EAS-what a f-ing waste of money. Why not bring back the UA 737s making all the stops down the central valley. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2008/06/17/state/n115= 452D20.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (AP) Airline seeks money for Visalia and Merced flights (06-17) 11:54 PDT Visalia, CA (AP) -- An airline hoping to serve the San Joaquin Valley cities of Visalia and Merced is seeking more federal money to get its service off the ground. Wyoming-based Great Lakes Aviation was the only company to submit a bid = by Friday's deadline for a federally subsidized contract to serve the rural communities. The cities have been left without an airline since Air Midwest halted flights to Las Vegas at the end of May. The U.S. Department of Transportation originally chose Great Lakes as the replacement carrier in October. But the company said skyrocketing fuel prices meant the $1.8 million in federal subsidies offered would not be enough to make the service profitable. The company's new bid seeks $3 million in federal money to start flights from both towns to either Las Vegas or Ontario, Calif. ___ Information from: The Fresno Bee, www.fresnobee.com --------------------= -------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2008 AP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".