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Erric k D . Simmons . War d6 166' " 5 " Ave . Suite 300 • Greenville , Mississipp i 3870 1 • Telephone : 662-334-312 1 • Facsimile : 662-335-875 7

Jun e 8 . 20 1 Dermi s DeVane y Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Div . U.S.DO T 40 0 Wes t

7th . St . S W Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Goo dMornin g Mr . DeVaney , Referenc e Docke t

2008-0209 , Orde r

2011-5-1 0 Greenville , Mississipp i request s a n extensio n o n th e du e dat e o f th e reques t

fo r proposal s t o provid e ai r servic e a t Greenville . Proposal s ar e du e Jun e 8 . However , extenuatin g circumstance s mak e i t beneficial t o bot

h Greenvill e an dth e Departmen t

fo r th e grantin g o f

a n extensio n o f

thi s du e date . Las t week , suddenl y an dwithou t warning , Gulfstrea mAirline s an dDelt aAi r Line s wer e no t

abl e t o reac h term s on acommercia l agreemen t that woul dhav e permitte dGulfstrea mt o us e th e Delt aAi r Line s cod e an dbrand . Gulfstrea mha dindicate dt o Greenvill e that the y woul dbi da

t Greenvill e wit

h th e Delt acod e an d brand . Greenvill e ha s worke dver y har di n th e pas t year , i n anticipatio n o f

Delt afinishin g it s announce d retiremen t

of Mesaba' s SF34 0 aircraft , t o secur e alternativ e ai r servic e options . Greenvill e me t

wit h bot h Gulfstrea man dPinnacl e (i n th e even t Delt aan dPinnacl e reache da n at-ris k agreemen t

t o continu e SF34 0 operation s unde r th e Delt abrand ) i

n late 2010 . W e hav e presente damarke t briefin g documen t

t o America n Eagle . W e hav e presente da

n update dmarke t

briefin g documen t

t o Gulfstrea mafew week s ago . W e hav e contacte dVisio n Airline s t o se e i f the y woul db e intereste di n biddin g 30-sea t

turbopro p servic e t o Atlant aa s par

t o f thei r existin g Atlant aservic e patterns .

Website : www.greenvilltMTl^.u. ^Denni s DeVane y

Pag e 2 Jun e 8 , 201 1 I t appear s that

i f th e Greenvill e bi ddu e dat e remain s a s Jun e 8 th e onl y bid s w e wil l se e ar e fromnin e sea t operator s o r

charte r operator s withou t

dail y servic e authority . Neithe r of thos e option s wil l b e acceptabl e t o Greenvill e an dthu s are-bid , wit h agreate r

dela y an d som e cos t t o th e Department , woul dhav e t o b e don e late r thi s summer . Greenvill e request s a

n extensio n o n th e deadlin e for Greenvill e servic e bids . W e reques t that Greenville' s ne w du e dat e b e th e sam e a s tha t o f Muscl e Shoals , whic h i s goin g t o are-bi ddu e t o th e Gul f stream/Delt acommercia l disagreement . W e believ e th e communitie s of Greenvill e an dMuscl e Shoals , know n an dpotentia l servic e bidder s an dth e Departmen t

wiJ l benefi t fro mextendin g th e Greenvill e bi ddu e dat e an dmakin g it concurren t wit h th e ne w Muscl e Shoal s bi ddu e date . Makin g bid s fo r

bot h citie s du e a

t th e sam e tim e ma

y creat e ne w servic e concept s an dbiddin g option s tha t woul dno t

exis t i f th e tw o citie s ar e bi dseparately . Th e Departmen t ha s see n th e valu e i

n thi s typ e of coordinate dbiddin g i

n numerou s othe r

circumstance s nationwide . Than k yo u for you r promp t consideratio n of

thi s request . With War mRegards ,

Lan e Rodger s CM . Airport Directo r Mi dDelt aRegiona l Airpor t Greenville , Mississipp i

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