## ROBERT B. KARNS

105 Main Street (701) 278-3747 COMMUNllY AIRLINE DEVELOPMENT

E-Mail : bob@sovereignairinc
. com VPGM 

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## Dennis J. DeVany, Chief EAS & Domestic Analysis Division, X-53 Office of Aviation Analysis Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, DC 20590 OCT. 2, 2012
Re: Proposal to Provide Essential Air Service at: EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA DOCKET DOT-OST-2008-0299 Dear Mr. DeVany: This proposal is to provide basic air service required by order 2012-8-18 (August 17, 2012). Sovereign Air with the communities help should be ready January 1, 2013. 

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~OBERT B. KARNS VPGM Sovereign Air Inc. 763-535-4198

MINNEAPOLIS 5701 KENTUCKY AVE . N Suite 153 M I NNEAPO LI S, MN 55428-3302

(763) 535-4198 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

# SOVEREIGN AIR INC. Compensation Annual Rrquirements for Essential Air Service at 10/2/2012 EL CENTRO CA Four Round Trips a Day 24 a Week With A 19 seat Jetstream 31 or 32 97%completion rate Los Angeles Hub Proposal #1 DOCKET DOT-OST-2008-0299 Departures : M i leage st: Block Hours: Aircraft Passenger Seats: Revenue Passenger Miles : Avai ble Seat Miles:

Revenue : Passengers $75 $1 , 050 , 000 14 , 000 at Other Revenue Total Revenues : $21 , 000 2% Passenger revenue

Expenses : D i rect

Indircet Atrcraft Lease Perches Pe r Block Hou r $1 ,247 $2 ,263 , 305 $513 ,286 $300 , 000 $600 , 000 Total Expenses:

Loss Profit 5.0% Total Expenses
Compensation Annual Required:
Passengers Per departure L/F 5.78273441 0.30435444 Note : Sovereig n will work hand i n hand with the Commun ity to get wel l over 14 , 000 passengers per year. To keep funds in EI Centro . To do reservations i n E I Centro . To base aircraft in E I Centro . To have crews live in EI Centro . Sovereign Ai r wi ll become a member of the EI Centro commun ity. With EI Centro's assistance Sovereign Air wi ll be certified and ope rational i n time to preform the EI Centro EAS service 2421 181 1815 19 2,534 , 000 8 , 325 , 819

$ 1, 071 , 000

$3 , 076 , 591
($2,005 , 59 1 ) $153 , 830
(1 , 851 , 761)

# SOVEREIGN AIR INC. Compensation Annual Rrquirements for Essential Air Service at 10/2/2012 EL CENTRO CA Three Round Trips a Day - 19 a Week With A 30 seat Jetstream 41 97%completion rate Los Angeles Hub Proposal 2 DOCKET DOT-OST-2008-0299 Departures: Mileage st: Block Hours: Aircraft Passenger Seats : Revenue Passenger Miles: Avaible Seat Miles:

Revenue: Passengers $75 $1,050,000 14,000 at Other Revenue Total Revenues: $21,000 2% Passenger revenue

Expenses: Direct

Indircet Atrcraft Lease Perches Per Block Hour $1,800 $2,299,200 $513,286 $300,000 $600,000 Total Expenses:

Loss Profit 5 . 0% Total Expenses 

### Compensation Annual Required:
Passengers Per departure L/F 7 . 31 0 . 38 Note: Sovereign will work hand in hand with the Community to get well over 14,000 passengers per year. To keep funds in EI Centro. To do reservations in EI Centro . To base aircraft in EI Centro. To have crews live in EI Centro. Sovereign Air will become a member of the EI Centro community. With EI Centro's assistance Sovereign Air will be certified and operational in time to preform the EI Centro EAS service 1916 181 1277 30 2,534,000 10,403,880

$1,071 , 000

$3,112,486
($2 ; 041 ,486) $155,624
($1,885 , 862)