Essential Air Service at Alliance and Chadron, Nebraska

Order 2007-1-12
OST-2000-8322

Issued January 22, 2007 | Served January 25, 2007

Order Requesting Proposals

By this order, the Department is requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Alliance and Chadron, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2007, with or without subsidy.

With specific respect to Alliance and Chadron, we expect proposals consisting of service with two-pilot, twin-engine aircraft with at least 15 passenger seats, and offering two round trips to Denver each weekday and each weekend. In order to give the Department and the communities as broad an array of proposals as possible from which to choose, carriers are also welcome to prepare more than one service option; they need not limit themselves to these requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities, different hubs, for example, with subsidy requirements that remain competitive. Such service is generally consistent with what the communities currently receive. Of course, as always, we will formally solicit the communities’ views on any service options we receive before making a long-term carrier selection decision.

By: Todd Homan