Order: 2014-11-18

Served: November 25, 2014

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 25th of November, 2014

Essential Air Service at

CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA

MOAB, UTAH

PUEBLO, COLORADO

VERNAL, UTAH

Under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq.

Docket DOT-OST-1997-2649

Docket DOT-OST-1997-2827

Docket DOT-OST-1999-6589

Docket DOT-OST-1997-2706

ORDER PROHIBITING TERMINTATION OF SERVICE

AND REQUESTING PROPOSALS

Summary

By this Order, the Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines (“SkyWest”), from terminating 

service at the four above-named communities for 30 days beyond the end of the air carrier’s 90-

day notice period, i.e. February 16, 2015. The Department is also requesting proposals from air 

carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (“EAS”) at any or all of the above-named 

communities. Proposals are due December 22, 2014. (See Appendix A for an area map).

Background

By a series of Orders earlier this year1, the Department selected SkyWest to provide subsidized 

EAS at all four communities. SkyWest provides 12 weekly nonstop round trips to each 

community with 30-passenger EMB-120 Brasilia aircraft as Delta Connection (at Moab and 

Vernal) and as United Express (at Crescent City and Pueblo). Moab and Vernal receive service 

to Salt Lake City International Airport, Crescent City receives service to San Francisco 

International Airport, and Pueblo receives service to Denver International Airport. The annual 

subsidy amounts are: $2,454,084 (Crescent City), $2,303,347 (Moab), $1,737,732 (Pueblo), and 

$1,415,696 (Vernal).

On November 18, 2014, SkyWest filed notices to terminate turboprop air service at all four 

communities, on varying dates (February 1, 2015 at Pueblo; April 6, 2015 at Crescent City, and 

April 30, 2015 at Moab and Vernal). In the notices, SkyWest stated that it will transition to an 

 1 Order 2014-4-23, April 22, 2014 (Crescent City), Order 2014-2-18, February 25, 2014 (Moab, Vernal, and 

Pueblo).
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all jet fleet in 2015 and will eliminate the EMB-120 Brasilia from the SkyWest fleet. SkyWest 

stated that the fleet change is driven, “in part by the additional challenges associated with new 

FAR117 flight and duty rules, implemented in January 2014.” Because SkyWest’s termination 

would result in the communities not having scheduled air service that they are entitled to under 

the EAS program, the Department is required by law to initiate a new carrier-selection process. 

The complete public file for EAS at all four communities may be accessed online through the 

Federal Dockets Management System at: www.regulations.gov by entering “OST-1997-2649”

for Crescent City, “OST-1997-2827”for Moab, “OST-1999-6589” for Pueblo, and “OST-1997-

2706” for Vernal in the “Search for Rules, Comments, Adjudications, or Supporting Documents”

field.

Hold-In

SkyWest’s proposed termination of service at all four communities would cause service levels to 

drop below the EAS guaranteed levels established by the Department. Thus, the Department is 

required by law to prohibit the air carrier from terminating such service at the end of its 90-day 

notice, i.e. February 16, 2015. As such, the Department will require SkyWest to continue to 

maintain its current level of service at these four communities for successive 30-day periods until 

the Department has completed processing the air carrier-replacement case and the selected air 

carrier has initiated service.2

Special Discussion Concerning Pueblo

Since SkyWest has filed notice to terminate its service at Pueblo, and, thus, its contract with the 

Department, a new contract will be required to replace SkyWest’s current service.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law No. 113-76, and continued in the 

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, Public Law No. 113-164 states, “[T]hat none of the 

funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community 

located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated 

with the community over a local cost share.” As Pueblo is located less than 40 miles from 

Colorado Springs Airport (COS), a small hub as measured by the most recent data published by 

the Department (CY2013 FAA’s Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports report), the 

Department is required to negotiate a local cost share with the community of Pueblo before 

entering into a new contract to replace SkyWest’s current service with its EMB-120 aircraft, 

which the carrier has announced its plans to retire.

Prospective air carriers should be aware of this provision when discussing service proposals with 

the community and officials in Pueblo should be aware of the provision and be prepared to 

negotiate with the Department on a local cost share after proposals are received but before the 

Department issues a carrier selection Order in response to this request for proposals.

Request For Proposals

In order to provide sufficient time to complete the carrier-selection process before SkyWest

terminates its service, the Department is hereby requesting proposals from air carriers 

 2 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 41734(c), the Department will extend SkyWest’s service obligation for successive 

30-day periods as necessary until replacement service begins.
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interested in providing service at Crescent City, Moab, Pueblo, and/or Vernal, with or without 

subsidy support. Air carriers should file their proposals no later than December 22, 2014. 

After that date, proposals will be docketed, thereby making them public, and direct each air 

carrier to serve a copy of its proposal on the civic parties and other applicants. Shortly 

thereafter, the Department will provide a summary of the proposals to community officials 

and ask them to submit their final comments. The Department will give full consideration to 

all proposals filed in a timely manner.3

For aircraft seating 19 to 50 passengers, the Department expects proposals of 12 nonstop 

round trips per week to a suitable hub airport, with numerous connecting flights to choose 

from. Alternatively, the Department will consider proposals consisting of additional 

frequencies if smaller aircraft (9-passenger) are contemplated. The Department encourages

proposals that meet these guidelines in a cost-effective manner. Air carriers are also welcome 

to propose more than one service option, if they choose. They also need not limit themselves 

to these requirements if they envision other, potentially more attractive service possibilities --

different hubs or length of contract, for example -- with subsidy requirements that remain 

competitive.

Unlike at Pueblo and Vernal, SkyWest has indicated it will not have any aircraft in its fleet 

to safely operate at Crescent City and Moab past the dates given in its termination notices. 

This gives particular urgency to finding a replacement carrier at Crescent City and Moab. 

Prospective carriers should include a proposed start date as part of their service proposals.

The Department is hereby providing interested air carriers with some basic information to 

serve as guidance when they prepare their proposals, but the Department is not prescribing a 

precise format for their proposals. The Department expects proposals to adequately describe 

the service being proposed and the annual amount of subsidy being requested. The 

applicants can make their own judgments as to the level of detail they wish to present; 

however, the Department recommends they include information concerning proposed 

schedules and projected block hours. In addition, applicants are encouraged to provide 

financial data supporting their subsidy requests, including information on their projected 

expenses and revenues. The Department strongly encourages clear, well-documented 

proposals that will facilitate their evaluation by the affected community and the 

Department.4

 3 Carriers should not expect the Department to accept late filings. In cases where a carrier proposes to provide EAS 

without subsidy and we determine that basic EAS, required by 49 U.S.C. § 41732, can be reliably provided without 

such compensation, we typically do not proceed with the carrier-selection case. Instead, the Department simply 

relies on that carrier’s subsidy-free service as proposed.

4 In selecting a carrier to provide subsidized EAS for an eligible place not in Alaska, 49 U.S.C. § 41733(c)(1) 

directs us to consider five factors: (a) service reliability; (b) contractual and marketing arrangements with a larger 

carrier at the hub; (c) interline arrangements with a larger carrier at the hub; (d) community views, giving substantial 

weight to the views of the elected officials representing the users; and (e) whether the carrier has included a plan in 

its proposal to market its service to the community. In addition, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public 

Law No. 113-76, and continued in the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, Public Law No. 113-164, 

provides that when selecting a carrier to provide EAS, the Department may consider the relative subsidy 

requirements, thus codifying a factor that we have considered since the inception of the program. Interested carriers 

should also be aware that our general provisions governing Essential Air Service will be included in the selection 
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Filing Procedures

Carrier proposals should be submitted to the Department with all materials merged into a single 

document. In addition, because the document will be published on Regulations.gov, each page 

should be formatted to be viewed online.

Service and Traffic History

Historical traffic data for the communities are in Appendix B. 

Other Carrier Requirements

The Department is responsible for implementing various Federal statutes governing lobbying 

activities, drug-free workplaces, and nondiscrimination.5 Consequently, all carriers receiving 

Federal subsidy for EAS must certify that they are in compliance with Department regulations 

regarding drug-free workplaces and nondiscrimination, and those carriers whose subsidies 

exceed $100,000 over the life of the contract must also certify that they are in compliance with 

the regulations governing lobbying activities. Because the Department is prohibited from paying 

subsidy to carriers that do not submit these documents, all carriers that plan to submit proposals 

involving subsidy should be aware that the selected carrier will be required to complete the 

required certifications. Interested carriers requiring more detailed information regarding these 

requirements should contact the Office of Aviation Analysis at (202) 366- 5903.6

Community Comments

Civic officials are welcome to submit comments at any time. The Department encourages

prospective applicants to contact communities before they submit their proposals so that they can 

tailor them to the community’s needs, as they will not be able to amend them after the due date. 

As noted earlier, the Department will provide a summary of the proposals to the civic parties 

shortly after the deadline for carrier proposals, and ask them to submit their final comments.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. The Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines from suspending service at Crescent City, 

California, at the end of the 90-day notice period (February 16, 2015), and require it to maintain 

its current level of service at the communities, as set forth in Appendix C, for an initial 30-day 

period through March 18, 2015, or until an air carrier capable of providing reliable EAS actually 

begins service, whichever is first;

 

Order as part of our authorization of subsidy for the selected service. Appendix D of this Order contains those 

general provisions.

5 The regulations applicable to these areas are: (1) 49 CFR Part 20 -- New Restrictions on Lobbying; 

 (2) 49 CFR Part 21 -- Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation -- 

Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) 49 CFR Part 27 -- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Disability in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefiting from Federal Financial Assistance; (4) 

14 CFR Part 382 -- Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel; and (5) 49 CFR Part 29 --

Government-Wide Debarment and Suspension (Non-Procurement) and Government-Wide Requirements for DrugFree Workplace (Grants).

6 The certifications are also available on the web at http://www.dot.gov/policy/aviation-policy/small-communityrural-air-service/essential-air-service. 
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2. The Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines from suspending service at Moab, Utah, at the 

end of the 90-day notice period (February 16, 2015), and require it to maintain its current level of 

service at the communities, as set forth in Appendix C, for an initial 30-day period through 

March 18, 2015, or until an air carrier capable of providing reliable EAS actually begins service, 

whichever is first;

3. The Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines from suspending service at Pueblo, Colorado, at 

the end of the 90-day notice period (February 16, 2015), and require it to maintain its current 

level of service at the communities, as set forth in Appendix C, for an initial 30-day period 

through March 18, 2015, or until an air carrier capable of providing reliable EAS actually begins

service, whichever is first;

4. The Department prohibits SkyWest Airlines from suspending service at Vernal, Utah, at the 

end of the 90-day notice period (February 16, 2015), and require it to maintain its current level of 

service at the communities, as set forth in Appendix C, for an initial 30-day period through 

March 18, 2015, or until an air carrier capable of providing reliable EAS actually begins service, 

whichever is first;

5. The Department requests that air carriers interested in providing EAS at Crescent City, 

California; Moab, Utah; Pueblo, Colorado; and/or Vernal, Utah, submit their proposal, with or 

without subsidy requests, no later than December 22, 2014. The proposal should be emailed to: 

EAS@dot.gov with the title “Proposal to Provide EAS at Crescent City, Moab, Pueblo, and/or 

Vernal”;7

 7 Questions regarding filings in response to this Order may be directed to Michael Martin (for Crescent City) at 

(202) 366-6494 or michael.f.martin@dot.gov; to Scott Faulk (for Pueblo) at (202) 366-9967 or scott.faulk@dot.gov; 

and to A.J. Muldoon (for Moab and/or Vernal) at (202) 366-1058 or albert.muldoon@dot.gov. 
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6. These dockets will remain open until further Order of the Department; and

7. The Department will serve copies of this Order on the mayors of Crescent City, California, 

Moab, Utah, Pueblo, Colorado, and Vernal, Utah, the airport managers at Del Norte County 

Regional Airport (Crescent City), Canyonlands Field (Moab), Pueblo Memorial Airport, Vernal 

Regional Airport, and the service list for these dockets.

By:

BRANDON M. BELFORD

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Aviation and International Affairs

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available

online at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Appendix A

AREA MAP

This map is provided by Sabre ® AirVisionTM Profit Essentials and is being used with express permission of the 

copyright holder, Sabre Airlines Solutions ®.
Appendix B

EAS Carrier Traffic at Crescent City (CEC)

Apt Year Month Uniquecarriername Enplanements Deplanements Totals

CEC 2010 10 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,225 1,244 2,469

CEC 2010 11 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,331 1,300 2,631

CEC 2010 12 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,214 1,335 2,549

CEC 2011 1 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 942 898 1,840

CEC 2011 2 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 824 822 1,646

CEC 2011 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 941 938 1,879

CEC 2011 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,100 1,102 2,202

CEC 2011 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,342 1,395 2,737

CEC 2011 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,186 1,264 2,450

CEC 2011 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,291 1,323 2,614

CEC 2011 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,516 1,503 3,019

CEC 2011 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,300 1,134 2,434

28,470 FY2011

CEC 2011 10 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,192 1,176 2,368

CEC 2011 11 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,204 1,186 2,390

CEC 2011 12 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,270 1,265 2,535

CEC 2012 1 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 913 955 1,868

CEC 2012 2 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 871 849 1,720

CEC 2012 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,175 1,087 2,262

CEC 2012 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 911 1,007 1,918

CEC 2012 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,068 1,297 2,365

CEC 2012 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,106 1,222 2,328

CEC 2012 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,213 1,227 2,440

CEC 2012 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,227 1,351 2,578

CEC 2012 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 943 1,046 1,989

26,761 FY2012

CEC 2012 10 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,083 1,004 2,087

CEC 2012 11 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 982 1,018 2,000

CEC 2012 12 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,049 1,245 2,294

CEC 2013 1 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 812 1,075 1,887

CEC 2013 2 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 730 796 1,526

CEC 2013 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 922 1,035 1,957

CEC 2013 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 854 993 1,847

CEC 2013 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,107 1,208 2,315

CEC 2013 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,071 1,106 2,177

CEC 2013 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,204 1,162 2,366

CEC 2013 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,318 1,374 2,692

CEC 2013 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,106 1,025 2,131

25,279 FY2013

CEC 2013 10 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 932 871 1,803

CEC 2013 11 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 861 872 1,733

CEC 2013 12 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,186 1,142 2,328

CEC 2014 1 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 912 860 1,772

CEC 2014 2 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 833 796 1,629

CEC 2014 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,029 1,003 2,032

CEC 2014 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,141 1,047 2,188

CEC 2014 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,264 1,268 2,532

CEC 2014 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,388 1,233 2,621

CEC 2014 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,387 1,324 2,711

CEC 2014 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,409 1,274 2,683

CEC 2014 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,246 1,125 2,371

26,403 FY2014
Appendix B

EAS Carrier Traffic at Moab (CNY)

Apt Year Month Uniquecarriername Enplanements Deplanements Totals

CNY 2010 10 Great Lakes Airlines 334 283 617

CNY 2010 11 Great Lakes Airlines 218 242 460

CNY 2010 12 Great Lakes Airlines 114 124 238

CNY 2011 1 Great Lakes Airlines 98 85 183

CNY 2011 2 Great Lakes Airlines 102 137 239

CNY 2011 3 Great Lakes Airlines 191 227 418

CNY 2011 4 Great Lakes Airlines 380 409 789

CNY 2011 5 Great Lakes Airlines 525 479 1,004

CNY 2011 6 Great Lakes Airlines 451 477 928

CNY 2011 7 Great Lakes Airlines 398 312 710

CNY 2011 8 Great Lakes Airlines 358 374 732

CNY 2011 9 Great Lakes Airlines 503 498 1,001

7,319 FY2011

CNY 2011 10 Great Lakes Airlines 404 403 807

CNY 2011 11 Great Lakes Airlines 319 283 602

CNY 2011 12 Great Lakes Airlines 155 153 308

CNY 2012 1 Great Lakes Airlines 131 139 270

CNY 2012 2 Great Lakes Airlines 137 168 305

CNY 2012 3 Great Lakes Airlines 273 330 603

CNY 2012 4 Great Lakes Airlines 463 460 923

CNY 2012 5 Great Lakes Airlines 485 559 1,044

CNY 2012 6 Great Lakes Airlines 429 404 833

CNY 2012 7 Great Lakes Airlines 364 389 753

CNY 2012 8 Great Lakes Airlines 334 373 707

CNY 2012 9 Great Lakes Airlines 435 460 895

8,050 FY2012

CNY 2012 10 Great Lakes Airlines 468 416 884

CNY 2012 11 Great Lakes Airlines 284 251 535

CNY 2012 12 Great Lakes Airlines 192 183 375

CNY 2013 1 Great Lakes Airlines 145 167 312

CNY 2013 2 Great Lakes Airlines 119 161 280

CNY 2013 3 Great Lakes Airlines 372 424 796

CNY 2013 4 Great Lakes Airlines 456 451 907

CNY 2013 5 Great Lakes Airlines 500 541 1,041

CNY 2013 6 Great Lakes Airlines 430 438 868

CNY 2013 7 Great Lakes Airlines 452 432 884

CNY 2013 8 Great Lakes Airlines 408 435 843

CNY 2013 9 Great Lakes Airlines 486 424 910

8,635 FY2013

CNY 2013 10 Great Lakes Airlines 469 475 944

CNY 2013 11 Great Lakes Airlines 235 227 462

CNY 2013 12 Great Lakes Airlines 109 124 233

CNY 2014 1 Great Lakes Airlines 22 17 39

CNY 2014 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 329 391 720

CNY 2014 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 774 754 1,528

CNY 2014 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 910 864 1,774

CNY 2014 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 741 658 1,399

CNY 2014 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 614 570 1,184

CNY 2014 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 516 603 1,119

CNY 2014 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 869 863 1,732

11,134 FY2014
Appendix B

Essential Air Service traffic at Pueblo (PUB)

Apt Year Month Uniquecarriername Enplanements Deplanements Totals

PUB 2010 10 Great Lakes Airlines 441 453 894

PUB 2010 11 Great Lakes Airlines 397 393 790

PUB 2010 12 Great Lakes Airlines 454 442 896

PUB 2011 1 Great Lakes Airlines 399 404 803

PUB 2011 2 Great Lakes Airlines 370 378 748

PUB 2011 3 Great Lakes Airlines 513 533 1,046

PUB 2011 4 Great Lakes Airlines 460 472 932

PUB 2011 5 Great Lakes Airlines 522 551 1,073

PUB 2011 6 Great Lakes Airlines 579 610 1,189

PUB 2011 7 Great Lakes Airlines 567 536 1,103

PUB 2011 8 Great Lakes Airlines 629 658 1,287

PUB 2011 9 Great Lakes Airlines 564 527 1,091

11,852 FY2011

PUB 2011 10 Great Lakes Airlines 496 501 997

PUB 2011 11 Great Lakes Airlines 439 429 868

PUB 2011 12 Great Lakes Airlines 468 431 899

PUB 2012 1 Great Lakes Airlines 419 404 823

PUB 2012 2 Great Lakes Airlines 348 387 735

PUB 2012 3 Great Lakes Airlines 421 397 818

PUB 2012 4 Great Lakes Airlines 289 308 597

PUB 2012 5 Great Lakes Airlines 384 317 701

PUB 2012 6 Great Lakes Airlines 310 300 610

PUB 2012 7 Great Lakes Airlines 348 316 664

PUB 2012 8 Great Lakes Airlines 319 331 650

PUB 2012 9 Great Lakes Airlines 306 245 551

8,913 FY2012

PUB 2012 10 Great Lakes Airlines 349 352 701

PUB 2012 11 Great Lakes Airlines 395 392 787

PUB 2012 12 Great Lakes Airlines 363 359 722

PUB 2013 1 Great Lakes Airlines 312 338 650

PUB 2013 2 Great Lakes Airlines 258 256 514

PUB 2013 3 Great Lakes Airlines 449 439 888

PUB 2013 4 Great Lakes Airlines 387 361 748

PUB 2013 5 Great Lakes Airlines 402 351 753

PUB 2013 6 Great Lakes Airlines 443 410 853

PUB 2013 7 Great Lakes Airlines 457 429 886

PUB 2013 8 Great Lakes Airlines 439 440 879

PUB 2013 9 Great Lakes Airlines 398 362 760

9,141 FY2013

PUB 2013 10 Great Lakes Airlines 340 349 689

PUB 2013 11 Great Lakes Airlines 359 283 642

PUB 2013 12 Great Lakes Airlines 357 252 609

PUB 2014 1 Great Lakes Airlines 24 19 43

PUB 2014 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 366 340 706

PUB 2014 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 512 483 995

PUB 2014 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 526 473 999

PUB 2014 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 555 535 1,090

PUB 2014 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 484 467 951

PUB 2014 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 541 450 991

7,715 FY2014
Appendix B

Essential Air Service Traffic at Vernal (VEL)

Apt Year Month Uniquecarriername Enplanements Deplanements Totals

VEL 2010 10 Great Lakes Airlines 428 395 823

VEL 2010 11 Great Lakes Airlines 400 409 809

VEL 2010 12 Great Lakes Airlines 298 281 579

VEL 2011 1 Great Lakes Airlines 387 367 754

VEL 2011 2 Great Lakes Airlines 364 358 722

VEL 2011 3 Great Lakes Airlines 404 404 808

VEL 2011 4 Great Lakes Airlines 383 375 758

VEL 2011 5 Great Lakes Airlines 454 458 912

VEL 2011 6 Great Lakes Airlines 449 437 886

VEL 2011 7 Great Lakes Airlines 457 448 905

VEL 2011 8 Great Lakes Airlines 503 444 947

VEL 2011 9 Great Lakes Airlines 483 474 957

9,860 FY2011

VEL 2011 10 Great Lakes Airlines 574 560 1,134

VEL 2011 11 Great Lakes Airlines 532 568 1,100

VEL 2011 12 Great Lakes Airlines 507 461 968

VEL 2012 1 Great Lakes Airlines 521 553 1,074

VEL 2012 2 Great Lakes Airlines 519 473 992

VEL 2012 3 Great Lakes Airlines 480 480 960

VEL 2012 4 Great Lakes Airlines 549 549 1,098

VEL 2012 5 Great Lakes Airlines 630 660 1,290

VEL 2012 6 Great Lakes Airlines 513 530 1,043

VEL 2012 7 Great Lakes Airlines 661 649 1,310

VEL 2012 8 Great Lakes Airlines 732 657 1,389

VEL 2012 9 Great Lakes Airlines 608 613 1,221

13,579 FY2012

VEL 2012 10 Great Lakes Airlines 715 723 1,438

VEL 2012 11 Great Lakes Airlines 651 632 1,283

VEL 2012 12 Great Lakes Airlines 665 616 1,281

VEL 2013 1 Great Lakes Airlines 653 661 1,314

VEL 2013 2 Great Lakes Airlines 558 499 1,057

VEL 2013 3 Great Lakes Airlines 616 628 1,244

VEL 2013 4 Great Lakes Airlines 586 629 1,215

VEL 2013 5 Great Lakes Airlines 729 788 1,517

VEL 2013 6 Great Lakes Airlines 812 847 1,659

VEL 2013 7 Great Lakes Airlines 868 833 1,701

VEL 2013 8 Great Lakes Airlines 762 734 1,496

VEL 2013 9 Great Lakes Airlines 742 713 1,455

16,660 FY2013

VEL 2013 10 Great Lakes Airlines 758 784 1,542

VEL 2013 11 Great Lakes Airlines 609 575 1,184

VEL 2013 12 Great Lakes Airlines 490 451 941

VEL 2014 1 Great Lakes Airlines 80 55 135

VEL 2014 3 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 323 299 622

VEL 2014 4 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 390 375 765

VEL 2014 5 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 406 350 756

VEL 2014 6 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 343 284 627

VEL 2014 7 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 418 386 804

VEL 2014 8 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 439 393 832

VEL 2014 9 SkyWest Airlines Inc. 464 429 893

9,101 FY2014
Appendix C

Essential Air Service to be Maintained

Effective Period: February 16, 2015, until further Department action

Scheduled Service:

• 12 weekly nonstop round trips from Crescent City (CEC) to San Francisco (SFO)

• 12 weekly nonstop round trips from Moab (CNY) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

• 12 weekly nonstop round trips from Pueblo (PUB) to Denver (DEN)

• 12 weekly nonstop round trips from Vernal (VEL) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

Aircraft: 30-seat EMB-120 Brasilia

 
Appendix D

Example of General Terms and Conditions for Essential Air Service

The carrier understands that it may forfeit its compensation for any flights that it does not operate 

in conformance with the terms and stipulations of the rate Order, including the service plans 

outlined in the Order and any other significant elements of the required service, without prior 

approval. The carrier understands that an aircraft take-off and landing at its scheduled destination 

constitutes a completed flight; absent an explanation supporting subsidy eligibility for a flight that 

has not been completed, such as certain weather cancellations, only completed flights are 

considered eligible for subsidy. In addition, if the carrier does not schedule or operate its flights in 

full conformance with the Order for a significant period, it may jeopardize its entire subsidy claim 

for the period in question. If the carrier contemplates any such changes beyond the scope of the 

Order during the applicable period of these rates, it must first notify the Office of Aviation 

Analysis in writing and receive written approval from the Department to be ensured of full 

compensation. Should circumstances warrant, the Department may locate and select a replacement 

carrier to provide service on these routes. The carrier must complete all flights that can be safely 

operated; flights that overfly points for lack of traffic will not be compensated. In determining 

whether subsidy payment for a deviating flight should be adjusted or disallowed, the Department 

will consider the extent to which the goals of the program are met and the extent of access to the 

national air transportation system provided to the community.

If the Department unilaterally, either partially or complete, terminates or reduces payments for 

service or changes service requirements at a specific location provided for under this Order, then, 

at the end of the period for which the Department does make payments in the stipulated amounts 

or at the stipulated service levels, the carrier may cease to provide service to that specific location 

without regard to any requirement for notice of such cessation. Those adjustments in the levels of 

subsidy and/or service that are mutually agreed to in writing by the Department and carrier do not 

constitute a total or partial reduction or cessation of payment.

Funds may not be available for performance under this Order beyond [DATE]. The Government’s 

obligation for performance under this Order beyond [DATE], is subject to the availability of funds 

from which payment for services can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for 

any payment may arise for performance under this Order beyond [DATE], until funds are made 

available to the Department for performance. If sufficient funds are not made available for 

performance beyond [DATE], the Department will provide notice in writing to the carrier.

Subsidy contracts are subject to, and incorporate by reference, relevant statutes and Department 

regulations, as they may be amended from time to time. However, any such statutes, regulations, 

or amendments thereto shall not operate to controvert the foregoing paragraph.

All claims for payment, including any amended claims, must be submitted within 90 days of the 

last day of the month for which compensation is being claimed. For example, claims for service 

provided in July must be filed by October 31st; August claims must be submitted by November 

30th, and so on.