BEFORETHE 7' 17 DEPARTMENT OF**TRANSPORTATION',.~** WASHINGTON, D.C.

Essential Air Service at CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO SILVER CITY/HURLEY/ DEMING, NEW MEXICO UnderTitle 49 ofthe U.S. Code, Section 41719, Air Service Termination Notice**~~----------------~** June 4, 2012 Docket OST-1996-1902 Docket OST-1996-1903

NINETY-DAYNOTICE OF TERMINATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE

Pursuant to Part 323 ofthe Department ofTransportation's Regulations (14 C.F.R. pat1323), •. Great Lakes Aviation,{,td.hereby serves its notice**~.fintentto:tcrminate** scheduled air service Fo· Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, NewMexico from Albuquerque, New Mexico effective September 3, 2012. In accordance with Section41 719, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. supplies the following information: I. Identification ofCarrier Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 1022 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 82001 Communications with respect to this document should be directed to: Michael Matthews Vice President and ChiefFinancial Officer Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. l022 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 82001 Telephone: Fax: (307) 432 7000 (307) 432 70012.

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4. At the time ofthe filing ofthis notice, Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. operating as Great Lakes Airlines provides service at Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico. Great Lakes' schedules are operated utilizing its ownZK two-letter code. Great Lake's service at Clovis,New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico each consist oftwo daily (weekdays) nonstop round trips to Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. All flights utilize 19-scat Becchcraft 

### 19000 aircraft. Great Lakes Airlines currently provides the only scheduled passenger air service at both communities. The Great Lakes Airlines service beingoftered is as follows: Clovis Fit No. From Degarture To Arrival**~** Freguency 7301 CVN 600 ABO 700 BE1 X67 7301 CVN 900 ABO 1000 BE1 6 7301 CVN 1300 ABO 1400 BE1 7 7304 CVN 1553 ABO 1653 BE1 X.67 7308 ABO 1355 CVN, 1455 BE1 6 i:304 ABQ 1443 CVN 1g43 BE"1 "i..67"**··~.** 

## .**·~** 7308 ABO 1950 CVN 2050 BE1 X6

Silver City/Hurley/Deming Fit No. From DeQarture To Arrival**~** Freguency 7303 

## svc 815 ABO 905 BE1 X67 7303 SVC 1130 ABO 1220 BE1 6 7307 

## svc 1840 ABO 1930 BE1 X6 7302 ABO 715 

## svc 805 BE1 X67 7302 ABO 1030 

## svc 1120 BE1 6 7306 ABO 1740 SVC 1830 BE1 X6

All flights operate non-stop. All schedule times listed arc in local time effective June 

### 4, 2012. 5. On or aboutApril 30, 2005, Great Lakes commenced scheduled air service Clovis and Silver City/Hurley/Deming to Albuquerque as provided under the Essential Air Service Program per Order 2004-12-21. Great Lakes was subsequently selected to continue providing air serviceunder Order 2007-3-18, Order 2009-3-3 and Order 2011-4-19.

6. Recent increa<;es in operating costs in 2011 and 2012, have caused Great Lakes to incur financial losses compared to the anticipated operating costs in the EAS awards.Additionally, the trends in connecting capacity at Albuquerque International Sunport suggestthat Albuquerque would not offer incremental connecting capacity, with airlines in which we have connection agreements, to generate enough future revenue to offset the incremental operatingcosts which we are experiencing. 

### 7. The effective date ofthis notice is June 

### 4, 2012. 8. The effective date ofthis intended termination is September 

### 3, 2012. 9. Objections, ifany, to this Notice are due on June 

### 24, 2012.

Respectfully Submitted,

# ~~~ Michael Matthews Vice Presidentand ChiefFinancial Officer Great**~akes** Aviation, Ltd.

· '·**Cheye~,** Wyoming , ""·**~·** June 

### 4, 2012Certificate ofService

l hereby certify that I have served onJune 4, 2012 by first class mail a copy ofthe foregoing 90- day Notice oftermination ofscheduled service at Clovis, New Mexico and Silver City/Hurley/Deming, New Mexico to each ofthe persons named on the attached service list.

·' .,J Administrative Assistant Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.Service List The Honorable James R. Marshall Mayor ofSilver City Post Office Box 1188 Silver City, New Mexico 88062 The Honorable David Lansford MayorofClovis Post Office Box 760 Clovis, New Mexico 88101 The Honorable Edward Encinas Mayor ofHurley 101 Cortez Ave. Hurley, NewMexico 88043 The Honorable Andres Z. Silva Mayor ofDeming 309 South Gold Avenue Deming, New Mexico 88030 Mr. Larry Anderson Airport Manager, Grant County Airport 188 Airport Road Post Office Box 99 Hurley, New Mexico 88043 Mr. Gene Bieker Airport Manager Clovis Municipal Airport Post Office Box 760 Clovis, NewMexico 88 I0 

### 1 Mr. Steve Summers, Director NewMexico Department ofTransportation, Aviation Division Box1149 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1 149 Mr. Dennis DeVany Chiet EAS and Domestic Analysis U.S. Department ofTransportation 400 

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