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Thi s documen t contain s Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd.' s respons e t o Orde rRequestin g Proposal s 2010-11-17

. Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd

. i s please d t o submi t thes e proposal s t o provid e essentia l ai r transportatio n atthes e point s i n Arizona

. Pe rth e instruction s i n th e Order , thes e proposal s represen t Grea tLake s fina l an d onl yproposals

. Grea tLake s ha s provide d multipl e hu b option s fo rservic e t o eac h o fthes e Essentia l Ai rServic e points

. Communityhu b servic e option s ca n b e exercise d atth e sam e subsid ype rdepartur e rate
. Modification s i n schedul e pattern s utilizin g a differen thu b option , wil l b e coordinate d wit h eac h affecte d community

. Thes e proposal s are bein g submitte d o n a stan d alon e basi s fo reac h community

. Al l proposal s contemplat e th e us e o f1 9 sea tBeec h 1900 D Airline requipment

. Question s an d comment s mayb e referre d to : Michae l O

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# Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at



## Page , Arizon a 193 6 Departure s Annuall ya s currentl ysupporte d pe rDOTOrde r2009-8- 5 (at9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,93 6

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : PG A 12,50 0 psgrsa t$128.2 4 $1,603,00 0

Other : (at0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $9,93 9 $1,612,93 9 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direct Expenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t(5.0 % ofTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $1,140,94 1 $376,69 0 $576,05 6 $2,432,39 7 $588,69 3 $3,021,09 0 ($1,408,151 ) $151,05 4 $1,559,20 6
Curren t publishe d schedule s shoul d b e use d a s sampl e servic e level s Phoeni x( no n stop) , Denve r(on e stop ) and/o rLa s Vega s (no n stop ) wil l utilize d fo rHu b Servic e Servic e routing s operate d on e sto p t o Denve rand/o rNo n sto p t o La s Vega s woul d remai n

subsid yeligibl e a s pe rauthoritie s existin g i n DOTOrde r2009-8- 5 A tGrea tLake s discretio n th e compan ywoul d operat e fou rpea k da yroun d tri p departure s wit h a reduce d servic e t o tw o roun d trip s pe rda yi n of fpea k seasona l period s N o les s tha n 1,93 6 Annua l departure s woul d b e operate d assumin g a 98 % completio n facto r

# Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e a t 

## Page , Arizon a 193 6 Departure s Annuall ya s currentl ysupporte d pe rDOTOrde r2009-8- 5 (at 9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,835

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : PG A 11,50 0 psgrsa t$128.2 4 $1,474,76 0

Other : (at 0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $9,14 4 $1,483,90 4 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direct Expenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi t Elemen t(5.0 % ofTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $1,082,04 5 $356,95 4 $545,93 7 $2,323,64 5 $512,83 8 $2,836,48 3 ($1,352,580 ) $141,82 4 $1,494,40 4
Curren tpublishe d schedule s shoul d b e use d a s sampl e servic e level s Phoeni x( no n stop) , Denve r(on e stop ) and/o rLa s Vega s (no n stop ) wil l utilize d fo rHu b Servic e Servic e routing s operate d on e sto p t o Denve rand/o rNo n sto p t o La s Vega s woul d remai n

subsid yeligibl e a s pe rauthoritie s existin g i n DOTOrde r2009-8- 5 A tGrea tLake s discretio n th e compan ywoul d operat e fou rpea k da yroun d tri p departure s wit h a reduce d servic e t o tw o roun d trip s pe rda yi n of fpea k seasona l period s N o les s tha n 1,93 6 Annua l departure s woul d b e operate d assumin g a 98 % completio n facto r

# Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e a t



## Prescott , Arizon a Thre e Roun d Trip s - B190 0 (a t 9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,83 5

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : PR O 14,00 0 psgrsa t $111.4 7 $1,560,58 0

Other : (a t0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $9,67 6 $1,570,25 6 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraf t an d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direc tExpenses : Tota l Indirec t Expenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t(5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $1,224,60 2 $431,81 5 $605,41 1 $2,600,53 9 $639,92 7 $3,240,46 6 ($1,670,210 ) $162,02 3 $1,832,23 3
Curren tpublishe d schedule s shoul d b e use d a s sampl e servic e level s Ontari o o rLo s Angele s (no n stop) , and/o rDenve r(on e stop ) wil l b e utilize d fo rHu b Service s

# Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at



## Sho wLow , Arizon a 142 7 Departure s Annuall ya s currentl ysupporte d pe rDOTOrde r2009-8- 5 (at 9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,42 7

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : SO W 7,00 0 psgrsa t$88.1 5 $617,05 0

Other : (at0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $3,82 6 $620,87 6 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direct Expenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t (5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $585,92 4 $186,13 3 $351,89 4 $1,462,66 1 $458,47 3 $1,921,13 4 ($1,300,258 ) $96,05 7 $1,396,31 5
Curren tpublishe d schedule s shoul d b e use d a s sampl e servic e level s A tGrea tLake s discretio n th e compan ywoul d operat e fou rpea k da yroun d tri p departure s wit h a reduce d servic e t o tw o roun d trip s pe rda yi n of fpea k seasona l period s N o les s tha n 1,42 7 Annua l departure s woul d b e operate d assumin g a 98 % completio n facto r

# Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at



## Sho wLow , Arizon a Thre e Roun d Trip s - B190 0 (at 9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,83 5

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : SOW 8,75 0 psgrsa t$72.1 0 $630,87 5

Other : (at0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $3,91 1 $634,78 6 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direct Expenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi t Elemen t(5.0 % ofTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $750,01 7 $208,25 1 $427,79 8 $1,724,77 6 $516,98 1 $2,241,75 7 ($1,606,970 ) $112,08 8 $1,719,05 8
Curren t publishe d tw o roun d tri p schedule s shoul d b e use d a s sampl e servic e leve l plu s a thir d tri p t o eithe rit s curren tPhoeni xHu b (no n stop ) and/o rDenve r(on e sto p alternat e Hub ) A t Grea t Lake s discretio n th e compan ywoul d operat e fou rpea k da yroun d tri p departure s wit h a reduce d servic e t o tw o roun d trip s pe rda yi n of fpea k seasona l period s N o les s tha n 1,837 Annua l departure s woul d b e operate d assumin g a 98 % completio n facto r

# Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd

. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e a t 

## Kingman , Arizon a Two Roun d Trip s - B190 0 (at 9 8 percen tcompletion ) Departures : 1,22 7

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : IG M 5,85 0 psgrs at$87.9 8 $514,68 3

Other ; (at0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $3,19 1 $517,87 4 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l DirectExpenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t (5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $418,69 7 $139,17 5 $285,99 3 $1,182,57 5 $423,39 1 $1,605,96 6 ($1,088,092 ) $80,29 8 $1,168,39 0
Curren t publishe d tw o roun d tri p La s Vega s Hu b schedule s ca n b e use d a s a sampl e servic e leve l A s a sam e rat e alternative

. Grea tLake s woul d offe ra no n sto p Phoeni xHu b servic e patter n