Great Lakes Airlines

The airline was established by Doug Voss and Ivan Simpson and started operations on April 5, 1977. It began scheduled services on October 12, 1981, with flights between Spencer, Iowa, and Des Moines, Iowa. In February 1988, Great Lakes acquired Alliance Airlines, adding six cities around Lake Michigan to the route network. In the following years it continued to expand and in February 1992 signed a codesharing agreement with United Airlines. On January 19, 1994, the airline went public trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. In October 1995, Great Lakes began operating under the Midway Connection banner at Raleigh/Durham through a marketing agreement with Midway Airlines, but this ceased in 1997.^{[citation needed]} Prior to the relocation of the headquarters to Cheyenne, Great Lakes was headquartered in Summit Township, Clay County, Iowa, by Spencer Municipal Airport and near the city of Spencer.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Its status with United Express was downgraded to a codeshare agreement in 2001 and on May 1, 2001, it became an independent carrier. Great Lakes has code sharing agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines.^{[citation needed]}

The airline added service to a new hub serving Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 7, 2010.^[6] Also the airline created a hub at Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 17, 2012 and closed on January 31, 2014. The Las Vegas hub was closed in April 2013. In 2013 the airline has decided to go to convert some of the fleet to Part 135 operating certificate, so new pilots don't have to meet the new 1500 hour requirement. Some of the Beechcraft 1900 fleet will only be equipped with 9 seats.

Destinations

Main article: Great Lakes Airlines destinations

Great Lakes Embraer EMB-120

Great Lakes Airlines serves 48 of its destinations through the Essential Air Service program and is the largest Essential Air Service provider in the United States.

Codeshare Agreement

Great Lakes Airlines has a codeshare agreement with Frontier Airlines, and United Airlines through Denver International Airport.

Fleet

A Beech 1900D at Denver International Airport

Great Lakes Airlines operates two types of aircraft in its fleet. Great Lakes is the world's largest single operator of the Beechcraft 1900. As of 2014 Great Lakes Airlines will be removing 10 seats from a portion of the Beechcraft 1900 fleet to accommodate for the new Part 135 operation to help with the pilot shortage.

^[7]

**Great Lakes Airlines fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia	6	30
Raytheon Beechcraft Beech 1900D Airliner	31	19
Raytheon Beechcraft Beech 1900D Airliner	1	9

References

↑ http://www.flygreatlakes.com/route_map/route_map.htm
↑ "Contact Us." Great Lakes Airlines. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
↑ "Welcome to Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd." Great Lakes Airlines. December 5, 1998. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
↑ "Spencer city, Iowa." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
↑ Hilkevitch, John. "AN AIRLINE REGROUPS GREAT LAKES FLYING AGAIN, THOUGH STILL PUZZLED BY ONSET OF CRISIS." Chicago Tribune. May 25, 1997. Business 1. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.
↑ "Timetable". Great Lakes Airlines. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
↑ "Great Lakes Airlines".

External links

Great Lakes Airlines
Greatlakesav.com (Archive)

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