1610:: re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $ 487,516 for Laramie and $ 972,757 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008. On June 14, 2006, Great Lakes notified the Department that it will continue its existing service at Rock Springs but subsidy-free as of October 1, 2006, the beginning of the new rate-term. On July 24, 2006 Great Lakes notified the Department that it will continue its existing service at Riverton subsidy-free beginning October 1, 2006.
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1592:: tentatively reselecting Great Lakes Aviation to provide essential air service at Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, for the two-year period from May 1, 2000 â April 30, 2002, at an annual subsidies of $ 297,633, for Laramie, $ 465,023, for Rock Springs, and $ 353,345 for Worland.
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1604:: selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with 19-passenger B1900Ds at Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, for two years for annual subsidy rates of $ 397,400, $ 394,046, $ 390,488, and $ 797,844, respectively.
1598:: extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. at each of the communities listed (Page, AZ; Alamosa, CO; Pueblo, CO; Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI; McCook, NE; Laramie, WY; Rock Springs, WY; Worland, WY; Moab, UT; Vernal, UT).
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