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L.A.B. Flying Service was an American
The airline was established and started operations in 1956. It had 55 employees as of March 2007. 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
"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.
airline
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based in Haines, Alaska
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. It operated scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights in Southeast Alaska. Its main base was Haines Airport, with a hub at Juneau International Airport
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.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1956. It had 55 employees as of March 2007. 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
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's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award was instituted by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on October 11, 2003, to recognize pilots who have practiced safe flight operations continuously for 50 or more years during the course o ...
for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years.
2008 grounding
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> LAB's website and email system turned off August 26, 2008.
See also
*List of airlines in Alaska
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*Alaska Air Group
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* List of defunct airlines of the United States
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References
Defunct airlines of the United States Defunct companies based in Alaska Transportation in Haines Borough, Alaska Airlines established in 1956 Airlines disestablished in 2008 Transportation in Juneau, Alaska Airlines based in Alaska {{US-airline-stub