### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WAS H ING T ON , DC 20590

T he Hono rabl e Lee Terry U.S. House of Representatives Was hingto n , DC 20515 Dear Co n gre s sman Terry: May 9 , 20 14

Thank yo u for yo ur le tte r regarding serv ic e from Omaha ' s E ppl ey A irfi e ld (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationa l Airport (DCA) , which had been o p era te d by Republic Airlines (Republi c) under an ag reeme nt with Fron ti er A irlin es through J anuary 3 1 , 2 014
. On Janu ary 6 , 2014 , Republic , a lo n g w ith Shuttle A m erica and C h autauqua Airlines , a ll w holl y-ow ned subs idi arie s of Republic Airways Holdings , Inc. , filed a joint proposal to continue s ervice fro m Omaha to DCA , operating as D e lta Connection. I am plea sed to tell you that on March 4, 20 14 , th e D epartment i ss ued Order 20 14- 3

- 3 , all owin g Republic to retain the s lot exe mpti ons that it u ses for the service. As s uc h , Shuttle America , operati n g as Delta Connecti on, wi ll b e a bl e to continue providing nonstop OMA-DCA serv ice. As is our s tand ard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my re s ponse in docket numb ers DOT-OST-1999-6240 and DOT-OST-2013-0086 , as a con t act o ut s id e the r ecord ofth is c a se. I hop e this information is h e lp fu l. A s imil a r respon s e has been sent to eac h cosigner of your letter. S incere ly ,

Anth ony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASH I NG T ON, DC 20590

The Honorable J eff Fortenberry U.S. House of Representatives Washington , D C 205 15 De ar Congressman Fortenb erry: May 9, 20 14

Thank y o u for you r letter regardi n g s ervice from Omaha 's Epp ley Airfie ld (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington Nati o nal Airport (DCA) , whi c h had been operated by Republic A irli nes (Repub li c) under an agre eme nt wi th Frontier A irlines through Janu a ry 3 1 , 20 14
. O n January 6 , 20 14 , Republic , a lo n g with Shuttle A me rica and Chautauqu a A irlin es , a ll who ll y -own ed s ubsidiari es of Republic A irways Holdings, Inc. , filed a joint proposal to continue serv ice f rom Omaha to DCA , operatin g as Delta Connection. I am pleased to tell you th at o n March 4 , 20 14 , the Department i ss u ed Order 20 14- 3

- 3, allowing Republic to retain th e s lot exempti ons that it us es for the service
. As s uc h , Shuttle A me rica , operating as D e lta Connection , w ill be abl e to continue providing no nstop OMA

- DCA serv ic e . A s i s o ur s ta nd ard prac tic e , I am placing a copy of yo ur letter and my response in docket numbers DOT

- OST -1 999

- 6240 a nd DOT-OST-2013-0086 , as a contact o ut s ide the record ofthis cas e . I hope this information is h elpfu l. A s imilar response has been sent to each cosigner of your l etter
. Si ncere ly,

Anthon y R
. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WAS HIN GTON, DC 20590

The Honorab le Ad ri an Smith U .S. Hou se of Representative s Washington, DC 205 15 Dea r Congressman Smith: May 9 , 2014

Thank yo u for yo ur le tter regardin g se rv ice from Omaha's Eppley A irfi e ld (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), w hi ch had be en operated b y Republic A irline s ( Republic ) under an agreement w ith Fro ntier Air lines through January 31, 20 14
. On Janu ary 6 , 20 14 , Republic , a long w ith Shuttle A merica and C h autauqua Ai rlin es, all who ll y - owne d s ub sid iari es of Repub li c Airways Ho ld ings, Inc. , filed a joint proposal to continue serv ice from Omaha to DCA , operating as Delta C01 m ection. I am pleased to tell yo u that on March 4 , 2014, the Departme nt iss u e d Orde r 20 14- 3 -3 , a ll owing Republic to retain the s lot exemption s th at it u ses fo r th e serv ice. As s uch , Shuttle America, ope rating as D e lt a Connection, wi ll be ab le to continue providing no nstop OMA-DCA serv ice . As is ou r st andard practice , I am p lac in g a copy of yo ur letter and m y respon se in docket numb e rs DOT-OST-1999-6 240 a nd DOT

- OST-20 13

- 0086 , as a contact outside the record of thi s case. I hop e this inf orm atio n is helpful. A s imilar respon s e has been sen t to each cosigne r of yo ur lette r. S ince re ly,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHIN G TON , 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 respon s e has b een sent to each cosigner of your letter. Since re ly ,

Anthony R. Foxx

### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

The Honorable Mike Johanns United States Senate Washington , DC 20510 Dear Senator Johanns: WASHING T ON , 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 m y 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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.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey A venue, SE Washington , DC 20590 The Honorable Michael P. Huerta, Administrator U
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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 thi s 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 busine s s. High-ranking officers from both STRATCOM 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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# s 10-131216-007 PRINTED ON RECYCL E D PAPERIn light of the recent reductions, we respectfully request that the Department allow the DCA slots currently operated by Republic Airlines under the agreem ent with Frontier Airlines to be used by Shuttle America under Delta Connection to maintain this vita l service to the nation 's capital for Omaha. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. We look forward to your quick response. Sincere ly:



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