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As of November 2013, Great Lakes Airlines received $58,299,575 in annual federal subsidies for Essential Air Services that they provided to rural airports in the U.S. [3] Great Lakes Airlines was a large United Express feeder carrier from 1992 to 2002 operating to over 100 cities.
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) subsidizes airlines to serve communities across the country that otherwise would not receive scheduled air service. [1] As of June 1, 2015, 159 communities in the US received EAS subsidies, of which 44 were in Alaska, two in Hawaii, and one in Puerto Rico. [2]
In November 2022, Cape Air, which was the carrier serving the airport at the time, requested to terminate its essential air service contract at the airport, citing rising costs that were causing it to lose money at the airport even with federal subsidies. Round-trip flights continued until Contour Airlines took over in August 2023. [10]
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Order 2007-3-5: selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at the above communities (Burlington, IA; Cape Girardeau, MO; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Jackson, TN; Marion/Herrin, IL, Owensboro, KY) for the two-year period from June 1, 2007, through May ...
Big Sky Airlines was a commuter air carrier in the United States that operated from 1978 to 2008. Headquartered in Billings , Montana , United States. [ 1 ] Big Sky was wholly owned by Big Sky Transportation Company , which in turn was a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings .
Great Lakes Airlines returned in 2009 with flights to Denver which continued until the current provider, American Eagle, began service in 2011. [8] American Eagle, operating on behalf of American Airlines, began serving GRI on June 9, 2011 with two daily flights to DFW using Embraer 145 regional jets.
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