BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

Essential Air Service at ) 

 )

BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA ) Docket OST-2003-14528 

DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA ) Docket OST-2004-17617 

FRANKLIN/OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA ) Docket OST-1997-2523 

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK ) Docket OST-2003-14950 

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA/ ) Docket OST-2005-20734 

MARIETTA, OHIO )

 ) 

Under 49 U.S.C. §41731 et seq. ) 

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SILVER AIRWAYS PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED AIR SERVICE 

TO THE COMMUNITIES OF BRADFORD, DUBOIS, AND FRANKLIN/OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA 

AS WELL AS JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK 

 AND PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA/MARIETTA, OHIO 

Correspondence with regard to this document should be addressed to: 

Mickey Bowman 

Vice President Essential Air Service 

Silver Airways 

1100 Lee Wagener Blvd, Suite 201 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315 

Telephone: 954-302-5929 

Fax: 270-689-2180 

E-Mail: mbowman@gosilver.com 

Silver Airways cordially submits its proposal to provide continuing subsidized air service to the communities of Bradford, 

DuBois, and Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania as well as to the cities of Jamestown, New York and Parkersburg, West 

Virginia/Marietta, Ohio (hereafter referred to as Parkersburg) to the United Airlines hub at Cleveland Hopkins 

International Airport. Silver Airways proposal is for a two year period from start of service. 

Silver Airways proposes to operate flights, under its existing United Airlines codeshare. The recent merger of Continental 

and United Airlines has created the largest passenger airline in the world and Silver is proud to bring such a world class 

product to these cities. Most of these communities are benefiting from an economic lift being generated by the 

development of the Marcellus Shell natural gas field. The combination of these factors should provide for increasing 

passenger traffic from all of these locations. 

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a United Airlines’ hub with nearly 200 online daily departures to over 62 cities 

worldwide. The bank structure at Cleveland is designed to maximize connections and enable a seamless travel experience. 

Via the United Airlines codeshare passengers will continue to enjoy through ticketing and pricing, online and interline 

baggage connectivity and exposure throughout the Global Distribution Portals. Additionally passengers would continue 

to enjoy conveniences such as advanced seat selection and participation in United Airlines’ Frequent Traveler Program. 

In compliance with Public Law 100-223, Silver Airways proposes to operate these flights using Beech 1900D turboprops 

that accommodate 19 passengers. The 1900D features additional amenities such as stand up headroom and a pressurized 

cabin. Additionally all Silver Airways flights will operate under full Part 121 regulations. 
One of the hallmarks of the Silver Airways operation is our ability to provide safe and reliable transportation. Toward this 

end, Silver Airways intends to utilize its regional maintenance base in DuBois, Pennsylvania. This base, established in 

the fall of 2008, is staffed by some of our airline’s most seasoned technicians. Additionally Silver Airways plans to avail 

itself of a spare aircraft that will be positioned in DuBois as part of this operation. With this spare aircraft we have great 

flexibility in responding to any operational challenges and can assure these communities receive the level of operational 

performance they desire. 

This is an “All or Nothing” bid with the award of all five cities required. 

Silver Airways requests that the Department of Transportation and the communities of Bradford, DuBois, Franklin/Oil 

City, PA as well as Jamestown, NY and Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH waive the right to hold-in Silver Airways upon 

issuance of a 120 notice to terminate service. While we do not foresee this to be an issue and plan on serving these 

communities for many years to come if selected again, we cannot be operationally constrained and kept in a market 

indefinitely, without the ability to adapt to the changing marketplace. 
On-line United Domestic Destinations Available Via the Cleveland Hub: 

 Albany, NY; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Hartford, CT; Bradford, PA; Boston, MA; Burlington, VT; Buffalo, NY; 

Baltimore, MD; Charlotte, NC; Columbus, OH; Cancun, Mexico; Cincinnati, OH; Dayton, OH; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; 

DuBois, PA; Newark, NJ; Erie, PA; Franklin, PA; Flint, MT; Grand Rapids, MI; Green Bay, WI; Greenville-Spartanburg, 

SC; Houston, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Jacksonville, FL; Jamestown, NY; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; New York 

LaGuardia, NY; Kansas City, MO; Orlando, FL; Harrisburg, PA; Manchester, NH; Milwaukee, WI; Madison, WI; 

Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Parkersburg, WV; 

Providence, RI; Portland, ME; Raleigh Durham, NC; Richmond, VA; Rochester, NY; Ft Myers, FL; South Bend, IN; 

Louisville, KY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; San Juan, PR; St Louis, MO; Syracuse, NY; Tampa, FL; Montreal, 

Canada; Toronto, Canada; Washington, DC; Washington Dulles, VA. 
Service Option 1 

36 Weekly frequencies between Bradford, PA; Jamestown, NY and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 

Silver Airways proposes to operate these flights under its established codeshare relationship with United Airlines. The 

timing of these flights would be optimized for connections to and from the United Airlines connecting banks in Cleveland. 

This service constitutes three weekday roundtrips operating in a “round robin” fashion. Three total roundtrips would be 

operated over the weekend period as well 

Silver Airways 

Sample Flight Schedule 

Service Option 1 

FROM TO DEP ARR FLT EQP FREQ STOP 

STA STA TIME TIME NUM 

Bradford Cleveland 6:00 am 7:40 am 4023 BE1 X7 1 

Bradford Cleveland 12:45 pm 2:20 pm 4024 BE1 7 Only 1 

Bradford Cleveland 1:10 pm 2:20 pm 4024 BE1 X67 0 

Bradford Cleveland 4:45 pm 6:20 pm 4025 BE1 X6 1 

Cleveland Bradford 11:20 am 12:55 pm 4024 BE1 X7 1 

Cleveland Bradford 3:25 pm 4:30 pm 4025 BE1 X6 0 

Cleveland Bradford 7:25 pm 9:00 pm 4026 BE1 X6 1 

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Jamestown Cleveland 6:40 am 7:40 am 4023 BE1 X7 0 

Jamestown Cleveland 12:25 pm 2:20 pm 4024 BE1 X6 1 

Jamestown Cleveland 1:25 pm 2:20 pm 4024 BE1 7 Only 0 

Jamestown Cleveland 5:25 pm 6:20 pm 4025 BE1 X6 0 

Cleveland Jamestown 11:20 am 12:15 pm 4024 BE1 X7 0 

Cleveland Jamestown 3:25 pm 5:15 pm 4025 BE1 X6 1 

Cleveland Jamestown 7:25 pm 8:20 pm 4026 BE1 X6 0 

(Note: This Schedule is for illustrative purposes and may not reflect the final published product) 

Annualized BFD‐CLE BFD‐JHW CLE‐JHW

Stats & Assumptions @98% @98% @98%

Aircraft Type B19 B19 B19

Departures

          

461  

        

1,380           1,380  

Block Hours

          

469  

          

658           1,418  
Service Option 1 

48 Weekly frequencies between DuBois, PA and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 

Silver Airways proposes to operate these flights under its established codeshare relationship with United Airlines. The 

timing of these flights would be optimized for connections to and from the United Airlines connecting banks in Cleveland. 

This service constitutes four weekday roundtrips with two of those operating in a “round robin” fashion paired with 

Franklin/Oil City, PA. Four total roundtrips would be operated over the weekend period as well, again with two of those 

roundtrips paired with Franklin/Oil City, PA. 

Silver Airways 

Sample Flight Schedule 

Service Option 1 

FROM TO DEP ARR FLT EQP FREQ STOP 

STA STA TIME TIME NUM 

DuBois Cleveland 6:00 am 7:35 am 4014 BE1 X7 1 

DuBois Cleveland 10:30 am 11:40 am 4015 BE1 X67 0 

DuBois Cleveland 1:30 pm 2:40 pm 4016 BE1 Daily 0 

DuBois Cleveland 4:50 pm 6:25 pm 4017 BE1 X6 1 

Cleveland DuBois 8:40 am 10:15 am 4015 BE1 X67 1 

Cleveland DuBois 12:15 pm 1:20 pm 4016 BE1 X7 0 

Cleveland DuBois 3:30 pm 4:35 pm 4017 BE1 Daily 0 

Cleveland DuBois 7:30 pm 9:05 pm 4018 BE1 X6 1 

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(Note: This Schedule is for illustrative purposes and may not reflect the final published product) 
Service Option 1 

24 Weekly frequencies between Franklin/Oil City, PA and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 

Silver Airways proposes to operate these flights under its established codeshare relationship with United Airlines. The 

timing of these flights would be optimized for connections to and from the United Airlines connecting banks in Cleveland. 

This service constitutes two weekday roundtrips and operating in an up-line/down-line fashion paired with DuBois, PA. 

Two total roundtrips would be operated over the weekend period as well. 

Silver Airways 

Sample Flight Schedule 

Service Option 1 

FROM TO DEP ARR FLT EQP FREQ STOP 

STA STA TIME TIME NUM 

Franklin Cleveland 6:45 am 7:35 am 4014 BE1 X7 0 

Franklin Cleveland 5:35 pm 6:25 pm 4017 BE1 X6 0 

Cleveland Franklin 8:40 am 9:30 am 4015 BE1 X7 0 

Cleveland Franklin 7:30 pm 8:20 pm 4018 BE1 X6 0 

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(Note: This Schedule is for illustrative purposes and may not reflect the final published product) 

Annualized CLE‐DUJ CLE‐FKL DUJ‐FKL

Stats & Assumptions @98% @98% @98%

Aircraft Type B19 B19 B19

Departures

        

1,022  

        

1,022  

        

1,022  

Block Hours

        

1,141  

          

852  

         

600  
Service Option 1 

48 Weekly frequencies between Parkersburg, WV and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 

Silver Airways proposes to operate these flights under its established codeshare relationship with United Airlines. The 

timing of these flights would be optimized for connections to and from the United Airlines connecting banks in Cleveland. 

This service constitutes four weekday roundtrips. Four total roundtrips would be operated over the weekend period as 

well. 

Silver Airways 

Sample Flight Schedule 

Service Option 1 

FROM TO DEP ARR FLT EQP FREQ STOP 

STA STA TIME TIME NUM 

Parkersburg Cleveland 6:00 am 7:00 am 4001 BE1 X7 0 

Parkersburg Cleveland 9:45 am 10:40 am 4002 BE1 X67 0 

Parkersburg Cleveland 1:35 pm 2:30 pm 4003 BE1 Daily 0 

Parkersburg Cleveland 5:25 pm 6:20 pm 4004 BE1 X6 0 

Cleveland Parkersburg 8:35 am 9:30 am 4002 BE1 X67 0 

Cleveland Parkersburg 12:25 pm 1:20 pm 4003 BE1 X7 0 

Cleveland Parkersburg 4:15 pm 5:10 pm 4004 BE1 Daily 0 

Cleveland Parkersburg 9:00 pm 9:55 pm 4005 BE1 X6 0 

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(Note: This Schedule is for illustrative purposes and may not reflect the final published product) 

Annualized CLE‐PKB

Stats & Assumptions @98%

Aircraft Type B19

Departures

        

2,454  

Block Hours

        

2,279  
Detailed Cost and Revenue Forecast

Service Option 1 All Markets

Assumed 98% Completion Grd. Total

Aircraft Type B19

Departures 8,741                  

Block Hours 7,419                  

Revenue

Pax Ticket Rev 3,582,726 $      

EAS Subsidy Required 10,348,117 $    

Total 13,930,843 $    

DoT Presented Exp Amounts

Fuel 3,565,088 $      

Pilot Comp 1,099,042 $      

Pilot Training 471,018 $          

Crew Travel 141,305 $          

Mx ‐ A/F & Line 1,004,839 $      

Mx ‐ Engines 1,656,414 $      

Mx ‐ Parts & Other 926,336 $          

Dist & Other 548,684 $          

Station Turns 2,462,151 $      

A/C Ownership 1,011,640 $      

Promotion $                   ‐

Fixed Overhead 380,952 $          

Total 13,267,470 $    

5% Profit Margin 663,373 $          
In conclusion, Silver Airways believes that this proposal will provide these communities with superior air service options. 

We feel the passengers will benefit from seamless, codeshare service to the United Airlines hub at the Cleveland Hopkins 

International Airport. With a stimulatory effect of the recent Continental/United Airlines merger and the economic boon 

associated with the development of the Marcellus Shale Gas Field, Silver Airways hopes to grow these markets. Silver 

Airways has proven itself as a dependable Essential Air Service provider and has demonstrated a commitment to work 

with these communities to address their travel needs. Integrity of service that has been a hallmark of the Silver Airways 

operation and we look forward to continuing our relationship with all of the fine cities. 

 

Respectfully Submitted: June 29, 2012 

______________________ 

Mickey Bowman 

Vice President Essential Air Service 

Silver Airways