## Befor e th e Unite d State s Departmen to fTransportatio n 

# Washington , D C Jun e 1,201 0

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. Docke tOST-1998-352 1 Docke tOST-2004-1991 6 Docke tOST-1995-36 1

Thi s documen tcontain s GreatLake s Aviation , Ltd.'s
. respons e t o Orde rRequestin g Proposal s 2010-5-4
. GreatLake s Aviation , Ltd
. i s please d t o submi tthes e proposal s t o provid e essentia l ai rtransportatio n a

tthes e point s i n Californi a an d Nevada
. GreatLakes ' wil l utiliz e ou rcode-share relationship s wher e applicable
. I n addition
. GreatLake s maintain s interlin e ticketin g an d baggag e agreement s wit h th e majorityofth e othe rcarriers servin g th e propose d hu b destinations ; includin g interlin e e-ticketin g agreement s wit h Continenta l Airlines , Frontie rAirlines , Unite d Airline s an d U.S

. Ainways
. Al l ofwhic h wil l offe r passengers maxiu m acces s t o th e domesti can d internationa l ai rtransportatio n system
. W e contemplat e th e us e ofpressurize d 1 9 seatBeechcraft1900 D airline requipment
. Question s an d comment s mayb e referre d to : Michae l O

. Matthews Chie fFinancia l Office r GreatLake s Aviation , Ltd
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# Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd
. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at



# Merced , Californi a Two Roun d Trip s - B190 0 98.5 % completio n facto r Departures : Bloc k Hours : Revenu e Passenge rMiles : Availabl e SeatMiles : 1,43 4 2,15 1 4,312,00 0 8,391,76 8 Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : MC E 14,00 0 psgrsa t$110.4 1 $1,545,74 0

Other : (at0.62 % ofpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $9,58 4 $1,555,32 4 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraftan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l DirectExpenses : Tota l IndirectExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t(5.0 % ofTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : Representativ e Schedul e $338,71 0 $1,088,61 4 $353,34 5 $476,80 5

Flt # 519 4 519 4 519 7 519 7 Fre q

123456 7 123456 7 123456 7 123456 7 Flow

MCE-LA S LAS-MC E MCE-LA S LAS-MC E Schedul e

0950-112 0 0810-094 0 1530-170 0 1350-152 0 Bloc k

Tim e 9 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 Mile s

30 8 30 8 30 8 30 8 ASM S

585 2 585 2 585 2 585 2 Equi p BE 1 BE 1 BE 1 BE 1 $2,257,47 3

$1,091,57 2 $3,349,04 5 ($1,793,721 ) $167,45 2 $1,961,17 4

Servic e routin g woul d b e non-sto p t o La s Vega s o rone-sto p t o Denve r

N o uplin e restriction s o n on e roun d tri p Uplin e servic e routin g woul d b e one-sto p t o Ontario , Lo s Angele s o rOrang e Count y

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. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e a t



## VisalJa , Californi a Tw o Roun d Trip s - B190 0 98.5 % completio n facto r Departures : Bloc k Hours : Revenu e Passenge rMiles : Availabl e Sea tMiles : 

### 1,43 4 1,344 1,953,00 0 5,067,75 6 Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : VI S 10,50 0 psgr s a t 

### $97.5 5 $1,024,27 5

Other : (a t0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : 

### $6,35 1 $1,030,62 6 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraf tan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direc tExpenses : Tota l Indirec tExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses ; Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t(5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : Representativ e Schedul e 

### $338,71 0 $756,29 9 $220,77 9 $372,12 1

Flt # 504 5 519 6 519 6 506 1 Fre q

123456 7 123456 7 123456 7 123456 7 Flo w

VIS-ON T ONT-VI S VIS-ON T ONT-VI S Schedul e

0610-070 5 1425-152 5 1535-163 0 1745-184 5 Bloc k

Tim e 5 5 6 0 5 5 6 0 Mile s

18 6 18 6 18 6 18 6 ASM S

353 4 353 4 353 4 353 4 Equi p BE 1 BE 1 BE 1 BE 1 Servic e routin g woul d b e non-sto p t o Ontario , Lo s Angele s o rOrang e Count y

N o uplin e restriction s o n on e roun d tri p Uplin e servic e routin g woul d b e one-sto p t o Denve ro rone-sto p t o La s Vega s 

### $1,687,90 8 $956,98 0 $2,644,88 8 ($1,614,263 ) $132,24 4 $1,746,50 7

# Grea tLake s Aviation , Ltd
. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e a t



## Ely , Nevad a Tw o Roun d Trip s - B190 0 98.5 % completio n facto r Departures : Bloc k Hours : 61 4 62 4

Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : EL Y 1,00 0 psgrsa t$144.2 2 $144,22 0

Other : (a t0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $89 4 $145,11 4 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraf tan d Hul l Insuranc e

Fue l an d Oi l Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Tota l Direc tExpenses : Tota l Indirec tExpenses : Tota l Operatin g Expenses : Operatin g Los s Profi tElemen t(5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $338,71 0 $529,78 7 $102,50 4 $167,00 7 $1,138,00 8 $668,83 1 $1,806,83 9 ($1,661,725 ) $90,34 2 $1,752,06 7 Representativ e Schedul e
Flt # Fre q Flo wSchedul e 503 6 12345 6 ELY-DE N 0536-092 0 503 5 12345 6 DEN-EL Y1925-211 5 on e sto p servic e on e sto p servic e Equi p BE 1 BE 1

N o uplin e restriction s Servic e routin g woul d b e one-sto p t o Denve ro rnon-sto p t o La s Vega s