& ••.T\n \ ULS.0«parttn«ntO f 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E TtansportOtio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretary o f Transportatio n Jul y 26 , 201 0 Stev e Stockam Manager Jopli n Regional Airpor

t 60 2 S Mai n St . Joplin , M O 6480 1 Dea r Mr . Stockam : I woul d like t o update yo u o n th e essential air servic e (EAS ) situatio n a t Jopli n and For

t Leonar d Wood , an d giv e you a

n opportunity t o submi t

an y comment s o n th e recor d befor e w e submit

a recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an d Internationa l Affairs . I n respons e t o Grea t Lake s Aviation' s notic e o f intent t o terminat e it s schedule d ai r servic e a t Jopli n an d For t Leonard Wood , th e Departmen t issue d Order

2010-6-9 , Jun e 8 , 2010 , t o solici t proposal s fro

m al l intereste d ai r

carrier s t o provid e EA S a t Jopli n and/o r

For t Leonar d Wood . I

n respons e t

o tha t order , w e receive d proposal s fromfou r carriers : Alask aJuneau Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/ aSeaPor t Airline s (SeaPort) , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/

aCap e Ai r

(Cap e Air) , Executiv e Airline s d/b/ a America n Eagl e Airline s (American Eagle) , and Multi-Aero , Inc . d/b/ aAi r Choic e On e (Air Choic e One) . Copie s of th e proposal s ma

y b e accesse d onlin e throug h th e Federa l Docke t Management

Syste m (FDMS ) at : http://www.regulations.gov/ b y enterin g DOT-OST-2006-2393 2 fo r Jopli n or DOT

OST-1996-116 7 for

For t Leonar d Woo d i n th e "Ente r Keyword o r

ED " field . SeaPor t propose s t o serv e For

t Leonard Woo d wit

h tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o St . Loui s (1 4 total pe r

week ) an d tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o Kansa s Cit y (1 4 tota l pe r week) , utilizin g 9-passenger

Pilatu s PC-1 2 aircraft . It s firs t yea r subsid y reques t

i s $1,838,255 , and it s secon d yea

r subsidy reques t

i s $1,888,509 . Cap e Air ha s propose d servic e fromFor t Leonard Woo d t o St . Loui s usin g 9-passenger Cessn a 40 2 aircraft . It

propose s t o operat e fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h da y (2 8 total per week ) t o St . Loui s fo r a n annual subsid y o f

$1,478,102 . Dependin g o n th e conmiunity' s luggag e demand . Cap e Ai r propose s combinatio n passenger an d freighte

r service . Th e freighter

servic e woul d onl y b e use d whe n required . A s a n example , i

f 70 % o f departure s require d th e freighte r service , i t woul d resul t

in a n additional $959,66 4 i

n annual subsidy .America n Eagl e propose s t o operat e tw o dail y nonsto p roun d liip s (1 4 total pe r week) fro m Jopli n to Dallas/For

t Wort h Intematioua l Aiipoit , fo r a n annua l subsidy rate of

$2,778,756 . America n Eagl e propose s t o operat e 66-passenge r ATR-7 2 aircraft' . Air Choic e On e ha s propose d servic e to Jopli n an d For t Leonar d Wood . I

t woul d operate 9-passenge r

Cessn aCaravan aircraf

t to St . Loui s under

al l of it s proposals . Ther e ar

e tw o option s fo r Jopli n - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (2 4 total per week) fo r a n annual subsidy of

$2,054,483 , or

fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (3 0 total per week) , fo r a n amrua l subsid y o

f $2,442,623 . Ther e are thre e option s fo r For t Leonar d Woo d - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekday an d weeken d (2 4 tota l pe r week) for a n annua l subsidy of $1,704,203 , fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekday an d weeken d (3 0 tota l pe r week) , fo r a n annual subsidy of

$1,960,797 , o r

si x nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (3 6 tota l per week) , fo r a n annua l subsid y o f

2,263,853 . Th e schedule s tha

t th e carrier s hav e propose d are illustrativ e only , an d the y ma y make schedul e change s t o reflec t

changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g connectin g ban k

time s a t th e hub . Th e Departmen t

expect s subsidize d ai r

carrier s t o maintai n well-time d an d well-space d flight s i n order t o ensur e ful

l compensation . W e reques t

tha t you revie w eac h proposal an d submi t any comment s yo u ma

y hav e a s soo n a s possible , bu t

n o later than Augus t

9 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r your comment s befor

e w e submi t arecommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y for adecision . Letter s requestin g feedbac k hav e als o bee n sent

t o official s of

both communities . Pleas e sen d your

comment s vi ae-mai l to : EAS@dot.eo v o r b y fa x t o 202-366-7638 . I

f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Kevi n Schlemme r

o f m y staf f a t kevin.schlemmer@dot.go v o r 202-366-3176 . Sincerely ,

Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e of Aviatio n Analysi s

cc : Jeffre y Hartz , American Eagl e Airline s Andre w Bonney , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/ aCap e Ai r Shan e Storz , Multi-Aero , hic . d/b/ aAi r Choic e On e Ro b McKinney , Alask aJunea u Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/aSeaPor t Airline s

' America n Eagl e request s t o substitute , whe n needed , a44-passenge r Embrae r 140 o r a50-passenge r

Enibrae r 14 5 aircraft , t o b e reimburse d a

t th e same subsidy rate .