L.A.B. Flying Service
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L.A.B. Flying Service is a small bush airline based in Haines, Alaska, USA, serving Southeast Alaska. It operates scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights. Its main base is Haines Airport, with a hub at Juneau International Airport [1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1956 [1]. L.A.B. Flying Service, named for its founder, Layton A. Bennett, is Alaska's oldest continuously-operating small passenger airline. Layton A. Bennett received the FAA's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years[3].
[edit] Service
L.A.B. serves the following destinations:
- Excursion Inlet: Juneau
- Gustavus: Juneau
- Haines*: Juneau, Skagway
- Juneau*: Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg (via Kake), Skagway (via Haines)
- Kake: Juneau, Petersburg
- Ketchikan: Klawock/Craig
- Klawock/Craig: Ketchikan
- Petersburg: Kake, Juneau (via Kake)
- Skagway: Haines, Juneau
*Denotes a hub location
[edit] Charters
The airline also offers charters to, among other places, Glacier Bay National Park.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 5-11 April 2005
- ^ Airline Codes December 2006
- ^ FAA.gov: Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award list
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