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Jul y 9 , 201 0 Mr . Denni s J . DeVan

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X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analytic s U S Dept . o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , DC 2059 0 Dea r Mr . DeVany : W e arc contactin g yo u regardin g continue d Essentia l Ai r Servic e a t Venang o Regiona

l Airport . Th e Oi l Regio n Allianc e o f Business , Industr y & Touris msupport s 'Optio n 1 ' o f Gulfstrea m International' s proposa l t o continu e offerin g essentia l ai r servic e t o th e Oi l City/Frankli n community . Thi s optio n wil l enabl e th e Oi l Regio n t o wor k towar d economi c recover

y b y providin g air

acces s to th e nation' s ai r

transportatio n system . The current

EA S agreemen t

an dth e air servic e provide d hav e bee n hampere d b

y severa l economi c an

dperformanc e factor s resultin g i n th e cos t pe r passenger exceedin g th e .S20

0 cap . Some o f thes e factor s include : • Th e contrac t

i n 200 8 wa s bi dbased upo n oi l cost s at $140/bb l resultin g I

n $4.5 0 pe r gallo n Je t Fuel . Th e actua

l pric e wa s hal f

tha t b y th e time the servic e bega n i n September

2008 . • W c quickl y entere don e o f

th e wors t recession s i

n 5 0 years , • Passenger s wer

e fearfu l o f national and international healt h scare s such a s th e SAR s an d ."5win e flu . • Th e Oi l Regio n ha

daterribl e winter

o f 2009-201 0 tha

t sa w th e air carrier cance l 21 % of

it s Frankli n flight s i

n December , Januar

y an d Febmary , primaril y du e to airborn e icing , I n our contact s wit

h man y o f our loca l businesse s w e hav e learne d tha t the y are jus t beginnin g t

o recover fro mth e recent

recession , and ar e hopin g to increas e thei r ai r trave l thi s year . W c recentl y participate din afom mcoordinate d b

y th e Venang o Are aChambe r of Commerc e which include dcommunit

y an dbusines s leader s to discus. s thi s issue . A t tha t foru mw e determine dtha

t w e will wor

k collaborativel y wit

h th e Venang o Are aChamber , Venang o Regiona l Airport , an

delecte dofficial s t

o encourag e local businesse s t o commi t apercentag e o

f thei r ai r trave l t o bein g provide db y th e connectio n fro mth e Venang o Regiona l Airport , Additionall y we will wor

k wit h Mickey Bowma

n o f Gulfstrea mInternationa

l o n uSav e Ou r Servic e (SOS ) campaig n to recrui t ai r traveler s an d encourag e ou r almos t 60 0 busincs. s

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member s t o us e (h e ai r

service . We wil l collaborat e ou r campaig n effort s wit

h other loca l busines s andcommunit

y group s to increas e passenger intak e t o reduc e our

cos t pe r passenger . Ou r agenc y represent s Venang o Count y an d portion s o f Crawfor d County , a s th e County' s lea d economi c developmen t agenc y w e advocat e o n behal f o f th e community' s essentia l ai r transportatio n service . Regards .

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