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'''L.A.B. Flying Service''' is an [[United States|American]] [[airline]] based in [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]], [[Alaska]], [[United States|U.S.]] It operates scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights in [[Alaska Panhandle|Southeast Alaska]]. Its main base is [[Haines Airport]], with a hub at [[Juneau International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>
'''L.A.B. Flying Service''' was an American [[airline]] based in [[Haines, Alaska|Haines]], [[Alaska]]. It operated scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights in [[Alaska Panhandle|Southeast Alaska]]. Its main base was [[Haines Airport]], with a hub at [[Juneau International Airport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 103 | date= 2007-04-03}}</ref>




== History ==
== History ==
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[[File:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.jpg|thumb|[[Piper PA-32]]-300 (N2897X)]]
The airline was established and started operations in [[1956]]. It had 55 employees as of March [[2007]].<ref name="FI"/> L.A.B. Flying Service, named for its founder (and President), Layton A. Bennett, is Alaska's oldest continuously-operating small passenger airline. Layton A. Bennett received the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]'s [[Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award]] for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/safety/awards/wright_bros/list/ Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award list]</ref>
The airline was established and started operations in 1956. It had 55 employees as of March 2007.<ref name="FI"/> L.A.B. Flying Service, named for its founder (and President), Layton A. Bennett, was Alaska's oldest continuously-operating small passenger airline. Layton A. Bennett received the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award]] for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/safety/awards/wright_bros/list/ Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216225929/http://www.faa.gov/safety/awards/wright_bros/list/ |date=2007-02-16 }}</ref>


==2008 Grounding==
==2008 grounding==
In July of 2008, [[Alaska Public Media|APRN]] reported that the FAA had grounded LAB's entire fleet, because, in their words, "LAB Flying Service lacks the care, judgment and responsibility required to hold an air carrier certificate." One of the seven counts listed in the grounding order stated that LAB mechanics took an engine off of an airplane that had been destroyed in a fire with temperatures in excess of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and re-mounted it on another airplane, intending to put it back into service. LAB will not be able to apply for a new flight certificate until July 2009, unless they succesfully appeal the order before then.<ref>[http://aprn.org/2008/07/28/faa-report-details-why-lab-flying-service-was-grounded/ | "FAA report details why LAB Flying Service was grounded" APRN's Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau, Mon, July 28, 2008] </ref>
In July 2008, [[Alaska Public Media]] reported that the FAA had grounded LAB's entire fleet, because, in their words, "LAB Flying Service lacks the care, judgment and responsibility required to hold an air carrier certificate." One of the seven counts listed in the grounding order stated that LAB mechanics took an engine off of an airplane that had been destroyed in a fire with temperatures in excess of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and re-mounted it on another airplane, intending to put it back into service.<ref>[http://aprn.org/2008/07/28/faa-report-details-why-lab-flying-service-was-grounded/ "FAA report details why LAB Flying Service was grounded" APRN's Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau, Mon, July 28, 2008]</ref> LAB's website and email system turned off August 26, 2008.


==Destinations==
==See also==
* [[List of airlines in Alaska]]
L.A.B. serves the following destinations:
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* [[List of defunct airlines of the United States]]
{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
*[[Excursion Inlet Seaplane Base|Excursion Inlet]]: Juneau
*[[Gustavus Airport|Gustavus]]: Juneau
*[[Haines Airport|Haines]]*: Juneau, Skagway
*[[Juneau International Airport|Juneau]]*: Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg (via Kake), Skagway (via Haines)
*[[Kake Airport|Kake]]: Juneau, Petersburg
*[[Ketchikan International Airport|Ketchikan]]: Klawock/Craig
*[[Klawock Airport|Klawock/Craig]]: Ketchikan
*[[Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport|Petersburg]]: Kake, Juneau (via Kake)
*[[Skagway Airport|Skagway]]: Haines, Juneau


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==References==
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Denotes a hub location
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{{Reflist}}


{{Portalbar|United States|Alaska|Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of the United States|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Defunct airlines of the United States]]
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[[Category:Defunct companies based in Alaska]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Haines Borough, Alaska]]
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[[Category:Airlines established in 1956]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2008]]
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[[Category:Transportation in Juneau, Alaska]]
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[[Category:Airlines based in Alaska]]




{{US-airline-stub}}
==Fleet==
The LAB Flying Service fleet includes the following aircraft<ref name="FI"/> :
*1 [[Piper PA-18 super cub|Piper_PA-18]]
*? [[PA-28 Cherokee|Piper_PA-28]]
*? [[PA-31Chieftain,|Piper_PA-31]]
<gallery>
Image:Piper PA-31.jpg|PA-31Chieftain
</gallery>
*many [[PA-32 Cherokee Six, Saratoga|Piper_PA-32_Cherokee_Six]]
<gallery>
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Image:Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six .jpg|PA-32 Cherokee Six
Image:Haines line up for gas, summer tours.jpg|Haines line up for gas, summer tours 1994
Image:Big 6.jpg|The work Horse of the fleet
</gallery>
*? [[PA-34 Seneca|Piper_Seneca]]
<gallery>
Image:Senica.jpg|PA-34 Seneca
</gallery>
*2 [[Helio Courier|Helio_Courier]]
<gallery>
Image:Helio Courier.jpg|Helio Courier
</gallery>
*2 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A-26 Islander]]
<gallery>
Image:Islander BN2.jpg|Britten-Norman BN2A-26
</gallery>
*1 [[LA/250 Renegade]]

==External links==
*[http://www.labflying.com/ LAB Flying Service]

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==References==
<references/>

{{Aviation lists}}

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[[Category:Transportation in Alaska]]
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[[Category:Airlines of the United States]]
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[[Category:Companies based in Alaska]]
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[[Category:Haines Borough, Alaska]]
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[[Category:Airlines established in 1956]]
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[[Category:Juneau City and Borough, Alaska]]

Latest revision as of 01:50, 7 December 2024

L A B Flying Service
IATA ICAO Call sign
JF LAB LAB
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Ceased operations2008; 16 years ago (2008)
HeadquartersHaines, Alaska, U.S.
Websitehttp://www.labflying.com/

L.A.B. Flying Service was an American airline based in Haines, Alaska. It operated scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights in Southeast Alaska. Its main base was Haines Airport, with a hub at Juneau International Airport.[1]

History

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Piper PA-32-300 (N2897X)

The airline was established and started operations in 1956. It had 55 employees as of March 2007.[1] L.A.B. Flying Service, named for its founder (and President), Layton A. Bennett, was Alaska's oldest continuously-operating small passenger airline. Layton A. Bennett received the Federal Aviation Administration's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years.[2]

2008 grounding

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In July 2008, Alaska Public Media reported that the FAA had grounded LAB's entire fleet, because, in their words, "LAB Flying Service lacks the care, judgment and responsibility required to hold an air carrier certificate." One of the seven counts listed in the grounding order stated that LAB mechanics took an engine off of an airplane that had been destroyed in a fire with temperatures in excess of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit and re-mounted it on another airplane, intending to put it back into service.[3] LAB's website and email system turned off August 26, 2008.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 103.
  2. ^ Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award list Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "FAA report details why LAB Flying Service was grounded" APRN's Rosemarie Alexander, KTOO - Juneau, Mon, July 28, 2008


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