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Air Choice One 

Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service 

at 

Ironwood, Michigan/Ashland, Wisconson 

and/or 

Manistee/Ludington, Michigan 

Docket 00T-05T-1996-1266 

Docket 00T-05T-1996-1711 

Direct ries to: 

CEO 

One 

12300 Suite MO 

435-9847 843-8527 
Air Choice One 

Air Choice One began in 1979. It was originally incorporated as Multi-Aero, a family owned and 

operated business and has served the public for over 30 years. 

In 2008, Air Choice One airlines was granted its first Essential Air Service route from Kirksville, MO 

to St. Louis, MO. Since that time, Air Choice One airlines has continued to earn mUltiple Midwest 

Essential Air Service routes including Burlington, IA and Decatur, IL. Over time, we have proven 

ourselves to be a successful carrier with a flight completion record of over 99.5% and an on-time 

performance record exceeding 95%. 

Some keys to our success include: 

• Expanding our Fleet of Aircraft 

• Outstanding Customer Service with Detailed, Personalized Attention 

• We are Community Enthusiasts 

• Easy Booking Online at www.airchoiceone.com and popular consumer websites 

• Strong Marketing Efforts 
Air Choice One 

The Cessna Grand Caravan is one of the largest and safest aircraft in its class. With over 1,800 

aircraft flying in 70+ countries, it also ranks as the most popular aircraft in its class. 

Caravans are responsible for more than 11 million hours of flight time worldwide. Air Choice One 

airlines is proud to be operating new Caravans. Our aircraft are equipped with the latest in 

avionics technology including dual redundant systems, traffic and terrain avoidance, fully 

integrated auto pilot, onboard weather, and weather radar. The Caravan seats nine and has a 

large cargo pod to keep the cabin baggage free. 

One example of the Caravan's superiority in customer comfort and satisfaction is the baggage 

capacity. The Caravan can accommodate up to 110 pounds of baggage weight per passenger 

verses 50 pounds of baggage weight per passenger in many other types of aircraft. 

Other Perks Include: 

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Air Conditioning 

Heating 

On Board GPS 

Glass Panel Cockpit 
Air Choice One 

WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE VISIBLE TO THE CONSUMER. 

GDS VISIBILTV 

Air Choice One airlines has full global distribution visibility. We can be seen on Apollo, 

Worldspan, Galileo, Travelport, and Sabre. 

This means that Air Choice One airlines is available for booking through major consumer travel 

websites and travel agencies. Air Choice One airlines can be found on various consumer sites as 

well. 

We also are available for online booking through our website www.airchoiceone.com and by 

speaking with our customer service representatives at 1-866-I-FLY-VIP. 

OUR CONNECTION WITH UNITED AIRLINES 

Air Choice One airlines has recently signed an interline ticketing and baggage agreement with 

United Airlines. This agreement has taken Air Choice One airlines one step closer to achieving the 

highest connectivity possible for the convenience of our passengers. 
Air Choice One 

IIMichelle {ACO customer service agent}, you and Air Choice One are awesome. You all took 

superb care of [my father]. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We will definitely use Air 

Choice One for his next trip." 

- Rebecca Da~ customer 

liMy wife and I truly enjoyed the flights between Burlington and Chicago ... The crew was very 

friendly, especially the pilot on the return trip (Andy) who took the time to explain the function of 

all the instruments and answered our questions about flying in generaL" 

-Todd PerdelwitzJ customer 

III recently had the chance to fly Decatur's newest airline Air Choice One, and I have to say I was 

quite impressed ... The aircraft was very clean and the wide gray leather seats were very 

comfortable, with plenty of legroom ... The large wide windows offered a spectacular 

view ... Overall, I was very happy with the whole experience and will definitely fly Air Choice One 

again." 

-William StokesJ Lead Corporate Travel Counselor; Archer Daniels Midland Company 
Air Choice One 

Air Choice One is pleased to offer options for each city individually, as well as, an option to serve 

both cities in combination. 

Air Choice One is eager to service any option selected by the representatives for IWD, MBl, and DOT. 

IWDOPTIONS 

Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI- Chicago, O'Hare Cessna Caravan 

Option 1 

Option 2 

18 Round Trips Per Week 

21 Round Trips Per Week 

MBlOPTIONS 

Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI- Chicago, O'Hare Cessna Caravan 

Option 1 

Option 2 

Option 3 

18 Round Trips Per Week 

24 Round Trips Per Week 

28 Round Trips Per Week 

COMBINED IWD/MBl OPTION 

Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI and Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI- Chicago, O'Hare - Cessna Caravan 

Option 1 21 Round Trips Per City Per Week 
Air Choice One 

Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI- Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

IWD-ORD Revenues 

Other Revenues 

Total Operating Revenues 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations 

Fuel and Oil 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. Exp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

$390,000.00 

$ 1,950.00 

$391,950.00 

$ 459,440.10 

715,535.42 

595,570.50 

$ 450,000.00 

$2,220,546.02 

$ 812,810.00 

$3,033,356.02 

$2,641,406.02 

$ 151,667.80 

$2,793,073.82 

$465.51 

$1,518.30 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

6,000 

$65.00 

1,840 

3,403 

2,004,000 

Available Seat Miles: 4,901,944 

Daily Representative Schedule 

Departure Arrival 

IWD @ 0530 ORD @ 0715 

ORD @ 0930 IWD @ 1115 

IWD @ 1145 ORD @ 1330 

ORD @ 1400 IWD @ 1545 

IWD @ 1600 ORD @ 1745 

ORD @ 1900 IWD @ 2045 
Air Choice One 

Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI- Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

IWD-ORD Revenues 

Other Revenues 

Total Operating Revenues 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations 

Fuel and Oil 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. Exp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

$552,500.00 

$ 2,762.50 

$555,262.50 

$ 516,161.10 

834J91.32 

663,068.49 

$ 450,000.00 

$2A64,020.91 

$ 990,140.75 

$3,454,161.66 

$2,898,899.16 

$ 172,708.08 

$3,071,607.24 

$361.37 

$1A31.18 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

8,500 

$65.00 

2,146 

3,970 

2,839,000 

Available Seat Miles: 5J18,935 

Daily Representative Schedule 

Departure Arrival 

IWD @ 0530 ORO @ 0715 

ORO @ 0930 IWD @ 1115 

IWD @ 1145 ORO @ 1330 

ORO @ 1400 IWD @ 1545 

IWD @ 1600 ORO @ 1745 

ORO @ 1900 IWD @ 2045 
Air Choice One 

Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI- Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

MBL-ORD Revenues $455,000.00 

Other Revenues $ 2,275.00 

Total Operating Revenues $457,275.00 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations $ 310,432.50 

Fuel and Oil 481,285.35 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. Exp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

494,392.50 

$ 450,000.00 

$1,736,110.35 

$ 947,662.50 

$2,683,772.85 

$2,226,497.85 

$ 134,188.64 

$2,360,686.49 

$337.24 

$1,283.26 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

7,000 

$65.00 

1,840 

2,300 

1,827,000 

Available Seat Miles: 3,830,561 

Daily Representative Schedule 

Departure Arrival 

MBL @ 0630 ET ORD @ 0645 (T 

ORD @ 0730 (T MBL @ 0945 ET 

MBL @ 1100 ET ORD @ 1115 (T 

ORD @ 1215 (T MBL @ 1430 ET 

MBL @ 1530 ET ORD @ 1545 (T 

ORD @ 1900 (T MBL @ 2115 ET ! 
Air Choice One 

Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI- Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

MBL-ORD Revenues $617,500.00 

Other Revenues $ 3,087.50 

Total Operating Revenues $620,587.50 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations $ 383,250.00 

Fuel and Oil 657,350.40 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. Exp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

597,870.00 

$ 450,000.00 

$2,088,470.40 

$ 985,453.38 

$3,073,923.78 

$2,453,336.28 

$ 153,696.19 

$2,607,032.47 

$274.42 

$1,062.88 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

9,500 

$65.00 

2,453 

3,066 

1,710,000 

Available Seat Miles: 3,522,355 

Daily Representative Schedule 

Departure Arrival 

MBL @ 0630 ET ORO @ 0645 (T 

ORO @ 0730 (T MBL @ 0945 ET 

MBL @ 1100 ET ORO @ 1115 (T 

ORO @ 1215 (T MBL @ 1430 ET 

MBL @ 1530 ET ORO @ 1545 (T 

ORO @ 1900 (T MBL @ 2115 ET 
Air Choice One 

Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI- Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

MBL-ORD Revenues 

Other Revenues 

Total Operating Revenues 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations 

Fuel and Oil 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. EXp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

$646,750.00 

$ 3,233.75 

$649,983.75 

$ 447,125.00 

759A86.53 

769,055.00 

$ 450,000.00 

$2A25,666.53 

$1,019,671.35 

$3,445,337.88 

$2,795,354.13 

$ 172,266.89 

$2,967,621.02 

$298.25 

$1,037.05 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

9,950 

$65.00 

2,862 

3,577 

1J91,000 . 

Available Seat Miles: 4,109A14 

Daily Representative 

Departure Arrival 

MBL@ 0630 ET ORO @ 0645 CT 

ORO @ 0730 CT MBL@ 0945 ET 

MBL@ 1000 ET ORO @ 1015 CT 

ORO @ 1100 CT MBL@ 1315 ET 

MBL@ 1330 ET ORO @ 1345 CT 

ORO @ 1400 CT MBL @ 1615 ET 

MBL@ 1630 ET ORO @ 1645 CT 

ORO @ 1900 CT MBL@ 2115 ET 
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Air Choice One 

Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI and Manistee, MI/Ludington, MI - Chicago, O'Hare -- Cessna Caravan 

Operation Revenues 

IWD-ORD Revenues 

Other Revenues 

Total Operating Revenues 

Direct Operating Expenses 

Flying Operations 

Fuel and Oil 

Maintenance 

Aircraft Leases 

Total Direct 

Indirect 

Total Operating Expenses 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element 

(5% total Oper. EXp.) 

Compensation Required 

Compensation per PAX 

Compensation per Departure 

$1,124,500.00 

S 11,245.00 

$1,135,745.00 

$ 798,386.40 

1,398,839.51 

1,230,845.70 

$ 900,000.00 

$4,328,071.61 

$1, 720,980.80 

$6,049,052.41 

$4,913,307.41 

$ 302,452.62 

$5,215,760.03 

$301.49 

$1,215.12 

# Passengers: 

Average Fare: 

Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Revenue Passenger Miles: 

Available Seat Miles: 

IWD 

17,300 

$65.00 

4,292 

6653 

4,423,000 

8,800,996 

MBL 

Daily Representative Schedule Daily Representative Schedule 

Departure Arrival Departure Arrival 

IWD@ 0530 ORD @ 0715 MBL@ 0630 ET ORD @ 0645 (T 

ORD @ 0930 IWD@ 1115 ORD @ 0730 (T MBL@ 0945 ET 

IWD@ 1145 ORD @ 1330 MBL@ 1100 ET ORD @ 1115 (T 

ORD @ 1400 IWD@ 1545 ORD @ 1215 (T MBL@ 1430 ET 

IWD@ 1600 ORD @ 1745 MBL @ 1530 ET ORD @ 1545 (T 

ORD@ 1900 IWD@ 2045 ORD@ 1900 (T MBL @ 2115 ET 
Air Choice One 

To Whom It May Concern, 

Air Choice One airlines greatly values the opportunity to bid on these cities. At Air Choice One airlines 

we believe that hard work and dedication to the communities in which we serve are what separates us 

from the others. 

Air Choice One airlines works hard to discover the diversified needs of each city with which we come in 

contact. Air Choice One continually analyzes their audience and spends time making sure we are doing 

everything possible to accommodate the individual needs of each city we serve. 

On behalf of Air Choice One airlines, I would like to say thank you for this opportunity. Air Choice One 

airlines would be pleased to be the chosen service for any city involved in this bid process. We look 

forward to working with you. 

Sincerely, 

Shane Storz, CEO 

Air Choice One