BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential air service at 

PRESQUE ISLE / HOULTON, MAINE Docket DOT-OST-2000-8012 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESQUE 

ISLE / HOULTON, MAINE 

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to : 

Doug Shockey 

President 

Colgan Air, Inc. 

1769 Paragon Drive 

Suite 100 

Memphis, TN 38132 

(703) 656-2307 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential air service at 

PRESQUE ISLE / HOULTON, MAINE Docket DOT-OST-2000-8012 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF PRESQUE 

ISLE / HOULTON, MAINE 

By order 2010-3-3, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in providing 

Essential Air Service for a future two-year period. 

Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., (hereinafter "Colgan") 

respectfully submits a proposal to continue to provide subsidized air service between the 

community of Presque Isle / Houlton, Maine and Boston Logan International Airport. This 

proposal would require an annual subsidy of $2,812,853 

The proposed service options for the Northern Maine community is as follows: Presque Isle / 

Houlton, ME 19 round-trips per week operated as non-stop service to Boston Logan. The service 

will utilize a Saab 340, a 34 passenger cabin class aircraft operated by a crew of two pilots and a 

flight attendant. 

Due to the length of haul and length of flight time between Presque Isle and Boston, along with 

alternate airport requirements due to certain types of weather conditions and Colgan Air's current 

FAA approved passenger and baggage weights, the Saab 340 aircraft is restricted under IFR 

conditions between BOS and PQI. On the BOS to PQI leg, we are limited to 28 passenger seats 

using MHT as an alternate or 30 passenger seats using BGR as an alternate. Under IFR conditions 

from PQI to BOS, we are limited to 31 passenger seats using MHT as an alternate. Therefore, 3 

round trips a day are required to meet the community's guaranteed 67 seats per day in each 

direction. 

Colgan is a regional airline operating Saab 340 aircraft. Colgan operates regional scheduled 

service as US Airways Express under agreement with US Airways. The services offered by Colgan 

allow seamless connection to US Airway's domestic and international route system via the US 

Airways focus city operation at Boston Logan International Airport. Colgan Air has a long 

operating history with US Airways at Boston Logan and has consistently demonstrated a 

commitment to outstanding passenger service to the communities we serve. 

The schedule proposal attached presents optimized timing to maximize connecting options with the 

US Airways system out of Boston Logan. In addition, the options provide attractive scheduling 

options for both business and leisure travelers utilizing US Airway's membership in the Star 

Alliance Network which has a considerable domestic and international presence at Boston Logan 

International Airport. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Doug Shockey 

President 

Colgan Air, Inc. 
Annual Statistics 

EAS Cycles (19 round trips / 38 segments per w^eek) 

Estimated Passengers Carried 

Block 

Flight 

Blk/Flt Ratio 

1,982 

25,776 

3,485 

2,863 

82% 

Avail Seats (avg 30 seats per cycle) 

RPMs 

ASMs 

Load Factor 

59,460 

8,549,899 

19,722,882 

43% 

Annual Profit / (Loss) Summary 

Pro-Rate Revenue 3,608,640 

Total Revenue 3,608,640 

Fuel 

MX Operations 

Flight Operations 

Ground Service 

Landing Fees 

Ticketing and Passenger Related 

Aviation Insurance 

1,348,234 

1,951,124 

951,737 

486,430 

214,049 

455,480 

21,926 

Total Cash Costs 

Ownership 

Total Overhead 

Total Operating Exp @ 97% Completion 

Operating Income/(Loss) 

EAS Cycles at 97% 

Margin at 5% 

Total Economic Cost / Subsidy 

Subsidy Per Departure at 97% 

5,428,981 

300,000 

386,727 

6,115,708 

(2,507,068) 

1,923 

305,785 

2,812,853 

1,507.98 
Presque Isle, ME to Boston Logan Boston Logan to Preque Isle, ME 

Depart 

6:15am 

10:55am 

3:40pm 

7:30am 

12:30pm 

10:55am 

3:40pm 

Weekdays 

Arrive 

8:00am 

12:40pm 

5:25pm 

Saturday 

9:15am 

2:15pm 

Sunday 

12:40pm 

5:25pm 

Stops 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Depart 

8:35am 

1:25pm 

7:20pm 

10:20am 

3:00pm 

1:25pm 

7:20pm 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Weekdays 

Arrive 

10:25am 

3:10pm 

9:05pm 

Saturday 

12:00pm 

4:45pm 

Sunday 

3:10pm 

9:05pm 

Stops 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the forgoing Proposal to Provide Subsidized 

Essential Air Service to be served this 25th day of March, 2010, upon each of the 

following persons: 

Dennis DeVany 

Chief, EAS & Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

United States Department of Transportation 

400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 64171 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Thomas Stevens 

City Manager 

12 2"'' Street 

Presque Isle, ME 04769-2459