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HONOLULU.MOLOKAI . KON A AN D HIL O AIRPORT S • BK . ISLAND , H I PHONE : (K08)329-00! 8 FAX : (SOS ) 331-207 ^ MAILING : GAT R 73-30 0 U' u S T • KAILUA-KONA . H I 9674 0 ABOV E l l AL L INC . DBA lOLAN I Al REssentia l Air Servic e Docke t DOT-OST-2000-677 3 

### Proposa l fo r Air Servic e t o Kalaupap aandRura l Airport s withi n th e State of Hawaii Attention ; Bria n Swanson , AIC P U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysis , X-5 0 W86-47 3 120 0 Ne w Jersey Avenue . S.E . Washington , D C 2059 0 I n respons e to Docket

DOT-OST-2000-677 3 th e followin g proposa l i s submitted . Abov e I t All Inc . db aMoloka

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r i s a n air carrie r base d i n Kon awit

h office s an d facilitie s locate da

t Honolulu International Airport , Moloka i Airport , Hil o International Airpor t an d Kon aInternational Airport . Our Certificate OVGA241 K

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th e jurisdictio n o f

FA A Fligh t Standard s Offic e locate da t 13 5 Nakol o Place . Honolulu , H I 96819 . We ar e a

n establishe d busines s an d ou r Air Moloka i sid e ha s bee n providin g air transportatio n sinc e 1967 . W e are Hawaii Corporation . Moloka i air an dlolan i Ai

r presentl y servic e Moloka i Airpor t an d Kalaupap aAirpor

t an d i s ver

y familia r wit h th e frequency o f

trave l betwee n adjacen

t island s an d betwee n th e Moloka i airpor t an d Kalaupap a airport . We purpos e th e followin g level of servic e i n respons e to th e nee d fo

r air service ; W e coul dprovid e an dwoul dbe committe d t o doin g t\yo (2 ) roun d trip s pe r da y betwee n Honolul u PHN L an dKalaupap aLUP . W e wil l als o provid e tw o (2 ) roun d trip s betwee n Moloka i PHM K an d LLP . Th e cos t fo r th e abov e ser\'ice s woul db e $686.400.0 0 dollar s pe r yea r fo r th e ter mo f th e contract . W

e presentl y ar

e a n O n DemandCharte r

Carrie r but are i n th e proces s o f

submittin g fo

r schedule d carrier Operatio n Specification s a s i s Makan i Kai . W e als o invite your

attentio n to CF

Rpar t 38 0 an d th e relie f

i t coul d provid e wit

h referenc e lo exceedin g th e fou r trip s pe r wee k i f i n (h e bes t interest s o f

the community .

HONOLULU , MoLOKuM , KON A AN D HIL O AIRPORT S • Bi u ISLAND . H i PHONEHS08 ) 329-001 R FAX : (808 ) 331-2U7 9 M.^ILING : GAT E 73-30 0 U' u S T • ICAILUA-KONA.H I 9674 0 ABOV E I T AL L INC . DB A IOLAN I AI RW

e sugges t however , sinc e w e ar

e i n dail y communicatio n wit h the variou s communit

y entitie s base d o

n Molokai , consideratio n b e give n t o les s or even additional O n Deman d Flights . I n thi s manner , les s subsidy dollar s wil l b e required ; th e acaial burde n o f cos t ca n b e give n to thos e Hyin

g a s tourist s versu s thos e who qualif

y fo r th e benefit s o f

governmen t

subsidize d air

service . Thi s indee d will sav e ta x dollars . Based o n ou

r experience , th e majorit

y o f passenger s goin g i

n an d ou t o f Kalaupap aare tourists . Exemptio n fro

mth e 4 fiights pe

r week Backgroun dan dCorporat e History : Moloka i Air ha s provide dexclusiv e servic e to Moloka i an d Kalaupap afo

r 4 0 years . lolani Ai r ha s been providin g schedule d fixedwin g tour servic e sinc e 1990 . Abov e I t Al l Inc . operate s a

n FA A Certificate d Fligh

t School . iolani Ai r provide s O n Deman dInter-islan d Charte r an d Freigh

t Service . Haz-Ma l Freight Servic e Groun dTransportatio n unde r State PUC Recreationa

l Activitie s Licens e Reliabilit y an dDependability : Ai r Moloka i will provid e servic e betwee n Honolulu Kalaupap aan d Moloka i wit h tw o Pipe

r Chieftains , lolani will provid e backup fo

r Moloka i an dKalaupap awit

h tw o Gippslan d Airvan s a s picture d o n the fron t o f thi s response . Communit y Views : Abov e I t all Inc . Ha s worke dwit

h th e loca l communit

y o f Moloka i an d ha s assiste d wit

h air transpor t o n a number o f occasion s fo

r significantl y lo w cos t

whe n i t wa s i n th e bes t interest s o f

th e community .

HONOLULU , MOLOKAI . KON A AN D HIL O AIRPORT S • BI G ISLAND , H I PHONE : {S08 ) 339-OOl S FAX:(808)331-207 9 MAILING : GAT E 7.1-30 0 U' u S r• KAILUA-KONA , H I 9674 0 ABOV E I T AL L \\C . DB A TOLAN I AI REas e o f

Use : Ou r facilit y at.Honolul u International i s locate d o n th e General Aviatio n sid e o f th e airpor t an d allow s extremel y eas y acces s to aircraf t an d ha s plent

y o f parkin g are afree o f

charge . W

e als o recogniz e th e need s o f handicappe dcustomer s an d d o ou r utmos t t o accommodate them . Summary : I n summary , w e a

t Abov e I t Al l Inc . hav e been providin g ai r servic e fro

mbot h Honolulu an d Konato an dfro mMoloka

i an d Kalaupapa . W

e questio n the necessit

y o f th e EA S subsid

y an d fee l tha t relie f fro mth e require dsi x (6 ) day s per

wee k schedul e shoul d b e allowed . I f i t i s not aconsideratio n when awardin g thi s contract , w e wan t to b e include d an d fee

l w e are quite capabl e o f

meetin g th e term s an d conditions . R D Stewart , V P & General Manager , Abov e I t Al l Inc .

HONOLULU.MoLOiOM . KONAANDHIL O AIRPORT S • BKJISLAND.H I PHONE:(808)329-001 8 FAX : (808 ) 331-207 9 MAILING : GAT E 73-30 0 U' U S T • KAILUA-KONA , H I 9674 0 ABOV E I T AL L INC . DB A IOLAN I AI R