L.A.B. FLYING SERVICE

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

Contents

History

Destinations

Charters

Fleet

References

External links

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1956. It has 55 employees (at March 2007). 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 FAA's Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for his work in operating the airline for over 50 years.^[2]

Destinations

L.A.B. serves the following destinations:^[3]

★ Excursion Inlet: Juneau

★ Gustavus: Juneau

★ Haines
★ : Juneau, Skagway

★ Juneau
★ : Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg (via Kake), Skagway (via Haines)

★ Kake: Juneau, Petersburg

★ Ketchikan: Klawock/Craig

★ Klawock/Craig: Ketchikan

★ Petersburg: Kake, Juneau (via Kake)

★ Skagway: Haines, Juneau

★ Denotes a hub location

Charters

The airline also offers charters to, among other places, Glacier Bay National Park.^[4]

Fleet

The LAB Flying Service fleet includes the following aircraft:

★ 1 Piper PA-18 super cub

★ ? PA-28 Cherokee

★ ? PA-31 Chieftain

References

1. Directory: World Airlines
2. Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award list
3. LAB Destination Map
4. LAB Charters Page

External links

★ LAB Flying Service