Corporate Airlines d/b/a American Connection

OST-04-16915 - Essential Air Service at Lafayette, IN

January 14, 2004

90-Day Notice to Terminate EAS at Lafayette, Indiana

Resubmitted Notice Dated January 16th

At the time of the filing of this notice, only Corporate Airlines, Inc., flying as American Connection, is providing scheduled air service at Lafayette, Indiana. Traffic results have been significantly below the levels needed, and as a result the revenues generated from the flights have not covered the costs of providing the service.

By: Corporate, Fred Breeden, 615-223-6844

OST-04-16915 - Essential Air Service at Lafayette, IN

January 15, 2004

Re: Purdue University Airport Agrees to Waive 90-Day Notice

By: Purdue University, Betty Stansbury

Essential Air Service at Lafayette, Indiana

Order 04-1-24
OST-04-16915

February 3, 2004

Order Allowing Suspension of Service

By this order, the Department is allowing Corporate Airlines, Inc., d/b/a American Connection, to suspend its scheduled service at Lafayette, Indiana, on less than 90 days' notice, effective February 15, 2004. On January 14, 2004, Corporate filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend service at Lafayette effective April 15, 2004. On January 16, the carrier submitted an amended notice requesting that the Department waive the 90-day notice and allow it to terminate service effective February 15, 2004. In response, we received a letter from the airport manager of the Purdue University (Lafayette) Airport, supporting Corporate's request for an early termination. Corporate currently operates two daily one-stop round trips a day between Lafayette and St. Louis using 19-seat Jetstream 32 aircraft.

By: Karan Bhatia