Breaking news: Gulfstream gets board's backing

All Great Lakes flights in Montana, after March 1, may be cancelled.

On Thursday, members of the Essential Air Service board for Montana had a conference call with representatives of the two airlines bidding for the Department of Transportation subsidy, Great Lakes Airlines and Gulfstream Airlines.

A several hours, the board voted six to one in favor of Gulfstream taking up Montana flight service.

"After four hours of talking on the telephone with these people we finally put it to a vote," Gerry Grabofsky, Havre-Hill County Airport's representative, said. "Hopefully we will start getting bette...