# Before the United States Department of Transportation 

# Washington, DC July 10, 2012 TJ

Essential Air Service at: KEARNEY, NEBRASKA NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA Docket OST-1996-1715 Docket OST-1999-5173 Docket OST -2003-14535 

### under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq.

This document contains Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s response to Order Requesting Proposals 2012-6-2. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit this proposal, as an inseparable package, for all three ofthese Nebraska communities. Great Lakes' proposal intends conveniently timed connecting services to our**code~share** 

### partners (United and Frontier) at our Denver hub. Additionally, Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority ofthe other carriers serving Denver, including interline a-ticketing agreements with American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. All of which will offer passengers traveling to and from these communities supplemental access to the domestic and international air transportation system. This proposal contemplates the use of 19 seat Beechcraft 1900D airliner equipment. Questions and comments may be referred to: Michael 

### 0. Matthews Chief Financial Officer Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 1

022 Airport Parkway Cheyenne,WY 82001 (307) 432-7000TableofContents:SubsidyPassengersAverageBidServicePoint(s)HubServedRoundTripsEquipmentRequirementForecastFare1Scottsbluff,NebraskaDenver31900D$1,398,35120,000$104.562Kearney,NebraskaDenver31900D$1,752,90424,000$118.693NorthPlatte..NebraskaDenver31900D$1,697,51020,000$115.96Allthreecommunitiesareproposedasaninseparablepackage.

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## Scottsbluff, Nebraskato Denver (DEN) Three Round Trips- 81900 (at 98 percent completion)
Departures: Block Hours: Revenue Passenger Miles: Available Seat Miles:
Operating Revenues: Passenger: BFF-DEN 20,000 psgrs at $104.56 $2,091,200

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) Total Operating Revenues:
Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance Fuel and Oil Flying Operations Maintenance Total Direct Expenses: Total Indirect Expenses: Total Operating Expenses: Operating Loss Profit Element (5.0% ofTotal Operating Expenses) Annual Compensation Requirement: Representative/Current Schedule TO DENVER, CO DEP ARR .FLT# STOP 600 655 7231 0 650 745 7231 0 820 915 7231 0 1128 1223 7235 0 1633 1728 7239 0 FROM DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 1025 1118 7234 0 1530 1623 7238 0 1620 1713 7240 0 1815 1908 7240 0 FRQ X67 6 7 Daily X6 FRQ Daily X6 6 X6 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 All Scottsbluff - Denver - Scottsbluff service is non-stop. $12,965

$365,710 $952,122 $290,032 $491,212

This proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered at Great Lakes' discretion subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 1,840 1,362, 3,000,000 5,244,000

$2,104,165

$2,099,076 $1,236,654 $3,335,730 ($1 ,231 ,565) $166,787 $1,398,351

# Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## Kearney, Nebraska to Denver (DEN) Three Round Trips- 81900 (at 98 percent completion)
Departures: Block Hours: Revenue Passenger Miles: Available Seat Miles:
Operating Revenues: Passenger: EAR-DEN 24,000 psgrs at $118.69 $2,848,560

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) $17,661 Total Operating Revenues:
Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance $365,710 Fuel and Oil $1,450,640 Flying Operations $429,794 Maintenance $601,152 Total Direct Expenses: TotallndirectExpenses: Total Operating Expenses: Operating Loss Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) Annual Compensation Requirement: Representative/Current Schedule TO DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP FRQ EQP 615 638 7243 0 X7 BE1 815 838 7243 0 7 BE1 1356 1220 7247 0 Daily BE1 1640 1704 5143 0 Daily BE1 FROM DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP FRQ EQP 1130 1348 7247 0 Daily. BE1 1414 1630 7242 0 Daily BE1 1730 1948 7250 0 6 BE1 1930 2148 7250 0 X6 BE1 All Kearney - Denver - Kearney service is non-stop. This proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered at Great Lakes' discretion subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 1,840 2,454 7,320,000 10,662,800

$2,866,221

$2,847,296 $1,551,871 $4,399,167 ($1 ,532,946) $219,958 $1,752,904

# Greatlakes Aviation, Ltd. Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

## North Platte, Nebraska to Denver (DEN) Three Round Trips- 81900 (at 98 percent completion)
Departures: Block Hours: Revenue Passenger Miles: Available Seat Miles:
Operating Revenues: Passenger: LBF-DEN 20,000 psgrs at

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) Total Operating Revenues:
Operating Expenses: Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance Fuel and Oil Flying Operations Maintenance Total Direct**Exp~nses:** 

### Total Indirect Expenses: Total Operating Expenses: Operating Loss Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) Annual Compensation Requirement: Representative/Current Schedule TO DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 635 643 7251 0 735 743 7251 0 1259 1307 7253 0 1714 1722 7257 0 FROM DENVER, CO DEP ARR FLT# STOP 1045 1249 7252 0 1500 1704 7256 0 1555 1759 7260 0 1854 2058 7260 0 $115.96 $2,319,200

FRQ X67 

### 6 Daily Daily

FRQ Daily Daily 

### 6 X6 $14,379

$365,710 $1,220,350

$354,483 $541,912

EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1

EQP BE1 BE1 BE1 BE1 All North Platte
- Denver
- North Platte service is non-stop. This Proposal is submitted with no upline scheduling restrctions. Service upgrade to an Embraer EMB-120 will be offered atGreat Lakes' discretion subject to traffic and passenger yields meeting economic thresholds. 1,840 2,024 4,560,000 7,970,080

$2,333,579

$2,482,455 $1,356,677 $3,839,132 ($1 ,505,553) 

### $191,957 $1,697,510