### Schlemme n Kevi n (OST ) '^^frrMmiO r From : Schlemmer
. Kevi n (OST ) .^'y^p R i^ l iOJJ Sent : Thursday , January20 , 201 1 11:5 1 A M •^'rti-iAllDN b To : gcampbell@flyshd.com ; •kinglb@ci.staunton.va.us ' Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST) ; 'Scott , Kevin' ; Rosia, Megan ; Shock ^ Da^i|fl;;^lganitTiill^ajinifer' ; Hunt , Peter ; Hunt , Brian ; Colgan , Mike ; Murray , Be n Subject : Solicitatio n ofcommunit ycomment s I woul d lik e t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai rservic e situatio n a tStaunto n an d giv e yo u a n opportunit yt o submi tan y comment s i fyo u wish . A s yo u know , b yOrde r2010-12-9 , Decembe r6 , 2010 , th e Departmen tsolicite d proposal s fro m al l Intereste d ai rcarrier s t o provid e servic e a t Staunton , Virginia , fo ra ne wtwo-yea rter m beginnin g Ma y1 , 2011 . At thi s stage , w e woul d normall yas k fo ryou rpreference s fo rvariou s carrie ran d servic e options . However , i n respons e t o tha t order , Colga n Air , Inc . (Colgan) , th e incumbent , wa s th e onl ycarrie rt o submi ta proposal . Nonetheless , w e wan tt o giv e yo u a n opportunit yt o submi t an yfina l comment s fo rth e recor d tha tyo u ma yhave . Copie s o fColgan' s proposa l ma yb e accesse d onlin e throug h th e Federa l Docke tManagemen tSyste m at : http://www.regulatiQns.gov / b yenterin g DOT-OST-2002-1137 8 i n th e "Ente rKeywor d o rID " field
. Colga n propose s t o continu e it s three-round-trip-a-da yservic e patter n (1 8 pe rweek ) a tStaunto n fo ra n annua l subsid y o f$2,180,461
. Th e servic e woul d b e operate d a s Unite d Expres s wit h 34-sea tSaa b 340 aircraft
. Som e flight s woul d operat e i n conjunctio n wit h Beckley , Wes t Virginia , bu tthe ywil l operat e nonsto p fro m Staunto n t o Washingto n Dulles . W e ar e currentl yreviewin g Colgan' s compensatio n requirement . Pleas e not e tha t th e averag e passenge rfare s show n i n th e proposa l d o no tnecessaril yreflec tth e averag e loca l far e Staunto n passengers woul d actuall ypay , but , rather , reflec ta prorate d portio n o fth e tota l ticke tprice , e.g. , th e Staunto n - Washingto n D.C
. portio n o fa Staunto n - Washington , D.C
. - Sa n Francisc o ticke ttha tColga n woul d realize . Also , th e far e show n i s ne t o fcertai n charge s suc h a s Federa l transportatio n securit yfees , excis e o rticke ttaxes , an d Passenge rFacilit yCharges
. O fcourse , carrier s hav e th e discretio n t o charg e fare s the ydee m appropriate , an d th e passenge rfare s presente d i n thei rproposal s hav e bee n develope d fo rsubsid yrat e computatio n purpose s only . Base d o n th e cos t element s incorporate d i n th e carrier' s computatio n summaries , Colga n woul d hav e t o realiz e passenge rfare s comparabl e t o th e average s show n i n thei rproposal s i n orde rt o achiev e break-eve n o rprofitabl e operation s withou t subsidy . Yo u shoul d als o not e tha t th e schedule s tha t th e carrie rha s submitte d ar e illustrativ e only , an d tha tthe yma ymak e schedul e change s t o reflec t changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette rmee tshiftin g connectin g ban k time s a tth e hub . Th e Departmen t expect s subsidize d ai rcarrier s t o maintai n well-time d an d well-space d flight s i n orde rt o ensur e ful l compensation . W e as k tha t yo u submi t an ycomment s yo u ma yhav e a s soo n a s possible , bu ti n an ycas e n o late rtha n Februar y16 , 2011 . W e wil l carefull yconside ryou rcomment s befor e w e submi ta recommendatio n t o th e Assistan tSecretaryfo ra decision . Shoul d yo u hav e an yquestion s o rnee d additiona l tim e t o draf tyou rcomments , pleas e le tu s know . Pleas e sen d you rcomment s byfa xt o 202-366-763 8 o rb yemai l t o bot h dennis.devanvg)dot.go van d kevin.schlemmer(®dot.fiov
. I fyo u hav e an yquestions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac tKevi n Schlemmero fm ystaf fa t202 - 366-3176 . Sincerely , Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai rServic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o fAviatio n Analysi s