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PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNITIE S O F

ALTOON A AN

D JOHNSTOWN , PENNSYLVANI A

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PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNITIE S O F

ALTOON A AN

D JOHNSTOWN , PENNSYLVANI A B y orde r 2010-2-28 , th e Department requeste d proposal s fromcarrier s intereste d i n providin g Essential Ai r

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. Colga n Air , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiar y o f Pirmacl e Airline s Corp. , (hereinafte r "Colgan" ) respectfull y submit s aproposal t o provid e subsidize d servic e betwee n th e communitie s o f

Altoon aan dJohnstown , P A an d Washington-Dulle s International Airport

. Thi s proposal woul drequire acombine d annua l subsid y o f $3,348,29 4 The propose dservic e option s fo r th e Pennsylvani acommunitie s ar e a s follows : Altoona , P A 1 8 round-trip s pe r

wee k operate d a s acombinatio n o f one-sto p an d non-sto p servic e to Washington-Dulles ; Johnstown , P A 1 8 round-trip s eac h week operate d a s acombinatio n o f one-sto p andnon-sto p servic e t o Washington-Dulles

. Th e servic e fo r bot h communitie s wil l utiliz e aSaa

b 340 , athirty-four

passenger , cabi n clas s aircraf t operate d b y acre w o f tw o pilot s an dafligh

t attendant

. Colga n i s aregional airlin e operatin g Saa b 34 0 aircraft

. Colga

n operate s regional schedule dservic e a s Unite dExpres s under agreement

wit h Unite d Airlines

. Th e service s offeredb y Colga

n allo w seamles s connectio n t o United' s domesti c an d international route systemvi ath e Unite dAirline s hub a t Washington-Dulle s International Airport

. Colga n Ai r ha s alon g operatin g histor y wit h Unite d a

t Washington-Dulle s an d ha s consitent y demonstrate dacommitment to outstandin g passenger

servic e to th e communitie s w e serve . Th e schedul e proposal attache dpresent s optimize d timin g to maximiz e coimectin g option s wit h th e Unite dAirline s syste mou t o f Washington-Dulles

. In addition , th e option s provid e attractiv e schedulin g option s fo r bot h busines s an d leisure traveler s utilizin g Unite dAirlines ' membership in th e Sta r Allianc e Networ

k whic h ha s aconsiderabl e domesti c an dinternational presenc e a t Washington-Dulles

. Respectfully submitted , Dou g Shockey President Colga n Air , Inc

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1 0 0

1 0Annua l Statistic s
E A S Cycle s (1 8 roun d trip s / 3 6 segment s per

cit y pe r week) Pa x Bloc k Fligh t Blk/Fl t Rati o Avai l Seat s RPM s ASM S Loa dFacto r 3,74 4 27,79 4 2,40 8 1,41 3 59 % 104,65 2 3,148,19 2 6,460,32 0 49 %

Annua l Profi t

/ (Loss ) Summar y Passenge r Revenu e 1,973,37 4 Tota l Revenu e 1,973,37 4

Fue l M X Operation s Fligh t Operation s Groun dServic e Landin g Fee s Ticketin g an d Passenge r

Relate d Aviatio n Insuranc e 875,11 7 1,348,14 5 702,61 7 730,17 0 149,40 3 678,19 3 17,84 2 Tota l Cas h Cost s Ownershi p Tota l Overhea d Tota l Operatin g Ex p @ 97 % Completio n Operatin g Income/(Loss ) 4,501,48 8 300,00 0 266,76 8 5,068,25 6 (3,094,882 )

Margi n a t 5 % Tota l Economi c Cos t

/ Subsid y EA S Cycle s a t

97 % Subsid y Pe r

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97 % 253,41 3 3,348,29 4 3,63 2 921.8 9CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

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Servic e to b e serve dthi s 24t h da y o f March , 2010 , upo n eac h o f th e followin g persons : Denni s DeVan

y Chief , EA S & Domesti c Analysi s Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s Unite dState s Department

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h Street , S.W. , Roo m6417 1 Washington , D.C

. 2059 0 Directo r o f Aviatio n - Pennsylvani aDepartment o f Transportatio n Burea u o f Aviatio n 40 0 Nort h Street 6" " Floor Eas t Harrisburg , P

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