Great Lakes Airlines
Great Lakes Airline is an independent, regional, commuter airline serving communities in the Upper Midwestern US states. At one point, the airline has expanded to a more national service route, through alliances with larger airlines, but financial troubles have caused Great Lakes to return to their roots, servicing smaller, rural communities, like Garden City, UT. Great Lakes Airlines has hubs at Denver International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, and Albuquerque International Sunport.

The Great Lakes Airline Story
Great Lakes Airline was founded in 1977 and began flying in 1981. Its first flights were rural routes between cities in Iowa. The airline was soon able to buy fellow regional carrier Alliance Airlines and expanded its service area using Alliance’s former routes. By 1992, Great Lakes Airlines had attracted the attention of major airlines and it signed an agreement with United Airlines to begin running commuter flights under the name United Express. In the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and the ensuing financial trouble for United Airlines, that deal was terminated. Now Great Lakes only runs code share flights for United in Midwestern territories under its own name.

Since the breakup of the deal with United, Great Lakes Airlines has suffered serious financial trouble. The flight frequency of many Great Lakes Airline flights had to be reduced, and some routes were cancelled outright. The Cheyenne, WY, based company is kept afloat be large subsidies from the Wyoming state government. The state government must do this, because Great Lakes Airlines is the only airline serving more than half of Wyoming’s ten airports. Six airports would be left without an airline if Great Lakes closed down.

Working For Great Lakes Airline
If you want to work for Great Lakes Airline in any of their locations, visit their website for a list of current job openings and information on submitting your resume. Potential pilots, take note, Great Lakes Airline pilot salary is the lowest in the business.

Buy Tickets For Great Lakes Airline
To fly on Great Lakes Airline, you must make your reservation on their website. There, you can also see the Great Lakes Airline flight schedule, information about their planes, their destination map, and more information about the airline history.