Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Airport board to interview EAS airlines

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Three passenger airline companies will present their bids to be the next Essential Air Service carrier for the Gogebic-Iron County Airport later this month.

The Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board scheduled a special meeting for July 22 to hear proposals from Denver Air, Southern Airways Corporation, and AirChoice One. The meetings will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the airport terminal building to accommodate arrivals and opportunities to view aircraft that may be part of the proposal.

The three airlines that are bidding to...