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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 7" 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential air service at 

BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA Docket DOT-OST-1997-2761 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 

BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA 

By order 2010-3-16, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in 

providing Essential Air Service for a future two-year period. 

Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., (hereinafter 

"Colgan") respectfully submits a proposal to provide subsidized service between the 

community of Beckley, WV and Washington-Dulles International Airport. This proposal 

would require a combined armual subsidy of $2,313,435. 

The proposed service options for the West Virginia community is as follows: Beckley, WV 

12 round-trips per week operated as a combination of one-stop and non-stop service to 

Washington-Dulles. The service will utilize a Saab 340, a thirty-four passenger, cabin class 

aircraft operated by a crew of two pilots and a flight attendant. 

Colgan is a regional airline operating Saab 340 aircraft. Colgan operates regional 

scheduled service as United Express under agreement with United Airlines. The services 

offered by Colgan allow seamless coimection to United's domestic and international route 

system via the United Airlines hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport. Colgan 

Air has a long operating history with United at Washington-Dulles and has consitenty 

demonstrated a commitment to outstanding passenger service to the communities we serve. 

The schedule proposal attached presents optimized timing to maximize cormecting options 

with the United Airlines system out of Washington-Dulles. In addition, the options 

provide attractive scheduling options for both business and leisure travelers utilizing 

United Airlines' membership in the Star Alliance Network which has a considerable 

domestic and international presence at Washington-Dulles (United's Washington-Dulles 

route network attached). 

Respectfially submitted, 

Doug S hockey 

President 

Colgan Air, Inc. 
Annual Statistics 

E A S Cycle s (I2 round trips / 24 segments per week) 

Pax 

Block 

Flight 

Blk/Flt Ratio 

Avail Seats 

RPMs 

ASMs 

Load Factor 

Annual Profit / TLoss) Summary 

Passenger Revenue 

Total Revenue 

Fuel 

MX Operations 

Flight Operations 

Ground Service 

Landing Fees 

Ticketing and Passenger Related 

Local Marketing Campaign 

Aviation Insurance 

Total Cash Costs 

Ownership 

Total Overhead 

1,248 

4,700 

1,302 

890 

68% 

42,432 

1,010,500 

6,105,840 

17% 

465,300 

465,300 

612,935 

772,517 

392,639 

331,596 

72,077 

121,564 

25,000 

10,224 

2,338,552 

159,351 

148,532 

Total Operating Exp @ 97% Completion 2,646,435 

Operating Income/(Loss) (2, IHJ, 135) 

Margin at 5% 

Total Economic Cost / Subsidy 

EAS Cycles at 97% 

Subsidy Per Departure at 97% 

132,322 

2,313,457 

1,211 

1,910.37 

Beckley, WV to Washington-Dulles Washington-Dulles to Beckley, WV 

Weekdays 

5:50am 7:34am 

1:59pm 3:19pm 

Weekdays 

12:15pm 1:40pm 

9:55pm 11:59pm 

0 

1 

Saturday 

9:40am 11:39am 1 

Saturday 

5:39pm 7:43pm 1 

9:25am 

Sunday 

11:24am 1 

Sunday 

5:44pm 7:48pm 1 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the forgoing Proposal to Provide Subsidized 

Essential Air Service to be served this 19th day of April, 2010, upon each of the following 

persons: 

Dennis DeVany 

Chief, EAS & Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

United States Department of Transportation 

400 Seventh St. S.W., Room 64171 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Paul A. Mattox, Jr., P.E., 

West Virginia Secretary of Transportation 

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East 

Charleston, WV 25305-0440 

Emmett S. Pugh, III 

Mayor - Beckley, WV 

407 S. Kanawha St. 

Beckley, WV 25801