Great Lakes shutting down?

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Quote: If (When!) GLA goes out of business, they therefore stop flying to their contracted EAS cities (and the rest of their shrinking map). Presuming a Chapter 7 rather than Ch 11 - they seem to have had their Ch 11 chances, even if it wasn't done through the courts .

The question: What happens to the EAS 90-day notice to quit, and the Federal obligation to continue service until a replacement takes over?

Do the Feds get to arm-twist some other carrier to take over immediately? And 'immediately' isn't truly 'immediate,' given the need for the incoming folks to hire staff, get or re-assign aircraft, do proving flights, negotiate with the EAS people, etc.

Any way you look at it, sounds like there will be a gap between the EAS hard places and GLA's 'rock.'
All EAS carriers will be done within 6 months. Once Trumps budget passes, EAS will be done bringing instant death to the Viass, Lakes, and Boutiques of the US.
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With the possible exception of the EAS in the state of Alaska.
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So glad to see these scumbags going out of business....
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EAS
Don't bet on the death of EAS in the lower 48. I expect tweaking to continue the process of removing abuses, but (a.) it does serve a purpose, (b.) constitutes a promise made by the government, and (c.) is supported by enough very senior legislators and powerful leaders in the various communities, all of whom are listened to.

Like other popular verbal targets (NEA, NEH, CPB, etc), the money spent or saved on it won't change the overall Federal budget picture at all. They aren't serious budget-busters, just tweat-fodder pandering to hopeful believers.

As always, Alaska is the exception to most rules.
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GLA has been "going out of business" since I was there in the 90s.

Two things will withstand the nuclear holocaust: Cockroaches and Great Lakes.

Seeeeee Yaaaaaah!
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Apparently they've had to start going back to their 1900's on the Prescott-LAX route due to not having a captain to fly the 120's....
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So many guys have abandoned ship that a lot of the furloughed got recalled.
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I bet most of those furloughed and recalled have apps out at other regionals and won't be around long. Great Lakes, it appears, is really over the barrel.
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Quote: I hear the odds are Great Lakes is losing Pueblo; Skywest may be awarded it instead.
Didn't we already do that and stop?
I think I remember taking two people down and one back.
USAF DA40s were everywhere.
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Quote: So many guys have abandoned ship that a lot of the furloughed got recalled.
I'm surprised they even have furloughed pilots given how badly they need pilots. Wouldn't they just have all those pilots working already with how tight things are?
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