(157) stories found containing 'Essential Air Service'

BILLINGS Big Sky Airlines executives failed to honor a key labor contract as they liquidated the company, according to a lawsuit filed by former employees who allege wrongful termination and breech of contract. Officials for United Transportation Union Local 15 are suing the airline and its parent company, Minneapolisbased MAIR Holdings Inc., in U.S. District Court in Billings. Phoenix Acquisitions, a company that employees formed in hopes of buying Big Sky, has joined the union's lawsuit and is seeking back wages and...

BILLINGS Big Sky Airlines executives failed to honor a key labor contract as they liquidated the company, according to a lawsuit filed by former employees who allege wrongful termination and breech of contract. Officials for United Transportation Union Local 15 are suing the airline and its parent company, Minneapolisbased MAIR Holdings Inc., in U.S. District Court in Billings. Phoenix Acquisitions, a company that employees formed in hopes of buying Big Sky, has joined the union's lawsuit and is seeking back wages and...

BILLINGS Big Sky Airlines executives failed to honor a key labor contract as they liquidated the company, according to a lawsuit filed by former employees who allege wrongful termination and breech of contract. Officials for United Transportation Union Local 15 are suing the airline and its parent company, Minneapolisbased MAIR Holdings Inc., in U.S. District Court in Billings. Phoenix Acquisitions, a company that employees formed in hopes of buying Big Sky, has joined the union's lawsuit and is seeking back wages and...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com While the company that received the contract to provide passenger air service to small towns in Montana is continuing to work toward providing that service, a representative said the date flights will return to Havre and other communities is unknown. “There is nothing new,” said Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines. “We are trying to acquire aircraft, trying to deal with rising fuel costs.” Continued air passeng...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com While the company that received the contract to provide passenger air service to small towns in Montana is continuing to work toward providing that service, a representative said the date flights will return to Havre and other communities is unknown. “There is nothing new,” said Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines. “We are trying to acquire aircraft, trying to deal with rising fuel costs.” Continued air passeng...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com While the company that received the contract to provide passenger air service to small towns in Montana is continuing to work toward providing that service, a representative said the date flights will return to Havre and other communities is unknown. “There is nothing new,” said Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines. “We are trying to acquire aircraft, trying to deal with rising fuel costs.” Continued air passeng...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Saturday the scheduled day for the last flight of Big Sky Airlines to Havre, when air service will resume is up in the air. However, Montana's members of Congress have taken up the battle and called for the players to continue service. Their offices said today they are continuing to work on the issue. Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines, the company selected to take over essential air service flights to...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Saturday the scheduled day for the last flight of Big Sky Airlines to Havre, when air service will resume is up in the air. However, Montana's members of Congress have taken up the battle and called for the players to continue service. Their offices said today they are continuing to work on the issue. Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines, the company selected to take over essential air service flights to...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Saturday the scheduled day for the last flight of Big Sky Airlines to Havre, when air service will resume is up in the air. However, Montana's members of Congress have taken up the battle and called for the players to continue service. Their offices said today they are continuing to work on the issue. Monica Taylor, director of sales and marketing for Great Lakes Airlines, the company selected to take over essential air service flights to...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Staff and wire report HELENA Preparing to board a commercial flight at the airport in Wolf Point or half a dozen other Montana communities is a throwback to a simpler time: no metal detector, no baggage screening and it's OK to leave your shoes on. Travelers on Big Sky Airlines' 19-passenger planes are not screened until reaching the usual destination, Billings Logan International Airport, where the federal Transportation Security Administration...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Big Sky Airlines, which provides essential air service in Havre and six other Montana communities, has filed an official notice that it will cancel that service and is in discussions with another company to take over those services within about 60 days. “Big Sky is under severe financial distress due to continuing, extensive and unsustainable losses,” the company said in the notice. “The Company has determined that it does not have the finan...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Big Sky Airlines, which provides essential air service in Havre and six other Montana communities, has filed an official notice that it will cancel that service and is in discussions with another company to take over those services within about 60 days. “Big Sky is under severe financial distress due to continuing, extensive and unsustainable losses,” the company said in the notice. “The Company has determined that it does not have the finan...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Big Sky Airlines, which provides essential air service in Havre and six other Montana communities, has filed an official notice that it will cancel that service and is in discussions with another company to take over those services within about 60 days. “Big Sky is under severe financial distress due to continuing, extensive and unsustainable losses,” the company said in the notice. “The Company has determined that it does not have the finan...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Both candidates for governor in Montana have been trading jabs in interviews, each claiming that what the other says isn't accurate on issues including Amtrak, 4 for 2, state spending and accountability in government. “It's important to set the record straight,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, said last week. Republican Roy Brown, who has announced his intention to run for governor in the election next year, said much the same about Sch...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Both candidates for governor in Montana have been trading jabs in interviews, each claiming that what the other says isn't accurate on issues including Amtrak, 4 for 2, state spending and accountability in government. “It's important to set the record straight,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, said last week. Republican Roy Brown, who has announced his intention to run for governor in the election next year, said much the same about Sch...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com Both candidates for governor in Montana have been trading jabs in interviews, each claiming that what the other says isn't accurate on issues including Amtrak, 4 for 2, state spending and accountability in government. “It's important to set the record straight,” Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, said last week. Republican Roy Brown, who has announced his intention to run for governor in the election next year, said much the same about Sch...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Congress about to head into it's August recess, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said he is glad for the break from a busy and politicized session and the chance to touch base with the people of Montana. “We've had some knock-down dragouts,” Rehberg said in an interview this morning. “I think everybody's going to be ready to reacquaint themselves with their constituents.” Several items directly impacting north-central Montana have recentl...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Congress about to head into it's August recess, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said he is glad for the break from a busy and politicized session and the chance to touch base with the people of Montana. “We've had some knock-down dragouts,” Rehberg said in an interview this morning. “I think everybody's going to be ready to reacquaint themselves with their constituents.” Several items directly impacting north-central Montana have recentl...

Tim Leeds Havre Daily News [email protected]@havredailynews.com With Congress about to head into it's August recess, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., said he is glad for the break from a busy and politicized session and the chance to touch base with the people of Montana. “We've had some knock-down dragouts,” Rehberg said in an interview this morning. “I think everybody's going to be ready to reacquaint themselves with their constituents.” Several items directly impacting north-central Montana have recentl...

Raymond O. Tweeten, 81, of Havre died peacefully at his home in Havre on Saturday, April 1, 2006. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Havre, with graveside services with military honors to follow at Calvary Cemetery. Ray was born April 7, 1924, on the family farm near Ulen, Minn., son of Christian and Gina Braseth Tweiten. He learned the lessons of thrift, self-reliance, optimism and hard work that would serve him all his life growing up on the farm during the Depression of the...