Johnstown-Cambria County 

Airport Authority 

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June 6, 2014 

Mr. Michael Martin 

479 AIRPORT ROAD, JOHNSTOWN, PA 15904 

(814) 536-0002- Fax (814) 539-5787 

United States Department of Transportation 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

1200 New Jersey 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 opportunity to provide our input to the proposed bids to provide air service to our airport. 

We are committed to maximizing the value of our airport to the local and surrounding communities. Further, 

we understand the critical role the airport plays in economic development. The decision we make now 

regarding commercial airline service will have profound effects on the future of our airport and community 

economic health. 

Our airport authority has formed an airline committee made up of board 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. 

After review of all the submitted proposals, we believe that Silver Airways will provide an established, safe, 

reliable, convenient and economical service for our community. We based our recommendation on a number of 

factors and issues, to include the following four major categories: 

1) Capabilities 

a) Ability to perform 

b) Airline operational experience 

c) The effect of simultaneous airport startups 

d) Financial ability I stability 

Richard Weaver, Chairman 

Michael J. Parrish Jr., Secretary 

Douglas Lengenfelder 

Jack W. Babich 

Ed Cemic 

Dave Kalina 

Board of Authority 

Jonathan Gleason, Vice Chaim1an 

Rick McQuaide, Treasurer 

James T. Huerth 

Timothy C. Lev entry, Solicitor 

L.R. Kimball, Engineer 

RaNell Fenchak, Manager 

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2) Code Share - Interline Agreements 

a) United's Dulles hub and spoke connection system is much more favorable to Pittsburgh's multi 

carrier and non-defined flight banks. 

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b) Code share amenities with United and its' Star Alliance network partner airlines include a 

loyalty/frequent flyer program, 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 of which has taken years to establish. 

c) Interline Agreements with virtually all necessary national and worldwide carriers that interline 

3) Aircraft 

a) Passenger capacity I public perception 

b) Baggage capacity 

c) Multiple engine versus single engine aircraft 

d) Flight crew- one versus three (2 pilot; 1 pilot; 2 pilots and flight attendant) 

e) Safety and comfort (lavatory) 

f) Number of aircraft and spare aircraft 

g) Certification 

4) Scheduling 

a) Com1ectivity and layover time 

b) Early morning departure -late arrival (public needs) 

c) Frequency 

d) Number of non-stop flights 

Based on the above criteria, we ranked the proposals received as set forth in the chart below. It seems quite 

clear that Silver Airways is the only logical choice for service at the Jolmstown-Can1bria County Airport. 

Capability Code Share/Interline Aircraft Schedule Total Points 

Airline 50 points 20 points 15 points 15 points 100 

Silver Airways 50 20 15 10 95 

Sun Air 10 10 5 10 35 

City Link 0 0 5 5 10 

Boutique Air 10 0 0 0 10 

We would be more than happy to discuss with you our decision and reasons for supporting Silver Airways for 

EAS service at Johnstown. · 

Sincerely 

Richard E. Weaver 

Authority Chairman 

Richard Weaver, Chairman 

Michael J. Parrish Jr., Secreta!)' 

Douglas Lengenfclder 

Jack W. Babich 

Ed Cemic 

Dave Kalina 

Board of Authority 

Jonathan Gleason, Vice Chairman 

Rick McQuaide, Treasurer 

James T. Huerth 

Timothy C. Leventry, Solicitor 

L.R. Kimball, Engineer 

RaNell Fenchak, Manager