U. S. transportation dept. selects Gulfstream for Essential Air

U. S. transportation dept. selects Gulfstream for Essential Air

Zach White

The Department of Transportation has announced its final decision in changing Montana's Essential Air Service provider to Gulfstream International Airlines.

The decision, issued on Monday but not served until this morning, follows the 6-1-vote recommendation of the Montana Essential Air Service Task Force last month that Gulfstream replace the current EAS provider, Great Lakes Airlines, for an annual subsidy of $10.9 million.

This is a $2.7 million, 33 percent increase from the last contract's subsidy with Great Lakes....