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# JACK BROOKS REGIONAL AJRPORT (!DbiiU!IIllla!A\Iijf.l\ll>R1!Utrtlrl} 

# INTRODUCTORY LETTER

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### 11 , 20·2 JACK BROOi<S REGIONAL AIRPORT

:-loncrablo Raymo'l<l H

. LaHood Secreo;ary of Trar

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### lJ S**Depa·t~nt** 

### of Tnmsportation 12llO 

### New 

### Jersey Avenue SE Wasl'ington. 

### DC 2CS90 4875 PAR'<FR**DHI'J~** 6ENJ\.U:.NT, I X 

### /1 {()5 

### PH: 

### (LCtij 7**Hl.-1~1)** FM.:-(4091 /22-2830

RE : 8eaumont!Port Arthur Jack Or::>oks negtorol A i rc-ort Small Cnmmunoty Air Service**Developmer~t** 

### Gr.11t Proposal 

### Dear &.crelary 

### laHoo:: : Beawront:Port 

### Art'1ur Jack 

### Hrooks**Rj,!~ual** 

### Ai1port s 

### sutmfttlng 

## :1e ot:a'::hed pro:::osal fer 

### furu:flng tJOCU!r 

### tha Small Com:'llunity 

### Atr Service De·Jel:)pment Program

. 

### and lh? p•oposal fer Oea..Jmont.'Port Arthur Jack Brooks Reg onal Ai-port**~reels** the eligibility requirements 

### of t he progr31Tl

. 

### We are proposing a oro , ect 

### ltiot woldd e1at>le the 

### AJrport tc de·.rerop itnd i-npleme1! 

### a Mal'keting and advertis.ng program to promote use of the corrmunity's 

### oxistirg air service ard ret<un a r s.crv1ce over the**long·t~!llll.** Currently, U!C community's air service Is operated by Urj:et.t Ell:press 

### ta United's hJb at Houst::·n 

### Intercontinental Airport

. The svrvice is c.Jrrcntly 

### operoted by Colgan jl.j: using Saao · 340 turt::oprop a r::rllft,**~nd** Colgan is**~laMing** to redre its feet of 

### Saab alraatt i n the near future

. 

### h>r1L-naltll'f

. Un ted plars 

### to replace 

### the Saab**se~ :e**  

### wilh service oparated 

### by r&Qiona. 

### jets. Succe5sful implen-entat•on 

## o' the 

### p·oposed matketing aod 

### advertising program st'·ould 

### ·educe t·l(t number 

### uf**passenge~s** loaking :o the aitpOrts in 

### Houston. Although demand**h~-W** 

### t:.eer. cstimatod at more than 1.600 passengers per 

### day eacn 

### way, less 

### than 40 passengers per day each 

## ·,vay are using the air serv1ce avai 1tbl1:1**~~** our local airport. Ur.ited Is taking a**~Dstan:tial fln<U~C18I**  riSk to upgraca the turboprop**s~rvice** to regional 

### jet service, and mo·e traffic must begenerated to ensJre the regional jet serv1ce 

### Is a financial 

### success. l'le level 

### of :raflic currently 

### using lleaumort/Pc1 

### Arthur's existing 

### air serllice wtll Silroply 

### :"l(lt be**su'fci~nl** 1c**sJp~olt** 

### ·egional jet service ever the long-term**Sm<~ l**  C:.)ltll'llJnity A1r ScrJi::c Dcvetcpmenc F Jnding is**essent~al** to the r.cmrrur.rty s goal o ' er.

sur .ng 

### :he communi!'/ 

### VIi I retain 

### its air service. 

### 1 hP. commur1rty**i.~** 

### :lpPI'&eiative of the**oppo'tU~it·;** t:> subm t this proposal

. a:'1d 

## we look 

### for.vard :o the 

### oossibility of a 

### grant avror::.**Sitr:erel~•.**

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### /1. rport Director 3eaunontt'Port Arthur Jack Brooks Regional Airport



## Jack Brooks Regional Airport; Beaumont, Texas Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Development Program; Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 

# 510-120622-006 41(;\Y BAIU: v 

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## The Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary U
. S. 

## Depattment of Transportation l200 

# New 

# Jersey Avenue , S.E
. 

## Washington, D .C. 20590 

# Dear Secretary LaHood : WASH ING TON. DC**~0510 ·-43** **4** 

# June l, 20!2 LOk: r.nJ :(L " .:..(; f.:. ; - J(E f , f·

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# The Beaumont/Port Arthur Jack Brooks Regional Airport has notified me 

# that it has submitted an application to 

# be considered for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program. 

# I 

# am pleased to support the application. 

# I am requesting the Depattment of Transportation to carefully consider 

# the merits of the grant proposal and ensure 

# it receives a fair and thorough review during the evaluation process . The Airpmt has infonned me of the positive impact this grant 

# will have 

# in the community by 

# increasing regional travel options and convenience for airline passengers. Should you have any questions regarding the grant application, [ hope you 

# will not hesitate to contact Lucas Szabo in 

# my office for additional infotmation.

KBH!ls



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