### Orde r 2010-3- 4 Served : Marc h4 , 201 0 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC EO FTH ESECRETAR Y '*'^?^5P' ' 

### WASHINGTON , D.C . 

### Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o nth e 4'*'o f

March , 201 0 INTRA-ALASK A MAINLIN E SERVIC EMAI LRATE S Docket s OST-2003-1469 5

Mainlin e Quarterl y Fue l Adjustmen t Summar y B y thi s order , th e Departmen t i s makin g it s regular

quarterl y adjustment s t o Intra-Alask a Mainlin e mai l rate s t o reflec t th e mos t recen t quarterl y fuel costs . Th e ne w rate s ar e t o b e effectiv e o n Apri l 3,2010 , an dreflec t fuel expense s for

th e quarte r

ende d Decembe r

31 , 2009 . Backgroun d Orde r 2009-9- 1 tentativel y establishe dfinal annua l Intra-Alask amainlin e mai l rates . After n o objection s wer e received , Orde r 2009-9-1 4 finalizedthos e annua l rates , an dals o update d th e annua l rate s i n th e show-caus e orde r t o reflec t fuel expense s for

th e quarte r

ende d Jun e 30 , 2009 , th e mos t

recen t fuel expense s availabl e at that time . W e hav e indicate dthat w e wil l continu e t o mak e regular quarterl y fuel updates . Sinc e then , w e issue d Orde r 2009-12-1 4 whic hupdate dthos e rate s fo r fuel expense s reporte dfor th e quarte r ende dSeptembe r

30 , 2009 . Thi s orde r

i s updatin g th e rate s i nOrde r 2009-12-1 4 t o reflec t

fuel cost s for

th e quarte r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , th e mos t

recen t dat aavailable . Th e nex t quarterl y fuel update , base do n dat afor

th e quarte r

ende dMarc h31 , 2010 , wil l b e effectiv e o no r abou t Jul y 1 , 2010 . Th e termina l portio n o f th e mai l rat e i s unchange dfro mtha t i nOrde r 2009-12-14 , but w e hav e include dthos e number s for th e sak e o f

convenience . Th e tabl e belo w show s th e curren t an dne w linehau l rates .Pavmen t Paramete r Linehaul , $/RT M Linehaul , $/RT M Terminal , $/Lb . Enplane d Terminal , $/Lb . Enplane d Servic e Clas s Priorit y Nonpriorit y Priorit y Nonpriorit y Curren t Rates , Orde r 2009-12-1 4 $2.898 2 $1.754 5 $0.362 0 $0.311 0 Updat e for

O E12-31-0 9 Fue l $2.963 5 $1.794 1 $0.362 0 $0.311 0 Percentag e

Chang e 2.25 % 2.26 % 0 % 0 % 

### ACCORDINGLY , 1 . W e mak e final th e rate s se t fort hi nAppendi x A , effectiv e Apri l 3 , 2010 , unti l further Departmen t

action ; 2 . Thi s docke t

shal l remai n ope nunti l further orde r o f th e Department ; an d 3 . W e wil l serv e thi s orde r upo nal l partie s o nth e Servic e Lis t fo r thes e Dockets . Person s entitle dt o petitio n th e Departmen t for revie w o f

thi s orde r

unde r th e Department' s Regulations , 1 4 CF R385.30 , mus t file suc hpetition s withi nte n(ten ) day s after th e dat e o f servic e o f thi s order . Th e filing o f

apetitio nfor

revie w shal l no t

stay it s effectiveness . By :

TOD D M . HOMA N Directo r Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi s (SEAL ) A n electroni c versio n o f

thi s documen t

i s availabl e o nth e Worl dWid e We b a t http .-//www.regulations . go vAppendi x A INTRA-ALASK A MAINLIN ECLAS S SERVIC EMAI LRATE S

(1 ) (2 ) (3 ) (4 ) (5 )

Priority Non-priority Bas e Year Rate s 1 /

$1.196 9 $0.724 6 Adjustmen t Propose d Factor s 2 /

Fina l Rate s 3 /

Curren t

Rat e 4 / Linehau l Charg e pe r

Billin g Ton-Mil e

147.60 % $2.963 5 $2.898 2 147.60 % $1.794 1 $1.754 5 Chang e from Curren t Rat e 5 /

2.25 % 2.26 %

Termina l Charg e per

Poun dOriginate d

Priority $0.169 7 113.31 % $.362 0 $.362 0 Non-priority $0.145 8 113.31 % $.311 0 $.311 0 1/Pe r Orde r 82-11-2 3 2 / Se e Appendi x B o f

thi s orde r

for th e linehaul . Th e termina l charge , pe r Orde r 2009-9-1 , doe s no t

change , bu t i s include dfor

convenien t

reference . 3 / Colum n (1 ) increase db y Colum n (2) . 4/Pe r Orde r 2009-12-1 4 5 / Any difference s betwee n priority an dnonpriority element s ar e du e t o rounding . 0.00 % 0.00 %DOT-OST-2007-0022-0266. 1 Appendi x B

INTRA-ALASKA MAINLIN ECLAS S SERVIC EMAI LRATE S COS T ADJUSTMEN T FACTOR S

Uni t Cos t pe r Availabl e Ton-Mil e Fue l 1 / Nonfue l 1 1 Tota l Bas e Year Ende d 9/30/8 0

$0.39946 9 3 / Uni t Cost s Base do n O E9-30-0 9 $0.3676 9 $0.5995 9 $0.9672 8 Uni t

Cost s Base do n O E12-31-0 9 $0.3894 8 $0.5995 9 $0.9890 7 Percentag e Chang e fro mBas e Year 142.14 % 4 / 147.60 % 5 / 1 / Appendi x C o f

thi s orde r

for Q E12-3 1 -0 9 result , an d Appendi x C o f

Orde r 2009-12-1 4 for

Q E9-30-0 9 result . 2 / Appendi x B o f

Orde r 2009-9-1 . 3 / Orde r 82-11-23 , update dmos t

recentl y in Orde r

97-12-24 . 4 / ($0.96728/$0.399469)-l . 5 / ($0.98907/$0.399469)-l .Appendi x C Intra-Alask aMainlin e Mai l Cost s ~ Quarte r Ende dDecembe r

31 , 200 9 Alask a Airline s A S Lynde n

Ai r LA C Norther n

Ai r Carg o NA C Evert s Ai r Carg o EA C Gran d Tota l #61 7

737-40 0 #55 6

Hercule s #62 0

B-737-20 0 #15 0

C-4 6 #21 8

DC- 6 #46 1

Brasili a Fue l 1 / $41,874,27 3 $35,110,06 2 $1,181,02 9 $2,650,59 4 $105,04 5 $2,702,76 6 $124,77 7 Intra-A K Skd . Blk . Hrs . 2 / Tota l Bloc k

Hour s 2 / 9,73 5

26,20 9 6,19 8

21,91 4 42 7

78 1 1,25 6

1,36 3 15 2

167 1,420

1,68 0 28 2

30 4 Intra-A K Fue l Expens e $15,514,34 2 $9,930,28 0 $645,71 0 $2,442,51 4 $95,61 0 $2,284,48 1 $115,74 7 Intra-A K Skd . ATM s 1 1 Uni t Cost/ATM , Fue l Intra-A K Mai l RTM s 2 / RT M Percen t

o f Tota l Wtd . Cost/ATM , Fue l 45,250,47 9 $0.34285 5 5,838,72 3 100.00 % $0.3894 8 31,747,76 0

$0.31278 7 1,624,62 0 27.82 % $0.0870 2 2,696,79 0

$0.23943 7 1,013,76 3 17.36 % $0.0415 7 6,181,60 0

$0.39512 7 1,401,88 1 24.01 % $0.0948 7 155,41 8

$0.61518 0 46,66 9 0.80 % $0.0049 2 4,233,79 1

$0.53958 3 1,655,87 6 28.36 % $0.1530 3 235,12 0

$0.49228 9 95,91 4 1.64 % $0.0080 7 1 / Pe r Form4 1 reports , excep t

for Lynden , whos e fuel expens e i s from aspecia l internal repor t o f Lynden . I I Pe r th e T-lO O Segmen t

repor t an dcarrie r

submissions . Norther n Air , Lynden , an dEvert s dat aar e for thei r system . Fo r Alask aAirlines , it

i s for th e carrier' s domesti c operatio nonly , i.e. , th e carrier' s Lati n America n Divisio n i s excluded .