Great Lakes Airlines

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Some information in this article or section is not attributed to sources and may not be reliable.
Please check for inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed.

Great Lakes Airlines

IATA ZK	ICAO GLA	Callsign Lakes Air
Founded		1977
Fleet size		35
Destinations		40 cities, 10 states
Parent company		Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.
Headquarters		Cheyenne, Wyoming
Key people		Doug Voss and Ivan Simpson (co-founders)
Website: http://www.flygreatlakes.com

Great Lakes Airlines (IATA: ZK, ICAO: GLA, and Callsign: Lakes Air) ^[1], formerly Great Lakes Aviation, is an airline based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. It is a regional airline operating domestic scheduled and charter services. Its main base is Cheyenne Regional Airport, with hubs at Denver International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, and Albuquerque International Sunport.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established by Doug Voss and Ivan Simpson and started operations on 5 April 1977. It began scheduled services on 12 October 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 19 January 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. Its status with United Express was downgraded to a codeshare agreement in 2001 and on 1 May 2001 it became an independent carrier. Great Lakes has code sharing agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines. Great Lakes Airlines has had many financial troubles since September 11, 2001. The state of Wyoming heavily subsidizes Great Lakes, because it is the only airline serving six of the ten commercial airports in Wyoming. The airline is now headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[1]