Essential Air Service at Burlington, IA; Cape Girardeau, MO; Ft. Leonard Wood, MO; Jackson, TN; Marion/Herrin, IL; and Owensboro, KY

Order 2007-3-5
OST-2001-8731 - EAS at Burlington, IA
OST-1996-1559 - EAS at Cape Girardeau, MO
OST-1996-1167 - EAS at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
OST-2000-7857 - EAS at Jackson, TN
OST-2000-7881 - EAS at Marion/Herrin, IL
OST-2000-7855 - EAS at Owensboro, KY

Issued March 9, 2007 | Served March 14, 2007

Order Selecting Carriers and Establishing Subsidy Rates

As the end of the two-year contract period was approaching, the Department issued Order 2006-12-25, December 27, 2006. requesting proposals for a new two-year period beginning June 1, 2007, with or without subsidy. In response to our request. we received proposals from four earners: the incumbent, Regions, Air Midwest Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express (Air Midwest), Big Sky, and Great Lakes.

By this order, the Department is selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service at the above communities for the two-year period from June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2009, using 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft as follows: Big Sky at Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Owensboro for a combined annual subsidy of $3,247,440: and Great Lakes at Burlington, Fort Leonard Wood, and Marion/Herrin for a combined annual subsidy of $2,590,461.

By: Andrew Steinberg