Order 2012

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Served: November 6, 2012



### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 6th day of November , 2012

Essential Air Service at

KINGMAN, ARIZONA

Under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq

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### ORDER APPROVING ALTERNATE SERVICE PATTERN

Summary

By this Order, the Department is approving the request of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great

Lakes) to change Kingman’s hub from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (P hoenix)

and/or Las Vegan McCarra n International Airport (Las Vegas) to include Los Angeles

International Airport (Logs Angeles ) effective November 4, 2012

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Background

By Order 2011

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Esse ntial Air Service (EAS) at Kingman for a two

- year period through April 30, 2013. That

Order established a subsidy rate of $1,163,390, for service consisting of 12 nonstop round trips

to either Phoenix or Las Vegas using 19

- passenger Beechcraft aircraft.

Airline Proposal

Great Lakes wishes to alter the current service pattern at Kingman to Los Angeles. Kingman

would continue to receive the same frequency of service with 19

- passenger Beechcraft aircraft

with no change in annual subsidy.

Community Comments

Dave French, Executive Director of the Kingman Airport Authority, concurs with Great Lakes’

request to change its service to Los Angeles based on Great Lakes’ proposed tentative schedule

and the airline’s commitment to aggressively promote the new service

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Decision

We will approve Great Lakes’ request, which meets the three conditions necessary for approval

under authority assigned under 14 CFR Part 385.12(k)(3) of the Department’s Regualtaions: (1)

the alternate service pattern is equal 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 Great Lakes’ subsidy.

Because we are allowing the alternate service pattern and not requiring it, Great Lakes may revert to the original service pattern at any time.

This Order is issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 1.56a(f) and re

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Director, Office of Aviation Analysis.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We hereby approve the alterna te service pattern requested by Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to

serve Kingman, Arizona, from Los Ang e les;

2. This docket will remain open until further order of the Department; and

3. The Department will serve a copy of this O rder on the Mayor and Airport M anager of

Kingman, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the Department’s

Aviation Economic Regulations, 14 CFR Part 385.50, must file such petitions within ten (10)

d ays after the date of service of this order.

This O rder will be effective immediately, and the filing of a petition for review shall not

preclude its effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available on line at

www.regulations.gov