THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Lee Terry 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Terry: 

May 9, 20 14 

Thank you for your letter regarding service from Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which had been operated by Republic Airlines 

(Republic) under an agreement with Frontier Airlines through January 31, 2014. 

On January 6, 2014, Republic, along with Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, all 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., filed a joint proposal to continue 

service from Omaha to DCA, operating as Delta Connection. I am pleased to tell you that on 

March 4, 2014, the Department issued Order 2014-3-3, allowing Republic to retain the slot 

exemptions that it uses for the service. As such, Shuttle America, operating as Delta Connection, 

will be able to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA service. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket 

numbers DOT-OST-1999-6240 and DOT-OST-2013-0086, as a contact outside the record ofthis 

case. 

I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Jeff Fortenberry 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 205 15 

Dear Congressman Fortenberry: 

May 9, 2014 

Thank you for your letter regarding service from Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which had been operated by Republic Airlines 

(Republic) under an agreement with Frontier Airlines through January 3 1, 20 14. 

On January 6, 2014, Republic, along with Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, all 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., filed a joint proposal to continue 

service from Omaha to DCA, operating as Delta Connection. I am pleased to tell you that on 

March 4, 2014, the Department issued Order 20 14-3-3, allowing Republic to retain the slot 

exemptions that it uses for the service. As such, Shuttle America, operating as Delta Connection, 

will be able to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA service. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket 

numbers DOT-OST-1 999-6240 and DOT-OST-2013-0086, as a contact outside the record ofthis 

case. 

I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Adrian Smith 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 205 15 

Dear Congressman Smith: 

May 9, 2014 

Thank you for your letter regarding service from Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which had been operated by Republic Airlines 

(Republic) under an agreement with Frontier Airlines through January 31, 2014. 

On January 6, 20 14, Republic, along with Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, all 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., filed a joint proposal to continue 

service from Omaha to DCA, operating as Delta C01mection. I am pleased to tell you that on 

March 4, 2014, the Department issued Order 20 14-3-3, allowing Republic to retain the slot 

exemptions that it uses for the service. As such, Shuttle America, operating as Delta Connection, 

will be able to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA service. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket 

numbers DOT-OST-1999-6240 and DOT-OST-20 13-0086, as a contact outside the record ofthis 

case. 

I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Deb Fischer 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Fischer: 

May 9, 2014 

Thank you for your letter regarding service from Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which had been operated by Republic Airlines 

(Republic) under an agreement with Frontier Airlines through January 31,2014. 

On January 6, 2014, Republic, along with Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, all 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., filed a joint proposal to continue 

service from Omaha to DCA, operating as Delta Connection. I am pleased to tell you that on 

March 4, 2014, the Department issued Order 2014-3-3, allowing Republic to retain the slot 

exemptions that it uses for the service. As such, Shuttle America, operating as Delta Connection, 

will be able to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA service. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket 

numbers DOT-OST-1999-6240 and DOT-OST-2013-0086, as a contact outside the record of this 

case. 

I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

The Honorable Mike Johanns 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Johanns: 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

May 9, 2014 

Thank you for your letter regarding service from Omaha's Eppley Airfield (OMA) to Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airpo11 (DCA), which had been operated by Republic Airlines 

(Republic) under an agreement with Frontier Airlines through January 3 I, 2014. 

On January 6, 2014, Republic, along with Shuttle America and Chautauqua Airlines, all 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., filed a joint proposal to continue 

service from Omaha to DCA, operating as Delta Connection. I am pleased to tell you that on 

March 4, 2014, the Department issued Order 2014-3-3, allowing Republic to retain the slot 

exemptions that it uses for the service. As such, Shuttle America, operating as Delta Connection, 

will be able to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA service. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in docket 

numbers DOT -OST -1999-6240 and DOT -OST -2013-0086, as a contact outside the record of this 

case. 

I hope this information is helpful. A similar response has been sent to each cosigner of your 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
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December 9, 2013 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx, Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey A venue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

The Honorable Michael P. Huerta, Administrator 

U.S. Department ofTransportation 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Dear Secretary Foxx and Administrator Huerta: 

We are writing to request that you allow Republic Airlines, through its sister company 

Shuttle America, to maintain its nonstop air service from Eppley Airfield in Omaha, NE to 

Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, DC. Without Shuttle America acquiring 

this route, Omaha will lose one of its two direct flights to Washington. 

Republic Airlines currently operates direct service from Eppley Airfield to DCA under an 

agreement with Frontier Airlines. Although the aircraft flying this popular service are 

consistently full, Frontier will terminate its agreement with Republic and cease service to DCA 

in February 2014. Also, Omaha currently does not have nonstop service from other Washington, 

DC airports like Dulles International or Baltimore Washington International. 

The current Republic DCA service is one of two competitive direct service slots between 

Omaha and Washington, DC and is a critical link to the nation's capital for our constituents. 

This flight is of great importance to both the military and business. High-ranking officers from 

both STRA TCOM and Eppley need to get to the Pentagon in a timely fashion. Given the high 

demand from business customers as well as the general public, it is important to maintain the two 

flight options. 

According to a recent study by the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) 

medium-hub airports have experienced the largest decrease (26.2%) in departures over the last 

six years compared with both small and large hubs. Departures from Omaha decreased by 

almost 19 percent during this time period and available seats saw a 14 percent reduction. 

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In light of the recent reductions, we respectfully request that the Department allow the 

DCA slots currently operated by Republic Airlines under the agreement with Frontier Airlines to 

be used by Shuttle America under Delta Connection to maintain this vital service to the nation's 

capital for Omaha. 

Thank you for your attention to this important matter. We look forward to your quick 

response. 

Sincerely: 

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cc: Senator Jay Rockefeller, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman 

Senator John Thune, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member 

Congressman Bill Shuster, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman 

Congressman Nick Rahal!, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member 

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