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OST-2006-23932 - EAS at Joplin, Missouri
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Essential Air Service at Joplin, Missouri February 9, 2006 Notice of Termination of Service at Joplin, Missouri The routing and schedule of the service that TS is terminating on or after May 9, 2006, is as follows:
No other carrier is currently serving Joplin, Missouri. After TS terminates service, Joplin will be left with no service. Counsel: Trans States, Hulas Kanodia, 314-222-4300
Issued March 6, 2006 | Served March 9, 2006 Order Prohibiting Suspension of Service and Requesting Proposals for Replacement Service On February 10, 2006, Trans States filed a 90-day notice of intent to suspend its subsidized air service at Joplin as of May 11. Trans States is the only carrier providing scheduled service at Joplin. Under Order 2004-7-24, July 23, 2004, the Department had selected Trans States to operate 14 nonstop round trips a week between Joplin and St. Louis with 30-seat Jetstream 41 aircraft at a subsidy of $755,762 annually for the two-year period through July 31, 2006. Trans States’ suspension of service would leave Joplin without any scheduled air service. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734, we will therefore prohibit Trans States from suspending service at the community. In doing so, we will require Trans States to continue operating the level of service that we currently subsidize: 14 nonstop round trips a week to St. Louis. We will also seek proposals, with or without subsidy requests, from carriers interested in providing replacement service at Joplin. Carriers should tile their proposals within 30 days of the date of service of this order. Interested carriers should prepare their proposals with every expectation that their initial proposals will represent their final and only proposals. Regarding Joplin specifically, we expect proposals consisting of service, at a minimum, with two-pilot, twin-engine aircraft offering at least 15 passenger seats. Proposed service levels should be commensurate with what the community currently receives. Trans States operates two round trips a day with 30-seat aircraft, thus providing the community with 60 inbound and outbound seats a day. A carrier contemplating service with 19-aircraft, for instance, should therefore propose to offer at least three round trips each weekday and weekend, thus providing the community with 57 seats. Such seating is slightly less than that now operated by Trans States, but would easily accommodate Joplin’s current traffic, as noted below, and would offer the community additional flights and connecting opportunities. Carriers are welcome to propose more than one service option, if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities -- a different hub, for example -- with subsidy requirements that remain competitive. By: Michael Reynolds
April 10, 2006 Re: Proposal of Mesa Air d/b/a Air Midwest Mesa's proposed options would contemplate service to Kansas City and/or Dallas/Ft. Worth. Mesa proposes to operate the flights to Kansas City as America West/US Airways and the flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth as Mesa Airlines. 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.
Mesa has had great success in Manhattan, Kansas with providing an ultra-low fare to Kansas City, first as a revenue guarantee with the community and now on our own. Mesa has put the same ultra-low fare for service from Joplin to Kansas City, which would allow for walk-up fares to be as low as $49 one-way. That would make our local fare $638 round-trip cheaper than the lowest walk-up fare currently being offered in the local market by American Connection to St. Louis. This ultra high fare that American Connection currently offers in the local market effectively limits any passengers from utilizing the low fares of Southwest Airlines or any other carrier besides American at St. Louis. By: Mesa, Mickey Bowman
April 10, 2006 RegionsAir is proposing three daily nonstop round-trip flights for a total of 38 weekly departures between Joplin and St. Louis, Missouri. The flights will be operated as AmericanConnection using the British Aerospace Jetstream 32 equipment; and will augment our existing service and provide seamless connections to American Airlines and partners from the popular St. Louis Hub.
Flight schedules will be adjusted from time to time to ensure maximum connecting opportunities at St. Louis with American Airlines. By: RegionsAir
April 11, 2006 As you know, by Order 2006-3-4, March 6, 2006, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in providing scheduled service at Joplin, with or without subsidy. Our request was prompted by the 90-day notice filed by Trans States Airlines, Inc., d/b/a American Connection, to suspend its subsidized service. We will require Trans States to maintain service until the carrier replacement case is completed. In response to our request, two carriers have filed proposals: Mesa Air Group, Inc., on behalf of its subsidiary, Air Midwest, Inc., and RegionsAir, Inc. When reviewing the carriers' subsidy computations, it is important to bear in mind that projected passenger revenue is not simply based on the average local fare that passengers would actually pay. Rather, it is based on each carrier's expected revenue per passenger, and therefore largely reflects the prorated shares of ticket prices that the carrier expects to receive for providing the local segments of through trips -- for example, the Joplin-St. Louis segment of a Joplin-St. Louis-New York trip. We would appreciate receiving your views on the carriers' proposals before we make our recommendation to the Assistant Secretary. We ask that you submit your comments within two weeks of receipt of this letter. By: Office of Aviation Analysis, Dennis DeVany
April 28, 2006 City of Joplin in Support of Mesa Airlines Option 2 After careful consideration of the two carriers and three options, the City of Joplin strongly endorses Mesa Airlines Option 2, offering Beech 1900D service to both Kansas City and Dallas/Ft. Worth, for an annual subsidy of $1,149,875. The City believes that two-hub service offers the best foundation for traffic and service growth. By: Steve Stockam
Issued June 2, 2006 | Served June 7, 2006 Order Extending Service Obligation On February 10, 2006, Trans States filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend its subsidized service at Joplin as of May 11. By Order 2006-3-4, March 6, 2006, the Department prohibited Trans States from suspending service and requested proposals, with subsidy if necessary, from carriers interested in providing replacement service. By Order 2006-5-11, May 12, 2006, the Department selected Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service at Joplin for a new, two-year period, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service, which is tentatively scheduled for August 1. Because the carrier transition will not have taken place by the end of the current hold-in period, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Trans States' service obligation at Joplin for an additional 30 days, or until Air Midwest actually begins service, whichever occurs first. By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the service obligation of Trans States Airlines, Inc., d/b/a American Connection at Joplin, Missouri, for an additional 30 days, through July 12, 2006. By: Todd Homan
Order 2006-6-39 Issued June 30, 2006 | Served July 6, 2006 Order Extending Service Obligation On February 10, 2006, Trans States filed a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend its subsidized service at Joplin as of May 11. By Order 2006-3-4, March 6,2006, the Department prohibited Trans States from suspending service and requested proposals, with subsidy if necessary, from carriers interested in providing replacement service. As required by 49 U.S.C. 41734, we have extended Trans States’ service obligation for additional 30-day periods, the latest through July 12, 2006, by Order 2006-6-1. By Order 2006-5-11, May 12, 2006, the Department selected Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service at Joplin for a new, two-year period, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service, which is tentatively scheduled for August 1. Because the carrier transition will not have taken place by the end of the current hold-in period, we will extend Trans States’ service obligation at Joplin for an additional 30 days, through August 11, 2006, or until Air Midwest actually begins service, whichever occurs first. By: Todd Homan
August 2, 2006 Request of Air Midwest to Alter the EAS Pattern of Service Air Midwest, Inc. respectfully requests the Department of Transportation, in accordance with the 14 C.F.R. 323.3 and 14 C.F.R. 323.4, of its intent to alter the subsidized pattern of service for Joplin, Missouri set forth in Order 2006-5-11 between Joplin and Kansas City. In that order the DOT selected Air Midwest to operate three non-stop round tips to Kansas City each weekday and weekend. Air Midwest and Joplin believe there is interest and demand for nonstop air travel from Southeast Missouri to Dallas/Ft Worth. The city of Joplin strongly supported Mesa's option to Dallas/Ft Worth during the EAS process and discussions to change the pattern of service began after Air Midwest's EAS award. If approved by the DOT, Air Midwest will operate two Joplin to Kansas City nonstop roundtrips each weekday and weekend and one Joplin to Dallas nonstop roundtrip each weekday and weekend. Air Midwest is willing to make this change at no increase in the subsidy level set forth in Order 2006-5-11. Air Midwest does request, however, that it reserve the right to change the service back to the pattern outlined in Order 2006-5-11 should the new service not generate the passengers needed to cover the subsequent costs. Upon the Department’s approval, Air Midwest plans to implement this revised schedule on or about October 5, 2006. By: Mickey Bowman, 602-685-4130
August 3, 2006 Joplin Regional Airport Request for Change in Service Pattern The City of Joplin (Joplin Regional Airport) respectfully requests the Department of Transportation to allow Air Midwest to alter the subsidized pattern of service for Joplin, Missouri as set forth in Order 2006-5-11 between Joplin and Kansas City. Air Midwest and Joplin believe there is interest and demand for nonstop air travel from Southwest Missouri to Dallas/Ft. Worth. The City of Joplin strongly supported Mesa's option #2 for service to Kansas City and to Dallas/Ft. Worth during the EAS process and discussions to change the patter of service began after the EAS award to Air Midwest. We ask that DOT change the service pattern to allow Air Midwest to operate two Joplin to Kansas City nonstop roundtrips each weekday and weekend and one Joplin to Dallas nonstop roundtrip each weekday and weekend. Air Midwest is willing to make this change at no increase in the subsidy set forth in Order 2006-5-11. By: Steve Stockam
Issued August 4, 2006 | Served August 9, 2006 Order Approving Alternate Service Pattern By Order 2006-5-11, May 12, 2006, the Department selected Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at Joplin, Missouri, for a two-year period by operating 18 nonstop round trips to Kansas City each week with 19-seat Beech 1900 aircraft at a subsidy of $849,757 annually. Air Midwest began service at Joplin on August 1, replacing TransStates Airlines, Inc. d/b/a American Connection. On August 2, Air Midwest submitted a request to implement an alternate service pattern for Joplin by operating 6 of the community’s 18 subsidized round trips to Dallas/Ft. Worth rather than Kansas City at the subsidy level already authorized by Order 2006-5-11. Air Midwest plans to implement the alternate pattern on or about October 5. In a letter dated August 3, the Manager of Joplin Regional Airport states that the community supports Air Midwest’s request. We will approve Air Midwest’s request, which meets the three conditions necessary for approval under authority assigned under 14 CFR 395.12(k)(3) of the Department’s Regulations: (1) the alternate service pattern is equal to or greater than that determined to be essential; (2) the community does not object to the alternate service pattern; and (3) the alternate service pattern will not increase Air Midwest’s subsidy. Of course, Air Midwest will retain the discretion to revert to the service pattern originally authorized by Order 2006-5-11. By: Todd Homan
January 21, 2008 Notice of Air Midwest to Terminate Service Air Midwest, Inc. respectfully serves notice upon the Department of Transportation, in accordance with 14 C.F.R. §323.3 and 14 C.F.R. §323.4, of its intent to discontinue scheduled subsidized Essential Air Service between Joplin, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri effective April 20, 2008. By Order 2006-5-11, May 17, 2006 Air Midwest was awarded a 24 month service agreement that commenced August 1, 2006 at an annual subsidy rate of $849,757 for providing 18 nonstop Joplin-Kansas City roundtrips each week utilizing Beech 1900D aircraft. The termination of service by Air Midwest will reduce air transportation at Joplin to a level below the essential air service determination set forth in Order 2006-5-11. At present, Air Midwest is the sole provider of certificated scheduled air service at Joplin, Missouri. By: Mesa, Tom Bacon
Order 2008-2-2 Issued February 1, 2008 | Served February 6, 2008 Order Prohibiting Termination of Service and Requesting Proposals | Word By this order, the Department is (a) prohibiting Air Midwest from terminating its subsidized service at the nine, above-captioned communities for 30 days beyond the end of its 90-day notice period, and (b) requesting long-term proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at any or all of the communities, with or without subsidy, by February 29. On January 22, 2008, Air Midwest filed 90-day notices with the Department of its intent to terminate its subsidized service at all nine of the above-captioned communities, plus Manhattan and Salina, Kansas,2 effective April 21, 2008. Air Midwest’s parent company, Mesa Air Group, Inc. in its 4Q2007 Revenue and Earnings statement, said that it has incurred “significant losses (at Air Midwest),” and “with little prospect of future profitability we have reluctantly begun to liquidate those assets and operations.” With respect to each community, we expect proposals consisting of service with 15-seat or larger aircraft to a suitable hub airport, with airline connections to the national air transportation system. Service levels should be comparable to those in the table on page 2 and in Appendix D. Grand Island has specifically requested that we solicit standalone service (not connected with another city) to Kansas City (18 weekly round trips) or a combination of Kansas City (12 weekly round trips) and Denver (6 weekly round trips) service. Communities and air carriers are encouraged to work together in advance of the due date for proposals to craft a service pattern that is desirable to the community and meets the operational needs of the airline interested in submitting a proposal. In addition, carriers should be very clear as to whether a specific community’s proposal is on a stand-alone basis, or whether it is part of a larger, inseparable package with other communities. By: Michael Reynolds
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE February 27, 2008 Re: Extension of Proposal Dates By Order 2008-2-2, February 1, 2008, the Department requested proposals from air carriers interested in providing essential air service at any or all of the above communities for a two-year period beginning when the selected carrier or carriers is ready to inaugurate service. In an email dated February 26, the Chief Operating Office of Hawaii Island Air requested a three-week extension of the due date for filing carrier proposals for all of the communities, from February 29 to March 21. He stated in his email that he needed the additional time to better assess the markets and determine the feasibility of filing a proposal. In response, also by email dated February 26, we requested input from each of the affected communities regarding the carrier's request. Most of the communities support the request, and none objected. Therefore, we will grant the request and extend the due date for carrier proposals from February 29 to March 21. By: Dennis DeVany
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island February 26, 2008 Email Message - Hawaii Island Air Request for Three-Week Extension Hawaii Island Air is requesting a 3 week extension to better assess market and cost analysis to determine feasibility of our pending EAS application. Our intent is to bring in Dash 8 -100's to service these communities and if awarded we would like to target initial service within a 3-6 month period. I am confident that we will be able to provide an upgraded service to what is presently available to these and other out-lying communities. By: Hawaii Island Air, Les Murashige, lmurashige@islandair.com
OST-2006-23931 - Columbia/Jefferson City February 26, 2008 Option #1:
Option #2:
Option #3:
With over 230 daily flights serving 88 non-stop destinations. Northwest's Memphis hub provides extensive connecting opportunities to cities throughout the world. The Saab 340 is a comfortable and spacious regional aircraft offering in-flight service, a flight attendant and restroom. By: Mesaba, John Spanjers
March 18, 2008 Service Proposals of Air Choice One Please find our proposals to provide Essential Air Service to the communities of El Dorado, AR; Harrison, AR; Hot Springs, AR; Jonesboro, AR; Kirksville, MO. We will utilize 9-seat, twin engine turbine powered, Raytheon/Beechcraft King Air configured for 9 passenger seats. For option 12 on Kirksville we would be using a twin engine piston aircraft with six passenger seats. The aircraft will be operating with two crew members and air conditioning for passenger safety and comfort. All proposals are using St. Louis, MO as the hub. By: Air Choice One, Shane Storz, 866-435-9847, shane@airchoiceone.com
March 21, 2008 Proposals of Great Lakes Aviation Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit these proposals to provide essential air transportation at these points in Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Each proposal should be considered a stand alone proposal. We were not able to provide a proposal for Kirksville, MO that would comply with current legislation which limits subsidy, per passenger, at a $200 maximum. El Dorado and Hot Springs, AR are not commercially feasible for Great Lakes to serve to hubs within our current system and we feel would be better served by a carrier with an established hub in Dallas, TX. Great Lakes will provide service at these Essential Air Service points in a similar fashion as is offered at our Denver hub and utilize our codeshare and interline agreements, which will enable connecting bag service through our Kansas City and St. Louis hubs. All proposals contemplate the use of 19 seat Beechcraft 1900D airliner equipment. By: Great Lakes, Michael Matthews, 307-432-7000
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE March 21, 2008 Proposals of Hawaii Island Air Hawaii Island Air dba Island Air respectively submits 13 proposal options for Essential Air Service at these 7 markets. These options would provide passenger service to Kansas City International Airport operating as Island Air. Island Air currently operates 37-seat DeHavilland Dash-8-100 series aircraft in our inter-island service, and plan on utilizing the same aircraft for this service. Island Air's primary goal, besides operating within our current communities, will be to commence service to these communities in a timely manner and feel comfortable with being able to commence service within 90 to 120 days of selection. Island Air currently operates with code shares for United Airiines & Continental Airlines and plan on having those same code shares to these markets in Kansas City. We also plan on pursuing other code share relationships in Kansas City that would be beneficial to our customers. We would like to also reserve the right to substitute a similar 30+ seat cabin-class aircraft in place of the Dash-8 in the future, allowing us to keep our options open to growing into other aircraft. By: Hawaii Island Air, Les Murashige, 808-840-2310, lmurashige@islandair.com
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE April 1, 2008 DOT Memorandum Extending Comment Period By Order 2008-2-2, February 1, 2008, the Department prohibited Air Midwest, Inc. from terminating service at the above communities and solicited requests for proposals for essential air service. Proposals were due February 29, 2008. On February 26, Hawaii Island Air requested a 3 week extension, so that it could better assess the market and its pending EAS application. On March 25, we sent an e-mail to all of the above communities that included all proposals received for service and requested comments by April 18, 2008. In an e-mail received April 1, the City of Columbia, Missouri, notified us of its intention to "hold a public hearing regarding the EAS proposals so that the City Coimcil will have the opportimity to hear public comments prior to making the City's determination." The city would like to set a pubhc hearing for the April 21 council meeting. In order to give the City of Columbia enough time to summarize its response to the hearing, we will extend the deadline for community comments at all of the communities until April 23, 2008. By: Dennis DeVany
OST-2002-13983 - Grand Island, NE April 8, 2008 Withdrawal of Service Options of Island Air Please accept this as Island Air's formal withdrawal of options 3,4,6,&13 that have McCook included. We still look forward to the opportunity to serve the other airports in this RFP and appreciate the DOT's help with this matter. By: Island Air, Jeffrey Hartz, imapilot@gmail.com
April 23, 2008 Re: Joplin Regional Airport in Support of Mesaba Airlines | Word Northwest/Mesaba bid option 2 offering three round trips to Memphis with SF340 equipment for $2,102,568. This proposal fully integrates Joplin with the three bank hub system Northwest operates at Memphis. We must note here our significant disappointment with the traffic and revenue forecasts Northwest submitted in its option 2 in comparison to option 1. While the proposed cost of operation for three trips vs. two trips grew in a logical proportion (50%), Northwest projected only a 17% traffic increase for a three round trip pattern. Thus the Northwest subsidy requirement ballooned from a reasonable $825,080 for two trips to $2,102,568 for three trips. We are very comfortable that the Joplin community would strongly embrace a three round trip pattern to Memphis and that actual subsidy needed to produce a fair profit for this service would be in the range of $1,200,000 annually, if a more realistic traffic and revenue projection is applied to the three round trip pattern. We thus urge the Department to allow Northwest to re-consider the traffic and revenue component of its Option 2. We urge the Department to indicate to Great Lakes that it will consider a four trip pattern for $895,969. By: Airport Manager, Steve Stockman, 417-623-0262, sstockman@joplinmo.org
Order 2008-5-2 Issued and Served May 5, 2008 Order Selecting Carriers, Setting Final Subsidy Rates and Requesting Proposals - Bookmarked | Word We request that carriers interested in providing essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Arkansas, submit their proposals, with or without subsidy requests, no later than June 13, 2008. The Department selects Hawaii Island Air d/b/a Island Air to provide essential air service at Grand Island, Nebraska, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Joplin, Missouri, as described in Appendix C, pages 1-4, beginning when the carrier inaugurates full service at all four communities through the 24th month thereafter. The Department selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide essential air service at McCook, Nebraska, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, as described in Appendix C, pages 5 and 6, beginning when the carrier inaugurates full service at both communities through the 24th month thereafter. The Department selects Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink to provide essential air service at Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri, as described in Appendix C, page 7, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service through the 24th month thereafter. The Department selects Multi-Aero, Inc. d/b/a Air Choice One to provide essential air service at Kirksville, Missouri, as described in Appendix C, page 8, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service through the 24th month thereafter. The Department sets the final rate of compensation for Hawaii Island Air d/b/a Island Air for the provision of essential air service at Grand Island, Nebraska, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Joplin, Missouri, as described in Appendix B, page 1, payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceilings set forth in Appendix C, pages 1-4, and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month by $1,233.08 (Grand Island); $1,949.02 (Harrison); $1,140.67 (Hot Springs); and $703.09 (Joplin). The Department sets the final rate of compensation for Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. for the provision of essential air service at McCook, Nebraska, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, as described in Appendix B, page 2 and 3, payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceilings set forth in Appendix C, pages 5 and 6, and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month by $1,290.36 (McCook); and $1,310.01 (Jonesboro). The Department sets the final rate of compensation for Mesaba Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Northwest Airlink for the provision of essential air service at Columbia/Jefferson City, Missouri, as described in Appendix B, page 4, payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceilings set forth in Appendix C, page 6, and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month by $1,083.54. The Department sets the final rate of compensation for Multi-Aero, Inc. d/b/a Air Choice One for the provision of essential air service at Kirksville, Missouri, as described in Appendix B, page 5, payable as follows: for each calendar month during which essential air service is provided, the amount of compensation shall be subject to the weekly ceilings set forth in Appendix C, page 8, and shall be determined by multiplying the subsidy-eligible flights completed during the month by $717.23. By: Michael Reynolds
May 6, 2008 Re: Joplin Regional Airport Request for Reconsideration | Word The Joplin Regional Airport and community of Joplin, Missouri (the Joplin parties) are very disappointed with the Department decision in Order 2008-5-2 regarding Joplin Essential Air Service. We request re-consideration of Joplin’s preference for Northwest option 3, three round trips to Memphis for $2,102,568. By: Steve Stockam
May 14, 2008 Re: Service Termination of Air Midwest Air Midwest reluctantly advises the Department that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. The service terminations will occur on the following schedule:
Air Midwest has no choice but to shutdown operations. Air Midwest has determined that it does not have the financial resources to continue air carrier operations. Air Midwest is in severe financial distress due to the fact that it has incurred significant and unrelenting losses over many years and has no prospect of future profitability, particular in light of current conditions, including record high fuel prices. This decision should come as no surprise to the Department as Air Midwest previously advised the Department of its intention to withdraw its services beginning over a year ago with its first traunch of termination notices. In addition, representatives of Air Midwest met with Dennis DeVany on March 6, 2008 to advise that Air Midwest would shortly go out of business. While the Department solicited proposals for subsidized replacement service at these points, to date replacement services have commenced at only six points-Cedar City, Moab, Vernal, Manhattan, Salina and Alamogordo. Over nine months ago the Department selected Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service at Merced, Visalia, and Ely, but inexplicably Great Lakes has not yet commenced its proposed service at those points. Air Midwest's situation is similar to the situations involving Big Sky Airlines and Skyway Airlines, both of which terminated all of their air services earlier this year. On December 20, 2007, Big Sky announced its intent to terminate all service on January 7, 2008. Although the Department issued a hold-in Order and sought replacement carriers on an emergency basis, it recognized that Big Sky would not provide service during the hold-in period. See DOT Order 2007-12-20. Similarly, Skyway Airlines terminated all air service on April 5, 2008, after a long hold-in period and prior to the commencement of service by replacement carriers. As with Big Sky and Skyway, Air Midwest does not have the financial wherewithal to continue its air carrier operations. Counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Robert Cohn, 202-637-4999, recohn@hhlaw.com |
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