Sovereign Air, Inc. 

June 16, 2010 

Dennis J. DeVany, Chief 

EAS & Domestic Analysis Division, X-53 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service at: 

Laramie, Wyoming, DOT-OST-1997-2958 

Worland, Wyoming, DOT-OST-1997-2981 

Dear Mr. DeVany: 

In response to Order 2010-5-14, Sovereign Air, Inc. offers the following proposal: 

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Sovereign Air, Inc. (SAl) is planning to use either two 9-seat King Air's or a Beech 1900 and a 9-seat King 

Air aircraft for these Essential Air Service routes. 

Our flights will service only the EAS cities and the DEN Hub. Sovereign Air believes that with good 

schedules, proper pricing and a recovering economy, the load factors will likely increase in these 

markets. SAl will base its aircraft, crews and maintenance personnel, banking and purchase fuel in 

Worland and Laramie. This will help keep the EAS monies in the local communities. Additional flights 

will be added as needed to accommodate periods of increased demand for the University of Wyoming. 

SAl will have baggage and ticket agreements with the major air carriers in Denver by the start of this EAS 

service. SAl will also have cargo agreements for both domestic and international air freight movements. 

SAl has been HAZMAT approved and will be working in conjunction with hospitals to expedite various 

HAZMAT materials that they need to transport. 

SAl's goal is to work hand-in-hand with EAS communities to reduce the need for EAS subsidies within the 

next four to six years. 

Sovereign Air is currently in the process of acquiring its Scheduled Service Authority and anticipates 

being able to start this Essential Air Service by September 1, 2010. 

Sovereign Air will be fully integrated into the Global Distribution System (GDS) in conjunction with 

Worldspan. SAl is not tied to just one airline, allowing Sovereign Air better visibility in the various 

reservation systems. Passengers will have a broad range of channels through which to purchase tickets, 

including all airline reservation systems and travel agencies. Customers will be able to call our 

reservation office or visit our website to book flights. Passengers can also purchase tickets and make 

reservations at our ticket counters. 
SAl's final schedules will be developed by the EAS City Airport Boards and SAl to reduce layover times in 

DEN and provide the best possible arrival and departure times for the travelling public. As such, the 

following schedules will likely be adjusted: 

Proposed Schedule Options 

WRL Schedule 

Fit # Freq From TO Dpt-Arr From TO Dpt-Arr 

10 1234567 WRL LAR 6:50 -7:50 LAR DEN 8:00-8:40 

11 1234567 DEN LAR 9:30-10:20 LAR WRL 10:30-11:20 

20 23456 WRL LAR 12 :00-12 :50 LAR DEN 01:00-01:40 

21 23456 DEN LAR 02:30-03:10 LAR WRL 03:20-04:10 

30 1234567 WRL LAR 05:00-05:50 LAR DEN 06:00-06:40 

31 1234567 den LAR 08:00-08:40 LAR WRL 08:50-09:30 

LAR Schedule 

Fit # Freq From TO Opt Arr 

4 1234567 LAR DEN 6:30am 7:10am 

10 1234567 LAR DEN 8:00am 8:40am 

20 1234567 LAR DEN 1:00pm 1:40pm 

6 1234567 LAR DEN 4:00pm 4:40pm 

30 1234567 LAR DEN 6:pm 6:40pm 

5 1234567 DEN LAR 7:30am 8:10am 

11 1234567 DEN LAR 9:30am 10:20am 

21 1234567 DEN LAR 2:30pm 3:10pm 

7 1234567 DEN LAR 6:00pm 6:40pm 

31 1234567 DEN LAR 8:00pm 8:40pm 
Option 1: Two 9-seat King Airs 

Sovereign Air, Inc. 

Annual Compensation Requirement for Essential Air Service for 

WRL-LAR-DEN 

Aircraft Type 

Available Seats Per Departure 

Passengers Per Trip 

Block Hours 

Departures 

Total Passengers 

Average Fare 

Revenue Passenger Miles 

Available Seat Miles 

Passenger Revenue 

Other Rev. @ .6 of pax. Rev. % 

Total Revenue 

Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Other Direct Costs 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Costs 

Total Indirect Costs 

$130 one wayWRL-DEN 

$ 90 one way LAR-DEN 

Two 9-seats 

King Air 

9 

4.4 

6,538 

5,448 

25,000 

8,065,764 

16,131,528 

$2,750,000.00 

$16,500.00 

$2,766,500.00 

$220,000.00 

$1,588,923.05 

$500,377.99 

$822,444.50 

$358,592.56 

$3,490,338.10 

$1,325, 372.44 

Total Operating Expenses $4,815,710.54 

Operating Loss $2,049,210.54 

Profit @ 5% $102,460.53 

Annual Compensation 

Requirement $2,151,671.07 

Completion Rate 97% 

Load Factor 49% 
Option 2: One Beech 1900 and one 9-seat King Air 

(1900 operates two RT per day between LAR and DEN only, but available for extra legs) 

Sovereign Air, Inc. 

Annual Compensation Requirement for Essential Air Service for 

WRL-LAR-DEN 

Aircraft Type 

Available Seats Per Departure 

Passengers Per Trip 

Block Hours 

Departures 

Total Passengers 

Average Fare 

Revenue Passenger Miles 

Available Seat Miles 

Passenger Revenue 

Other Rev. @ .6 of pax. Rev. % 

Total Revenue 

Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Other Direct Costs 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Costs 

Total Indirect Costs 

$130 one way WRL-DEN 

$ 90 one way LAR-DEN 

1900 and 

9-seat King Air 

9 and 19 

Avg 8 

6,538 

5,448 

25,000 

8,065,764 

16,131,528 

$2,750,000.00 

$16,500.00 

$2,766,500.00 

$220,000.00 

$1,588,923.05 

$500,377.99 

$1,022,444.50 

$358,592.56 

$3,690,338.10 

$1,325,372.44 

Total Operating Expenses $5,015,710.54 

Operating Loss $2,249,210.54 

Profit @ 5% $112,460.53 

Annual Compensation 

Requirement $2,361,671.07 

Load Factor 42% 
Customer safety and service are Priority One with SAL Sovereign Air looks forward to providing 

Essential Air Service to both Worland and Laramie. 

Sincerely, 

Jon Payne, CFO 

Sovereign Air, Inc.