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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: June 12, 1997
Date of Earliest Event Reported: June 11, 1997
GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charer)
IOWA 0-23224 42-1135319
(State of Other Jurisdiction) (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1965 330TH STREET
SPENCER, IOWA 51301-9211
(Address of principal executive offices, including area code)
(712) 262-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Reference is made to the Press Release issued to the public by the
Registrant on June 11, 1997, and attached hereto as an exhibit, relating to (i)
the appointment of a Director of Maintenance, (ii) the appointment of a Director
of Cost Control and Quality Assurance Oversight, and (iii) the resignation of
the Company's Chief Financial Officer.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99 Press Release dated June 11, 1997.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 12, 1997 GREAT LAKES AVIATION, LTD.
/s/ A.L. Maxson
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A.L. Maxson
Chief Financial Officer
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99 Press Release dated June 11, 1997.
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EXHIBIT 99
[LETTERHEAD]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 11, 1997
COMPANY ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL CHANGES
Spencer, Iowa, June 11, 1997 - Great Lakes Aviation announced the appointment of
Mr. Jeffery L. Redlin as the Director of Maintenance, the most senior
maintenance position as required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Mr.
Redlin has had 16 years experience in airline maintenance including positions at
Continental Express Airlines, Mahalo Air, Maverick Airways and InterAir in
Zimbabwe, Africa.
Mr. Chester H. Hooper has been appointed Director of Cost Control and Quality
Assurance Oversight. Formerly, Mr. Hooper had been with the company during the
period July, 1994, through July, 1995, as the Executive Vice President of
Operations.
A.L. Maxson has announced that he would not accompany the relocation of Great
Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s administrative office from Minneapolis, Minnesota to
Spencer, Iowa. Mr. Maxson expects to resign as the company's Executive Vice
President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of the Company
at the completion of that move on or about July 1, 1997. Mr. Maxson will remain
available as a consultant for an indefinite period subsequent to his resignation
to assist with the orderly transition of the finance function to the Spencer
location.
