## Schlemmer , Kevi n (OST) From : Schlemmer , Kevi n (OST ) Sent : Wednesday , Apri l 11 , 201 2 3:5 9 P M To : 'Reed , Phil' ; 'jon.lindlief@flyasa.com' ; 'VanDerBellen , Alexander ' Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST ) Subject : FW : Reques t fo rcomment s Attachments : Silve rAirways-WV-MS-A Lproposal.pd f FYI , regardin g LWB . 

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• -^. ' 'r n l-i'^irj ^ --;,; - O From : Schlemmer , Kevi n (OST) —r ; j Sent : Wednesday , Apri l 11 , 201 2 3:5 6 PM ~ To : •JERRYOSULL@aol.com' ; 'info@lewisburg-wv.com' ; 'wss34@suddenlinkmail.com ' Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST) ; Mosley , Bil l H . (OST) ; 'mbowman@gosilver.com' ; Martin , Michae l (OST) Subject : Reques t fo rcomment s Pleas e fin d th e lette rfro m Denni s DeVany , below , regardin g comment s o n th e EA S proposa l fo rGreenbrier/Whit e Sulphu rSprings , WV . Regards , Kevi n

T o who m i t Concerns : I woul d lik e t o updat e yo u o n th e Essentia l Ai rServic e (EAS ) situatio n a t Greenbrier/Whit e Sulphu rSpring s ("Greenbrier") , an d giv e yo u a n opportunit yt o submi t an ycomment s i fyo u wish . As yo u know , b yOrde r2012-2-7 , February9 , 2012 , th e Departmen t prohibite d th e suspensio n o fservic e a t Greenbrie rb yPinnacl e Airline s an d Atlanti c Southeas t Airlines , bot h doin g busines s a s Delt a Connection , an d solicite d long-ter m proposal s fro m al l intereste d ai r carrier s t o provid e servic e a t Greenbrier . Proposal s wer e Marc h 16 . O n Marc h 12 , Silve rAirway s ("Silver" ) requeste d a n extensio n t o submi t proposal s t o o n o rabou t Apri l 10 , 2012 . Th e communit ydi d no t objec t an d w e grante d Silver' s request . A t 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 . Silve rwa s th e onl ycarrie rt o submi t a proposal . Nonetheless , w e wan t t o giv e yo u a n opportunit yt o submi t an yfina l comment s fo rth e recor d tha t yo u ma yhave . Acop yo fSilver' s proposa l ma yb e accesse d onlin e vi a th e Federa l Docke t Managemen t Syste m at : http://www.regulations.gov / byenterin g DOT-OST

2003-15553 . I t i s als o attache d t o thi s e-mail . Silver' s proposa l i s a n "all-or-nothing " proposa l tha t require s th e carrie rt o b e selecte d a t Greenbrier , as wel l as fou r othe rcommunitie s (thre e i n Mississipp i an d on e i n Alabama) . Fo rGreenbrier , Silve rpropose s 1 2 nonsto p roun d trip s pe rwee k fro m Novembe r1 throug h Apri l 30 , an d 1 3 nonsto p roun d trip s pe rwee k fro m Ma y1 throug h Octobe r31 . Th e flight s woul d operat e t o Atlant a Hartsfiel d Jackso n Internationa l Airpor t ("Atlanta" ) wit h 34-passenge rSaa b 340B + aircraft . Th e annua l subsid ywoul d b e $4,144,149 , o r$ 4,241,523 , dependin g o n whic h optio n i s selecte d fo rth e othe r fou rcommunities . Th e highe rannua l subsid yi s fo ra servic e optio n tha t propose s les s overal l flyin g fo rth e five communit ypackage , thu s i t spread s th e uni t cost s ove rfewe rASMs . Th e flight s woul d b e markete d independentl yas Silve rAirways , utilizin g it s code-shar e relationshi p an d distributio n syste m wit h Islan d Ai ro fHawaii . Silve ri s als o pursuing a "clos e Interlin e Relationship " wit h Delt a Airlines , whic h woul d allo wconnectin g itinerarie s involvin g Silve r an d Delt a t o appea ro n delta.co m an d potentiall yparticipatin g i n Delta' s SkyMiles ® Program . W e ar e currentl y reviewin g Silver' 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 t necessaril yreflec t th e averag e loca l far e Greenbrie rpassengers woul d actuall ypay , but , rather , reflec t a prorate d portio n o fth e tota l ticke t price , e.g. , th e Greenbrie r- Atlant a o fa Greenbrie r- Atlant a - Housto n ticke t tha t th e subsidize d carrie rwoul d realize . I n addition , 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 t taxes , an d Passenge r Facilit yCharges . O fcourse , carrier s have 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 . Silve rwoul 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 schedul e tha t th e carrie rhas submitte d i s illustrativ e only , an d tha t the ymaymak e schedul e change s t o reflec t changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette rmee t shiftin g connectin g ban k time s a t th 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 . Pinnacl e an d Atlanti cSoutheas t file d thei rterminatio n notice s o n Decembe r16 , 2011 , an d th e Departmen t has a n obligatio n t o reliev e th e carrier s o fthei robligation . W e as k tha t yo u submi t an ycomment s n o late rtha n Ma v10 . 2012 . W e wil l carefull yconside ryou rcomment s befor e w e submi t a recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretaryfo ra decision . Shoul d yo u hav e an yquestion s o rnee d additiona l tim e t o draf t you rcomments , pleas e le t u s know . Pleas e sen d you rcomment s vi a e-mai l t o EAS@dot.govo rbyfa xt o 202-366-7638 . I fyo u hav e an yquestions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t Kevi n Schlemme ro fm ystaf fa t kevin.schlemmer@dot.go vo r202-366-3176 . Sincerely , Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai rServic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o fAviatio n Analysi s