Johnstown-Cambria County AirportAuthority -. - -- .r- • •

June 6, 2014

Mr. Michael Martin 479 AIRPORT ROAD, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904 (814) 536-0002- Fax (814) 539-5787

United States Department ofTransportation Office ofAviation Analysis 1200 NewJersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 RE: 2014 Proposals to Provide Subsidized Air Service to Johnstown Pennsylvania Dear Mr. Martin: ,; :

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Thank you for the opportunityto provide our inputto the proposed bids to provide air service to ourairport. We are committed to maximizingthe value ofour airport to the local and surrounding communities. Further, we understand the critical role the airportplays in economic development. The decision we make now regarding commercial airline service will have profound effects onthe future ofourairport and community economic health. Our airport authority has formed an airline committee made up ofboard members and individuals with backgrounds in the airline industry. This committee has met on several occasions, attended meetings with the potential carriers and reviewed all the proposals submitted.

Afterreview ofall the submittedproposals, we believethat SilverAirways will provide an established, safe, reliable, convenient and economical service for ourcommunity. We based ourrecommendation on a number of factors and issues, to include the following four majorcategories: 1) Capabilities a) Abilityto perform b) Airline operational experience c) The effect ofsimultaneous airport startups d) Financial ability 

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Richard Weaver, Chairman Michael J. Parrish Jr., Secretary Douglas Lengenfelder Jack W. Babich Ed Cemic Dave Kalina Board ofAuthority Jonathan Gleason, Vice Chaim1an Rick McQuaide, Treasurer James T. Huerth Timothy C. Leventry, Solicitor L.R. Kimball, Engineer RaNell Fenchak, Manager 30

### 2) Code Share

- InterlineAgreements a) United's Dulles hub and spoke connection system is much more favorable to Pittsburgh's multi carrier and non-defined flight banks. 31

b) Code share amenities with United and its' StarAlliance network partner airlines include a loyalty/frequent flyerprogram, coordinated connections/schedules, access to a major airline reservation, ticketing, and automated check-in system, and seamless baggage handling, along with many other features, all ofwhich has taken years to establish. c) Interline Agreements with virtually all necessary national and worldwide carriers that interline 

### 3) Aircraft a) Passenger capacity 

### Ipublicperception b) Baggage capacity c) Multiple engine versus single engine aircraft d) Flight crew- one versus three (2 pilot; 1pilot; 2 pilots and flight attendant) e) Safety and comfort (lavatory) f) Number ofaircraft and spare aircraft g) Certification 

### 4) Scheduling a) Com1ectivity and layovertime b) Early morning departure -late arrival (public needs) c) Frequency d) Numberofnon-stop flights Based on the above criteria, we ranked the proposalsreceived as set forth inthe chart below. Itseems quite clearthat SilverAirways is the only logical choice for service atthe Jolmstown-Can1bria County Airport. Capability Code Share/Interline Aircraft Schedule Total Points Airline 

### 50 points 

### 20 points 

### 15 points 

### 15 points 

### 100 SilverAirways 

### 50 20 15 10 95 Sun Air 

### 10 10 5 

### 10 35 CityLink 

### 0 0 5 5 

### 10 Boutique Air 

### 10 0 0 0 10
We would be more than happyto discuss with you our decision and reasons for supporting SilverAirways for EAS service at Johnstown. · Sincerely

RichardE. Weaver Authority Chairman

Richard Weaver, Chairman Michael J. Parrish Jr., Secreta!)' Douglas Lengenfclder Jack W. Babich Ed Cemic Dave Kalina Board ofAuthority Jonathan Gleason, Vice Chairman Rick McQuaide, Treasurer James T. Huerth Timothy C. Leventry, Solicitor L.R. Kimball, Engineer RaNell Fenchak, Manager