# Department of Transportation

Docket 

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May 15, 2012

To Whom it may concern: 

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Aerodynamics Airline (ADI)is a US Part 121 Certified carrier currently operating EMB145 Jet aircraft and in the

process of adding the EMB120 Turbo-prop aircraft to its fleet. We are applying for and making this bid subject to

receiving "Scheduled" authority Op specs from the FAA. We anticipate to achieve this within a conservative 90

day period since ADI already uses Licensed dispatchers to release flights. We are working with the team at

Public Charters for connecting our inventory onto the major GDS systems and will work with them as a Direct Air

Carrier toward getting Ticket and Baggage interline agreement in place. While we currently cannot offer

traditional interlining; we are confident that we will provide solutions that will encourage passengers both civilian

and Military to use our services. Even though this operation will be "scheduled" service under our anticipated

authority; it is our plan to utilize the ticket reservation system and distribution robustness that the Public Charter's

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# We plan to operate for Alpena initially with 12 subsidized flights weekly. See the attached pro-forma for more

detailed information. The first 

# ·or the ·routes would operate on a 30 seat turbo-prop to Chicago (M DW)'over the 'city'

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of Manistee, thus aligning its schedules with those that would compliment Alpena. This would include a mlnimum

of 6 flights per week on the 30 seat Turbo prop aircraft.

The second part of this proposal would be to additional place a 9 seat BAE3100 nto the operating certificate of

ADI and operate 6 times per week non stop to Detroit, Michigan (D ). Thus would add a back up aircraft in

the region and also permit ADI to manage the aircraft size to the demand for sales as appropriate between

Chicago and Detroit.

The total annual subsidy required to operate the combination of aircraft would be $2,319,000.00 US Dollars. In

the first year we would require an up front deposit of $200,000.00 in order to offset our start up costs; making the

first year rate $2,119,000.00 after the deposit. ADI is aware that any portion of the deposit would need to be

refunded to the department in the event that ADI does not operate any portion of the flights committed in this

agreement. ADI projects a 98% completion level over the course of each year. This proposal takes into

consideration that Manistee is already being subsidized for the portion from MBL-MDW.

The ticket price will start at $69.00 each way, but will have to average $79.00 per person per segment.

Sincerely,

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AERODYNAMICS INC.

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