[1] The company had also owned a large contract maintenance operation at Oakland County International Airport which was shut down in 2012.

(Mike) Hoyle provided the DIP financing along with establishing a new company who performed the "stalking horse" duties to bring ADI out of bankruptcy.

[6] This ultimately triggered the purchase of the company by the Beardsleys and the DOT later restored the airline's operating authority.

However, United refused to honor that agreement as Great Lakes did not at that time offer any flights of their own to Chicago.

"[9] On March 26, 2018, Great Lakes Airlines announced that operations would be suspended effective at midnight.

However, certain segments of the company continue to operate, including Great Lakes Jet Express flights to Pierre and Watertown in South Dakota.