Order 2011-1-14

Served: January 18, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

 on the 18th day of January, 2011

Essential Air Service at

JOPLIN, MISSOURI

under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq.

DOCKET OST-2006-23932

ORDER EXTENDING SERVICE OBLIGATION

Summary

By this order, the Department of Transportation extends the essential air service (EAS) 

obligation of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes), at Joplin, Missouri, for an additional 30 

days, through March 4, 2011.

Background

On May 4, 2010, Great Lakes filed a 90-day notice with the Department of its intent to terminate 

its subsidized service at Fort Leonard Wood and Joplin effective August 2, 2010. By 

Order 2010-6-9, June 8, 2010, the Department prohibited Great Lakes from suspending service

through September 2 at the communities, and requested proposals, with subsidy if necessary, 

from carriers interested in providing replacement service. As required by 49 U.S.C. 41734, we 

have extended Great Lakes’ service obligation for additional 30-day periods, the latest through 

February 2, 2011, by Order 2010-12-25.

By Order 2010-9-9, September 8, 2010, the Department selected Executive Airlines d/b/a 

American Eagle Airlines (American Eagle) to provide EAS at Joplin.

American Eagle has filed schedules to inaugurate service at Joplin on February 10, 2011.

Therefore, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will require Great Lakes to continue to 

provide service at the community at the levels prescribed in the Order 2010-2008-7-8, for another 

30 days, or until replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first.

This order is issued under authority assigned in 14 CFR 385.12(k)(5).
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ACCORDINGLY,

1. We require Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to maintain the level of essential air service at Joplin, 

Missouri, as described in Order 2008-7-8, for an additional 30 days, through March 4, 2011, or 

until replacement service actually begins, whichever occurs first;

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2. We direct Great Lakes Aviation to retain all books, records, and other source and summary 

documentation to support subsidy claims for payment, and to preserve and maintain such 

documentation in a manner that readily permits its audit and examination by representatives of 

the Department. Such documentation shall be retained for seven years or until the Department 

indicates that the records may be destroyed, whichever comes first. Copies of flight logs for 

aircraft sold or disposed of must be retained. The carrier may forfeit its compensation for any 

claim that is not supported under the terms of this order;

3. Docket DOT-OST-2006-23932 will remain open until further order of the Department; and

4. We will serve copies of this order on the mayor of Joplin, the manager of Joplin Regional 

Airport, and on Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

By:

SUSAN L. KURLAND

Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available at

www.regulations.gov

 

1 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), we will extend Great Lakes’ service obligation for successive 30-day 

periods, as necessary, until suitable replacement service actually begins.