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Essential air service at 

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA 

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Docket DOT-OST-2002-11378 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA 

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to 

Doug Shockey 

Chief Operating Officer 

Pinnacle Airlines Corp 

1769 Paragon Drive 

Suite 100 

Mempliis, TN 38132 

(901) 348-4100 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential air service at 

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA Docket DOT-OST-2002-11378 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA 

By order 2010-12-09, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in 

providing Essential Air Service for a future two-year period. 

Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., (hereinafter 

"Colgan") respectfully submits a proposal to provide subsidized service between the 

community of Staunton, Virginia and Washington-Dulles International Airport. This 

proposal would require an annual subsidy of $2,180,461. 

The proposed service option for the Shenandoah Valley community is as follows: 

Staunton, VA 18 round-trips per week operated as non-stop service to Washington-Dulles. 

The Staunton, VA service pattern enables the operation of Essential Air Service to 

Beckley, WV, for which Colgan currently provides service through July 31, 2012 (under 

order 2010-6-25). By operating the route in conjunction with another Essential Air Service 

city, Colgan is able to provide Staunton, VA with an additional roundtrip above the 

standard twice daily pattern typically provided for by Essential Air Service awards. The 

service will utilize a Saab 340, a thirty-four passenger, cabin class aircraft operated by a 

crew of two pilots and a flight attendant. 

Colgan is a regional airline operating Saab 340 aircraft. Colgan operates regional 

scheduled service as United Express under agreement with United Airlines. The services 

offered by Colgan allow seamless connection to United's domestic and international route 

system via the United Airlines hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport. Colgan 

Air has a long operating history with United at Washington-Dulles and has consitenty 

demonstrated a commitment to outstanding passenger service to the communities we serve. 

The schedule proposal attached presents optimized timing to maximize connecting options 

with the United Airlines system out of Washington-Dulles. In addition, the options 

provide attractive scheduling options for both business and leisure travelers utilizing 

United Airlines' membership in the Star Alliance Network which has a considerable 

domestic and international presence at Washington-Dulles (United's Washington-Dulles 

route network attached). 

Respectfully submitted, 

Doug Shockey 

Chief Operating Officer 

Pinnacle Airlines Corp 
Annual Statistics 

E A S Cycle s (is round trips / 36 segments per week) 

Pax 

1,872 

20,938 

Block 

Flight 

Blk/Flt Ratio 

1,669 

940 

56% 

Avail Seats 

RPMs 

ASMS 

Load Factor 

61,739 

1,926,296 

5,166,720 

37% 

Annual Profit / (Loss) Summary 

Passenger Revenue 1,513,016 

Total Revenue 1,513,016 

Fuel 

MX Operations 

Flight Operations 

Ground Service 

Landing Fees 

Ticketing and Passenger Related 

Local Marketing Campaign 

Aviation Insurance 

Total Cash Costs 

Ownership 

Total Overhead 

Total Operating Exp @ 97% Completion 

Operating Income/(Loss) 

750,446 

671,301 

653,815 

513,644 

101,405 

481,326 

25,000 

5,654 

3,202,590 

225,000 

90,008 

3,517,598 

(2,004,582) 

Margin at 5% 

Total Economic Cost / Subsidy 

175,880 

2,180,461 

EAS Cycles at 97% 

Subsidy Per Departure at 97% 

1,816 

1,200.69 

Staunton, VA to Washington-Dulles Washington-Dulles to Staunton, VA 

Weekdays 

Dep - Arr - Stops 

6:55am 

2:38pm 

7:42pm 

10:30am 

10:30am 

2:38pm 

7:44am 

3:28pm 

8:32pm 

Saturday 

11:19am 

Sunday 

11:19am 

3:28pm 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Weekdays 

Dep - Arr - Stops 

12:38pm 1:35pm 

5:55pm 6:55pm 

10:00pm 10:53pm 

6:00pm 

12:46pm 

6:00pm 

Saturday 

7:00pm 

Sunday 

1:43pm 

7:00pm 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the forgoing Proposal to Provide Subsidized 

Essential Air Service to be served this 18th day of January, 2011, upon each of the 

following persons: 

Dennis DeVany 

Chief, EAS & Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave S.E. 

Room W86-308 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Sean T. Connaughton 

Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia 

P.O. Box 1475 

Richmond, VA 23218 

Lacy B. King, Jr. 

Mayor - Staunton, VA 

P.O. Box 58 

Staunton, VA 24402-0058 

Greg Campbell 

Airport Manager 

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport 

P.O. Box 125 

Weyers Cave, VA 24486