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Li^JlTY OF GREENVILLE Ca,olyn Wcathe,., Ward 3 

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Lane Rodgers CM . MTD DELTA REGIONAL AIRPORTITY Ann HoUoweU, Ward 5 

Airport Director Errick D. Simmons. Ward 6 

166'" 5" Ave. Suite 300 • Greenville, Mississippi 38701 • Telephone: 662-334-3121 • Facsimile: 662-335-8757 

June 8. 201 

Dermis DeVaney 

Essential Air Service Div. 

U.S.DOT 

400 West 7th. St. SW 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Good Morning Mr. DeVaney, 

Reference Docket 2008-0209, Order 2011-5-10 

Greenville, Mississippi requests an extension on the due date of the request for proposals to provide air 

service at Greenville. 

Proposals are due June 8. However, extenuating circumstances make it beneficial to both Greenville 

and the Department for the granting of an extension of this due date. 

Last week, suddenly and without warning, Gulfstream Airlines and Delta Air Lines were not able to 

reach terms on a commercial agreement that would have permitted Gulfstream to use the Delta Air 

Lines code and brand. 

Gulfstream had indicated to Greenville that they would bid at Greenville with the Delta code and 

brand. 

Greenville has worked very hard in the past year, in anticipation of Delta finishing its announced 

retirement of Mesaba's SF340 aircraft, to secure alternative air service options. 

Greenville met with both Gulfstream and Pinnacle (in the event Delta and Pinnacle reached an at-risk 

agreement to continue SF340 operations under the Delta brand) in late 2010. 

We have presented a market briefing document to American Eagle. 

We have presented an updated market briefing document to Gulfstream a few weeks ago. 

We have contacted Vision Airlines to see if they would be interested in bidding 30-seat turboprop 

service to Atlanta as part of their existing Atlanta service patterns. 

Website: www.greenvilltMTl^.u.^ 
Dennis DeVaney 

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June 8, 2011 

It appears that if the Greenville bid due date remains as June 8 the only bids we will see are from nine 

seat operators or charter operators without daily service authority. 

Neither of those options will be acceptable to Greenville and thus a re-bid, with a greater delay and 

some cost to the Department, would have to be done later this summer. 

Greenville requests an extension on the deadline for Greenville service bids. We request that 

Greenville's new due date be the same as that of Muscle Shoals, which is going to a re-bid due to the 

Gulf stream/Delta commercial disagreement. 

We believe the communities of Greenville and Muscle Shoals, known and potential service bidders 

and the Department wiJl benefit from extending the Greenville bid due date and making it concurrent 

with the new Muscle Shoals bid due date. 

Making bids for both cities due at the same time may create new service concepts and bidding options 

that would not exist if the two cities are bid separately. The Department has seen the value in this type 

of coordinated bidding in numerous other circumstances nationwide. 

Thank you for your prompt consideration of this request. 

With Warm Regards, 

Lane Rodgers CM. 

Airport Director 

Mid Delta Regional Airport 

Greenville, Mississippi 

Website: www.'ireenviMe.mb.us