: Proposed Service, Historical Traffic
		Service List

By: Air Wisconsin, Geoff Crowley

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

OST-99-5931

September 5, 2000

Letter Requesting Response

Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL

By: Dennis DeVany

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

OST-99-5931

September 20, 2000

Letter form the Office of the Mayor, City of Quincy

Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL

By: Office of the Mayor City of Quincy, Charles Scholz

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

Order 00-9-22
OST-99-5931

Issued September 21, 2000
Served September 26, 2000

Order Granting Exemption Requests and Denying Subsidy

Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL

By: Francisco Sanchez

Great Lakes Aviation Ltd. d/b/a United Express

Order 00-9-22
OST-99-5931

September 2, 2000

Letter Requesting Response

Scheduled Air Service at Quincy, IL

By: Dennis DeVany

Essential Air Service at Quincy, Illinois / Hannibal, Missouri

OST-99-5931

November 22, 2002

Notice of Termination of Service

Essential Air Service at Quincy, Illinois / Hannibal, Missouri

Air Wisconsin decided to enter the Quincy/Hannibal-Chicago market in 2000 at a time when the United network was still expanding. United and Air Wisconsin made a commitment to serve the market for a two-year period in order to give it a fair chance to succeed. Unfortunately, one year into the trial period, the events of 9/11 forced United to act quickly and decisively to restructure its network in order to reduce its unprofitable operations. In the wake of 9/11, United and its commuter partners were forced to eliminate commuter services to several cities such as Mobile, AL, Bristol/Johnson City, VA/TN, Staunton, VA, Newport News, VA, Lynchburg, VA, Yakima, WA, Santa Rosa, CA, Bellingham, WA and others. At that time, United and Air Wisconsin also considered eliminating service to Quincy/Hannibal but, in view of their two-year commitment, the carriers decided to stay the course. In a further effort to find a service pattern that could succeed, Springfield was added as an intermediate stop for traffic support and, later CRJ equipment was substituted for turboprops. Unfortunately, even with this additional traffic support and equipment upgrade, the service continued to impose unacceptable losses on the United network at a time when it was required to curtail its unprofitable operations severely.

Trans States Airlines d/b/a American Connection also serves Quincy/Hannibal, operating multiple daily nonstop services between Quincy/Hannibal and St. Louis.

Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Manley, 202 663-6670