9 lives and counting…
One of the more unfortunate sides of a merger is the dissolution of one of the merging parties. Midwest Airlines proudly served the Great Lakes region for 30 years. As the airline built up the...
View ArticleCompetitive move or does EAS really work?
Or how about both. And let this post be proof I’m not always about busting airlines’ balls or the DOT’s balls. But, starting in February 2013, Dickinson, North Dakota will no longer be subsidized....
View ArticleAnd its off to the races….
As there’s been a lot of movement in the EAS world and I haven’t been able to keep up with it all… mainly because I’m working on a few projects for one of my airlines (non-EAS) and also working with …...
View ArticleFollow up
Special thanks to Trish Lorino at Cape Air for filling me in on another market that has broken 10,000 passengers a year – MARION, ILLINOIS – to the mix. This must make Doug Kimmel and those folks...
View ArticleI love you, maybe.
With Valentine’s Day coming around the corner, I’m heading off to the warm beaches of Puerto Rico for some relaxation then spend some time in Florida with vendors for my airline job (disclosure: we do...
View ArticleBack into the swing of things…
Wow its been an interesting month, and the airlines can probably say the same thing! Sequestration is in full effect and the government agencies are doing their damndest to make sure you feel it, and...
View ArticleLong update….
Aloha readers, its been a while and I’m hoping to cover what I can in today’s post. To start, Great Lakes has been awarded the Arizona EAS markets. These include the cities of Kingman, Page,...
View ArticleAs the prop spins..
Well this is fresh off the press — apparently Silver Airways will NOT be bidding to continue flights at its Montana operations. The routes were originally awarded to Gulfstream Airlines back in 2010...
View ArticleInteresting development at Great Lakes
Normally I don’t comment on rumors started on pilot message boards, but this one caught me by surprise. The rumor is that Great Lakes Airlines is starting up / acquiring an FAA Part 135 certificate to...
View ArticleAnd Montana is out…
When I wrote about Silver pulling out of Montana a few weeks ago, I was expecting a few more bidders – the DOT released the bids today and its NOT a pretty picture. Great Lakes and Cape Air are the …...
View ArticleAnd the poaching continues
I guess its almost time to start hanging up the Christmas decorations around here – we’ve already got Christmasy weather here in Juneau… sorta. Had a few inches of snow fall earlier in the week, so we...
View ArticleAnd Great Lakes implodes…
Firstly, I am NOT biased against Great Lakes. They are a good company, they’ve been through a lot – and provide a VERY vital link to a large chunk of EAS markets. Great Lakes flies 19 seat Beech...
View ArticleGreat Lakes moves forward with reconfiguration
As mentioned on the Crankyflier.com, Great Lakes has apparently received permission to yank out 10 seats from a handful of their Beech 1900D aircraft and operate them under Part 135 rules. What this...
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