BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

Essential Air Service at: ) 

 ) 

Beckley, West Virginia ) DOT-OST-1997-2761 

 ) 

Under 49 U.S.C. § 41731 et seq. ) 

NOTICE OF INTENT OF SILVER AIRWAYS CORP. 

TO TERMINATE SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

James Kogutek 

Vice President, Network & Schedule Planning 

Silver Airways Corp. 

1100 Lee Wagener Blvd., Suite 201 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315 

(954) 302-5929 (Telephone) 

(954) 359-2776 (Fax) 

jamie.kogutek@silverairways.com

September 4, 2014 
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BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

Essential Air Service at: ) 

 ) 

Beckley, West Virginia ) DOT-OST-1997-2761 

 ) 

Under 49 U.S.C. § 41731 et seq. ) 

NOTICE OF INTENT OF SILVER AIRWAYS CORP. 

TO TERMINATE SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE 

Silver Airways Corp. (“Silver Airways”), pursuant to Part 323 of the Department’s 

regulations, hereby provides notice of its intention to discontinue subsidized scheduled air service 

between Beckley, West Virginia (“BKW”) and Washington’s Dulles International Airport 

(“IAD”). Silver Airways intends to discontinue this service effective December 3, 2014 or such 

earlier date as permitted by the Department in connection with the pending replacement carrier 

selection proceeding for BKW.1 

By Order 2012-4-32 (Apr. 30, 2012), the Department selected Silver Airways to provide 

subsidized essential air service (“EAS”) under a two-year contract at BKW. Unfortunately, and as 

part of Silver Airways’ transition from a United Express carrier to an alliance-style codeshare 

partner of United Airlines, we will no longer be able to display the UA* designator code on flights 

operated by Silver Airways at BKW. Thus, Silver Airways has determined it will be unable to 

sustain this service. 

 

1

 By Order 2014-2-13 (Feb. 19, 2014) the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in providing EAS 

at BKW. Proposals were submitted by Silver Airways, Boutique Air and City Link Air, however, Silver Airways 

subsequently withdrew its proposal given the forthcoming removal of the United Airlines’ UA* designator code on 

flights operated by Silver Airways at BKW. On June 18, 2014, the EAS community notified the Department that 

it was rejecting the proposals submitted by Boutique Air and City Link Air. By Order 2014-7-11 (Jul. 18, 2014), 

the Department re-solicited proposals for EAS at BKW. Two carriers – Charter Air Transport and Sun Air – 

submitted proposals in response to the re-solicitation. 
Silver Airways Corp. 

Notice of Intent to Terminate Scheduled Air Service 

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Additionally, and as Silver Airways has previously indicated in recent notices of intent to 

terminate scheduled air service, changes to Federal Aviation Administration flight and duty 

limitation and rest rules have negatively impacted Silver Airways’ capability to maintain service 

at a number of EAS communities. In particular, the new pilot duty and rest requirements have 

increased nearly all airlines’ pilot hiring needs, contributing to an acute nationwide regional airline 

pilot shortage that has disproportionately impacted Silver Airways. In fact, the termination of our 

services at BKW and the re-allocation of our pilots used for Saab340Bplus flying at BKW will 

allow us, in the midst of the ongoing regional carrier pilot shortage, to maintain scheduled air 

services at other EAS communities we serve with Saab340Bplus aircraft. 

The arrival and departure times of the discontinued flights covered by this notice of intent 

to terminate scheduled air service are as follows: 

FROM TO DEP ARR FLT EQP FREQ STP NOTE 

STA STA TIME TIME NUM 

 

IAD BKW 08:08 09:29 4051 SF3 X7 0 

IAD BKW 17:45 19:04 4054 SF3 X6 0 

 

BKW IAD 09:47 11:40 4051 SF3 X7 1 via SHD 

BKW IAD 19:29 20:42 4054 SF3 X6 0 

The discontinuation of Silver Airways’ scheduled air services at BKW will reduce air 

transportation to a level below the EAS determination set forth in Order 2012-4-32 because, at 

present, BKW does not receive scheduled air service from any other certificated air carrier. Prior 

to ending its scheduled air services at BKW, Silver Airways will contact all passengers holding 

reservations on discontinued flights to notify them of the schedule change and assist them in 

arranging alternate transportation or provide them with a refund of their ticket price, without 

penalty, if requested. 
Silver Airways Corp. 

Notice of Intent to Terminate Scheduled Air Service 

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Any objections to the notice provided herein must be filed within twenty (20) days from 

the date of this filing, in accordance with 14 C.F.R. §§ 323.9 and 323.10. Silver Airways will 

make all required notifications as outlined in 14 C.F.R. § 323.7. 

Respectfully submitted, 

James Kogutek 

Vice President, Network & Schedule Planning 

Silver Airways Corp. 

1100 Lee Wagener Blvd., Suite 201 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315 

(954) 302-5929 (Telephone) 

(954) 359-2776 (Fax) 

 jamie.kogutek@silverairways.com

Dated: September 4, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I, James Kogutek, hereby certify that I have this 4th day of September 2014, caused the 

foregoing Notice to be served upon those persons listed below, in accordance with 14 C.F.R. § 

323.4(a)(7). 

Kevin Schlemmer 

EAS & Domestic Analysis Division Chief 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

kevin.schlemmer@dot.gov 

FAA Flight Standards District Office 

301 Eagle Mountain Road 

Charleston, W.V. 25311 

Keith Wood, Director Aviation Division 

West Virginia Department of Transportation 

502 Eagle Mountain Road 

Charleston, W.V. 25311 

Mayor William A. "Bill" O’Brien 

City Hall 

409 S Kanawha Street 

Beckley, W.V. 25801 

Tom Cochran, Airport Manager 

Raleigh County Memorial Airport 

176 Airport Circle 

Beaver, W.V. 25813 

______________________ 

James Kogutek