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# ^ F l BV i I hsITERNATIONAL--AIRLINE S Th e Honoiyhl e Raymon d LaHoo d Date : Augus t 23 , 201 0 Secretar yo f Transportatio n U.S . Deparimen i o f Transporlalioi i 

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W Washington . D C 2059 0 Dea rMi : LaMond , I a m writin g toda yi n suppor t o f Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n Intemaiiona l Airpor t an d theii ' applicatio n fo ra Smal l Communit yAi r Servic e Developmen t Grant . A s yo u ma yb e aware , th e dissolutio n o f th e forme rU S Airway s hu b i n Pittsburg h ha s lef t a hug e hol e i n term s o f regiona l ai r servic e i n wester n Pennsylvania . Mor e tha n thirt ycitie s withi n 35 0 mile s o f Pittsburg h tha t forme renjoye d non-sto p servic e remai n withou t tha i link . Beside s bein g th e secon d larges t cit yi n Pennsylvania , Pittsburg h i s a tru e regiona l busines s cente ran d whil e th e Greate rPiit.sburg h Internationa l Airpor t ha s don e a tremendou s jo b o f restmcturin g itsel f a s a tni e Origin/Destinatio n traffi cgenerator , i t i s noteworth ytha t th e onl yothe rPennsylvani a cit ybein g serve d b yai rfro m Pittsburg h i s Philadelphia . Despit e bein g th e ancho ro f wester n Pennsylvani a business , citie s suc h a s Lairobe , Erie , Wilkes-Barre/Scranlon . Williamsport , Allentowii . an d eve n th e Stat e Capita l i n Harrisbui g remai n withou t a direc t ai rlink . Pennsylvani a i s th e sixt h larges t stat e i n th e unio n i n term s o f populatio n an d thi s lac k o f regiona l acces s i s problemati can d economicall yrestrictive . Gulfstrean i Internationa l Airline s continue s t o wor k diligentl yt o restor e servic e fro m th e Greate rPittsburg h Internationa l Airpor t t o airport s throughou t th e regio n an d woul d welcom e th e possibilit yo f addin g Wilkcs-Barre / Scranio n a

s a destination . Conceive d i n cooperatio n wit h th e Greate rPittsburg h Internationa l Airport , th e "Pittsburg h Connector" , ha s th e inten t o f restorin g servic e i n severa l regiona l markets , focusin g o n Pittsburg h Internationa l Airpor t a s it s "hub" . W e remai n ver yintereste d i n .servin g th e Wilkes-Barre/Scranio n - Pittsburg h marke t an d restorin g tha t .community' s lin k t o th e busines s cente ro f wester n Pennsylvania . A s wit h an yne wventure , th e start-u p cost s constitut e a goo d dea l o f ou rforecas t outlay . W e full yendors e Wilkes Barre/Scranton' s effor t t o secur e a SCAS D Gran t t o ai d i n launchin g an d marketin g thi s venture . W e ar e connden i tha t th e restoratio n o f thi s vita l ai rlin k wil l benefi t economi cdevelopmen t i n Pennsylvania . Thes e fund s wil l assur e a mean s t o gro wan d promot e thi s ne wtrave l optio n an d allo wGulfstrean i Internationa l t o focu s o n providin g .seamles s connectivit yan d operationa l reliabilit yt o assur e thi s ne wservic e succeed s an d th e peopl e o f Pennsylvani a benefit . Ver ytrul yyours , Micke yBowma n Vic e Presiden t o f Corporat e Developmen t Gulfstrean i Internationa l Airline s " •• . 320 1 Griffi n Roa d Ft . Lauderdale . F L 3331 2 

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### ATTACHMEN T2 Page I Order : 2010-7-1 6 Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4

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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington . D C 2059 0 Augus t 27.201 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood , Thi s lette r

i s bein g writte n toda y i n suppor t o f th e Wilkes-Bane/Scranio n Internationa l Airpor t an dthei r

applicatio n for

aSmal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Grant . U S Airway s continue s t o work diligentl y wit hou r

partne r airport s t o maintai n an d expan dservic e int o ou r hubs . W e remai n ver y intereste di n expandin g servic e fro mth e Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n Internationa l Airport . I f AV Pwer e t o receiv e thi s grant , U S Airway s wil t

giv e ful l consideratio n for expandin g sei'vice . However , give n th e volatil e natur e o f th e airlin e industry , w e canno t guarante e implementatio n a ( thi s tim e U S Airway s full y endorse s th e Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n Internationa l Airport' s effort t o secur e aSCAS D Gran t

t o assis t i n th e expansio n o f

servic e fro mAVP . W e than k yo u fo r th e opportunit y t o participat e i n thi s roun do f gran t requests . Thes e funds , i f awarded , wil l hel p assur e amean s t o gro w an dpromot e additiona l U S Airway s servic e at th e Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n Internationa l Airport .

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yLaHood , Thi s lette rha s bee n writte n i n suppor t o f th e Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n Intematlona l Airporl' s applicatio n fo r a Smal l CommunityAi rServic e Developmen t Grant . Delt a Ai rLine s recognize s th e importanc e o f connectivit ya

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t oKers 22 9 non-slo p destinations . Restorin g Atlant a servic e a 1 AV P woul d b e a significan t economi cboos t t o th e Wilkes-Barre/Scranto n are a an d Northeaster n Pennsylvania . Delt a Ai rLine s full yendorse s Ih e Wilkes-Barre/Scfanio n Inlernationa l Airport' s effor t l o secure a SCAS D Gran t t o assist i n th e restoratio n an d expansio n o t servic e fro m AVP . We than k yo u fo rth e opportunit

yt o participat e i n thi s roun d o f gran t requests . Sincerely , 

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