**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Essential air service at                  | > **Docket               |
|                                           | > OST-1997-2784**        |
| > **AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE, MAINE**           |                          |
| >                                         |                          |
| > **BAR HARBOR, MAINE**                   |                          |
| >                                         |                          |
| > **ROCKLAND, MAINE**                     |                          |
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#  {#section .paraheading}

# AMMENDED PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC.  {#ammended-proposal-of-colgan-air-inc. .paraheading}

# TO MODIFY EXISTING SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF: {#to-modify-existing-subsidized-essential-air-service-requirements-for-the-communities-of .paraheading}

#  AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE, BAR HARBOR, AND ROCKLAND, MAINE {#augustawaterville-bar-harbor-and-rockland-maine .paraheading}

Submitted: October 8, 2007

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to:

**Michael J. Colgan**

**President**

**Colgan Air, Inc.**

**10677 Aviation Lane**

**Manassas, Virginia 20110**

**(703) 331-3101**

**BEFORE THE**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**

+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| Essential air service at                  | > **Docket               |
|                                           | > OST-1997-2784**        |
| > **AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE, MAINE**           |                          |
| >                                         |                          |
| > **BAR HARBOR, MAINE**                   |                          |
| >                                         |                          |
| > **ROCKLAND, MAINE**                     |                          |
+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+

#  {#section-1 .paraheading}

# AMMENDED PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC.  {#ammended-proposal-of-colgan-air-inc.-1 .paraheading}

# TO MODIFY EXISTING SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF:  {#to-modify-existing-subsidized-essential-air-service-requirements-for-the-communities-of-1 .paraheading}

# AUGUSTA/WATERVILLE, BAR HARBOR, AND ROCKLAND, MAINE {#augustawaterville-bar-harbor-and-rockland-maine-1 .paraheading}

Submitted: October 8, 2007

**Request of Colgan (Ammended)**

In Colgan's previous proposal, submitted on September 7^th^ 2007, the
company requested the a decrease in the service requirements for
Augusta/Waterville, Bar Harbor & Rockland, Maine to 19 trips per week
beginning October 15^th^ and continuing through March 31^st^. Based on
overwhelming community feedback, Colgan would like to ammend this
request so that the decrease to 19 round trips does not begin until
December 1^st^ and ends on March 31^st^ with these service decreases
being balanced with service increases during the months of June, July &
August. The paragraphs below detail our new request.

Currently, Colgan Air is required to operate 24 trips per week from Bar
Harbor, Maine to Boston, with 18 being non-stop and 6 being one-stop. To
better conform with passenger traffic needs, Colgan Air is requesting a
change of our required service pattern beginning December 1^st^ and
continuing through March 31^st^ to operate 19 flights per week between
Bar Harbor and Boston; from April 1^st^ to June 30^th^ to operate 24
trips per week; from July 1^st^ to August 31^st^ to operate 33 trips per
week; from September 1^st^ through September 30^th^ to operate 27 trips
per week; and from October 1^st^ through November 30^th^ to operate 24
trips per week. (See Appendix A(Revised) for new summary charts). Over
the course of a year, the overall number of required nonstop and
one-stop trips will remain the same as in the current order, however;
Colgan reserves the right to replace a one-stop flight with a nonstop
flight as needed.

Currently, Colgan Air is required to operate 25 trips per week each from
both Augusta/Waterville and Rockland, Maine to Boston, with 50% of the
flights being non-stop while the other 50% are one-stop flights. Colgan
Air is requesting to change our required service pattern beginning
December 1^st^ through March 31^st^ to operate 20 flights per week each
between Augusta/Waterville and Rockland, Maine and Boston; from April
1^st^ to June 30^th^ to operate 25 trips per week; from July 1^st^ to
August 31^st^ to operate 34 trips per week; from September 1^st^ through
September 30^th^ to operate 28 trips per week; and from October 1^st^
through November 30^th^ to operate 25 trips per week. (See Appendix
A(Revised) for new summary charts). Just as in Bar Harbor, over the
course of a year, the overall number of required nonstop and one-stop
trips will remain the same as in the current order, however; Colgan
reserves the right to replace a one-stop flight with a nonstop flight as
needed.

We further propose that the annual compensation rate remains the same
and the weekly compensation ceiling remains the same. However, the
subsidy rate per flight would change depending on the number of flights
per week. (See Appendix A(Revised) for summary charts).

> Respectfully submitted,
>
> Michael J. Colgan -- President
>
> Colgan Air, Inc.
>
> 10677 Aviation Lane
>
> Manassas, Virginia 20110
>
> \(703\) 331-3101

Appendix A(Revised)

**Proposed Change in Service Pattern**

**Bar Harbor, Maine to Boston**

<table style="width:100%;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 28%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="8"><strong>Number of Round-trip flights per
day</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Month</strong></td>
<td><strong>Mon</strong></td>
<td><strong>Tues</strong></td>
<td><strong>Wed</strong></td>
<td><strong>Thu</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fri</strong></td>
<td><strong>Sat</strong></td>
<td><strong>Sun</strong></td>
<td><strong>Flights per week</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Revised Subsidy per flight</strong></p>
<p><strong>($22,991.04 weekly compensation ceiling)</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Jan</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>$605.03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Feb</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>$605.03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Mar</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>$605.03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Apr</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Jun</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>$348.35</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Aug</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>$348.35</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Sept</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>$425.76</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oct</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Nov</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Dec</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>$605.03</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**Proposed Change in Service Pattern**

**Augusta/Waterville and Rockland, Maine to Boston**

<table style="width:100%;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 12%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 28%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="8"><strong>Number of Round-trip flights per
day</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><strong>Month</strong></td>
<td><strong>Mon</strong></td>
<td><strong>Tues</strong></td>
<td><strong>Wed</strong></td>
<td><strong>Thu</strong></td>
<td><strong>Fri</strong></td>
<td><strong>Sat</strong></td>
<td><strong>Sun</strong></td>
<td><strong>Flights per week</strong></td>
<td><p><strong>Revised Subsidy per flight</strong></p>
<p><strong>($23,949.00 weekly compensation ceiling)</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Jan</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>$598.73</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Feb</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>$598.73</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Mar</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>$598.73</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Apr</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Jun</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>$352.19</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Aug</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>$352.19</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Sept</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>$427.66</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Oct</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Nov</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>$478.98</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Dec</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>$598.73</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**

**I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the foregoing Proposal
to Provide Subsidized Essential Air Service to be served on the 8^th^
day of October, 2007, upon the following person:**

Dennis DeVany

Chief, EAS & Domestic Analysis

Office of Aviation Analysis

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.

Washington, D.C. 20590

**I hereby certify that I will cause a copy of the foregoing Proposal to
Provide Subsidized Essential Air Service to be served on the 9^th^ day
of October, 2007, upon each of the following persons:**

**Airport Managers:**

John Guimond Robert A. Cossette

Manager Manager

Augusta State Airport Hancock County -- Bar Harbor Airport

75 Airport Road 143 Caruso Drive, Suite 1

Augusta, ME 04330 Trenton, ME 04605

Jeffery Northgraves

Manager

Knox County -- Rockland Airport

19 Terminal Lane

Owls Head, ME 04854

**City Mayors:**

The Honorable Roger J. Katz The Honorable Ruth Eveland

Mayor -- City of Augusta Chair -- Bar Harbor Town Council

16 Cony Street 93 Cottage Street

Augusta, ME 04330 Bar Harbor, ME 04609

The Honorable Brian Harden

Mayor -- City of Rockland

270 Pleasant Street

Rockland, ME 04841