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US.0epartnwntO f 120 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e O f th e Secretar

y; i o f Transportatio n

Apri l 27 , 201 0

Georg e A

. Smith Deput y Airport

Directo r NorthCentra l Wes t

Virgini aAirport 200 0 Aviatio n Wa y Bridgeport , Wes t

Virgini a2633 0

Dea r Mr

. Smith :
I woul dlik e t o update yo u o nth e essentia l ai r servic e situatio nat

Beckley , Clarksburg/Fairmont , Morgantown , an dParkersburg , Wes t Virginia , an dgiv e yo u an opportunit y t o submi t

an y comment s if

yo u wish

. I nanticipatio nof th e en do f

Colga n Air' s curren t

contrac t o n Jul y 31 , 2010 , th e Departmen t issue dOrde r

2010-2-16 , Marc h12 , 2010 , t o solici t proposal s fro mal l intereste dai r carrier s t o provid e servic e a t al l four communities , includin g yours
. I nrespons e t o that order , w e receive dproposal s fro mthre e carriers : Colga n Air , Inc

. dA)/ aUnite dExpres s (Colgan) , Gulfstream Internationa l Airline s (Gulfstream) , an dCharte r Ai r Transport

. W e hav e directe deac hcarrie r t o serv e it s proposal(s ) o nyou ; i naddition , copie s o f th e proposal s ma y b e accesse donlin e throug hth e Department' s Docket s Managemen t Syste mat : http://www.regulations.gov/b y enterin g "DOT-OST-1997-276 1 (Beckley) , DOT-OST-2005-2073 4 (Parkersburg) , DOT-OST-2005-2073 5 (Morgantown) , o r DOT

OST-2005-2073 6 (Clarksburg/Fairmont ) i nth e "Ente r Keywor do r

ID " field , bu t

w e hav e summarize dth e proposal s i n th e attachmen t provided

. M y purpos e i n writin g t o yo u at thi s tim e i s t o reques t

an y fina l conunent s yo u migh t hav e o n th e carriers ' servic e an dsubsid y proposal s befor e w e submi t a recommendatio n o n th e earner-selectio nissu e t o th e Assistan t Secretary for

Aviatio nan d Internationa l Affairs

. Pleas e not e that

th e average passenge r

fare s show ni neac hproposa l d o not necessaril y reflec t

th e average local'far e Clarksbur g passenger s woul dactuall y pay , but , rather , reflec t

aprorate dportio n o f

th e tota l ticke t

price , e.g. , th e Clarksburg

Washington , D.C

. portio n o f aClarksburg-Washington , D.C.-Sa nFrancisc o ticke t that th e subsidize dcarrie r

woul drealize

. Also , th e far e show ni s ne t of certai ncharge s suc h a s Federa l transportatio n security fees , excis e o r ticke t taxes , an dPassenge r

FacilityCharges

. O f course , carrier s hav e th e discretio nt o charg e fare s the y dee mappropriate , andth e passenge r

fare s presente dinthei r

proposal s hav e bee ndevelope dfor subsid y rat e computatio n purpose s only

. Yo u shoul dals o not e that th e schedule s that

th e carrier s hav e submitte dare illustrativ e only , an dthat the y ma y mak e 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 at th e hub

. Th e Departmen t expect s subsidize dai r

carrier s t o maintai nwell-time dan dwell-space dflights i norde r t o ensur e full compensation

. W e reques t

that yo u revie w eac hproposa l an dservic e optio nan dsubmi t an y comment s yo u ma y hav e befor e w e submi t arecommendatio nt o th e Assistan t Secretary

. W e as k that yo u submi t

an y comment s yo u ma y hav e a s soo na s possible , but i nan y cas e n o late r tha n Ma y 19 , 2010

. W e wil l carefull y conside r you r coirmient s befor e w e submi t arecommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y for

adecision

. W e appreciat e that ther e ar e significan t

issue s for

yo u t o consider , s o i

f yo u hav e an y question s o r if yo u fin dthat

yo u nee dadditiona l tim e t o draf t you r coirmients , pleas e le t

u s know

. Pleas e sen dyou r

comment s t o m e at

th e followin g e-mai l address : EAS@dot.go v o r b y fa x t o 202-366-7638

. If

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 at kevin.schleinme r

@dot.go v o r

202-366-3176

. Similar letter s hav e bee n sen t

t o th e civi c official s o f

th e othe r thre e EA S communitie s at

issu e here

. Sincerely ,

)ermi s J

. DeV&n

y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi s

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Attachmen t

Hu b { # o f flight s Subsid yamoun t Conrmnunlt y Beckle y

Parkersburg / Mariett a

Clarksburg / Fairmon t Carrie r

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Colga n CAT * CAT * CAT * CAT * CAT * Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m
Colga n CAT * CAT * CAT * Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m pe rweek )

IA D (24 ) CLT(24)/IAD(12 ) IA D (24 ) CL T(24 ) CL T(24 ) CL T(24 ) IA D (24 ) CL T(24 ) O F (24 ) PI T(24 )

IA D (24 ) CLT(24)/IAD(12 ) IA D (24 ) CL T(24 ) CL T(24 ) IA D (24 ) CL E (48 ) CL E (36 ) PI T(48 ) PI T(36 )

IA D (36 ) IAD(24)/CLT(12 ) IA D (24 ) CL T(24 ) CL E (48 ) PI T(48 ) CL E (36 ) PI T(36 ) Aircraf t

Saa b 34 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 J3 2 J3 2 B-190 0 B-190 0

Saa b 34 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0

Saa b 34 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 pe rcommunit y

$2,313,45 7 $2,330,86 6 $1,821,23 9 $1,555,80 3 $1,931,96 4 $2,198,85 0 $1,893,86 3 $1,724,16 1 $2,399,38 9 $2,322,42 2
$2,598,97 5 $2,330,86 6 $1,821,23 9 $1,555,80 3 $1,931,96 4 $2,287,94 4 $2,642,23 7 $2,112,39 0 $2,573,45 4 $2,040,00 4
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n/ a Beckle y Beckle y Beckle y Beckle y n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a n/ a
Morg a ntow n Morgantow n n/ a n/ a Morgantow n Morgantow n n/ a n/ a Note s

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aircraf t base d a t PK B aircraf t base d a t BK

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Morgantow n Colga n

CAT * CAT * CAT * Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m Gulfstrea m IA D (36 )

IAD(24)/CLT(12 ) IA D (24 ) CL T(24 ) CL E (48 ) PI T(48 ) CLE (36 ) PI T(36 ) Saa b 34 0

EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 EMB-12 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 B-190 0 $1,488,21 9

$1,548,57 0 $1,689,07 7 $3,203,42 4 $1,547,24 2 $1,373,47 8 $2,030,28 1 $1,421,06 5 Clarksbur g

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