BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Ninety Day Notice of

PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC.

of termination of service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, WV

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 323 Docket DOT-OST-2003-15553

NINETY-DAY NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

D. Philip Reed, Jr. Vice-President, Network Scheduling, Operational

Analytics & Engineering PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP. 40 South Main Street 9th Floor Memphis, TN 38104 (901) 348-4257 preed@pncl.com

Dated: December 16, 2011

Note: Objections to this Notice are due on January 4, 2012.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Ninety Day Notice of

PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC.

of termination of service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, WV

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 323 Docket DOT-OST-2003-15553

NINETY-DAY NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE

Pursuant to Part 323 of the Department of Transportation’s Regulations (14 C.F.R. Part

323), Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. (“Pinnacle”) hereby gives notice of its intent to discontinue the

service it provides at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, WV (LWB), effective March 15, 2012.

Pinnacle can no longer economically continue service to the community. The

discontinuation of service will cause serv ice to drop below the EAS guarantee levels

established by the Department. Pinnacle operates one daily roundtrip (as Delta Connection)

between the community and New York JFK with 50 seat regional jet equipment. Two other

airlines serve the community. Atlantic Southeast Airlines operates one daily roundtrip (as

Delta Connection) between the community and Atl anta with 50 seat regional jet equipment.

Silver Airways (formerly Gulfstream International Airlines) operates one roundtrip (as

Continental Connection) on Saturday and Sunday between the community and Cleveland with

19 seat turboprop equipment. Current schedules including routes, arrival and departureNinety Day Notice Page 

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times, equipment types, and operating carrier(s) are as follows:

Pinnacle (9E) Operated Service

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Airline Operating Airline Org Dst Equip Seats Departure Time Arrival Time Op days DL 9E JFK LWB CRJ 50 1415 1601 12345.. DL 9E JFK LWB CRJ 50 1415 1605 .....67

DL 9E LWB JFK CRJ 50 1639 1829 12345.. DL 9E LWB JFK CRJ 50 1644 1829 .....67

Atlantic Southeast (EV) Operated Service

Marketing

Airline Operating Airline Org Dst Equip Seats Departure Time Arrival Time Op days DL EV ATL LWB CRJ 50 1050 1210 12345.. DL EV ATL LWB CRJ 50 1050 1213 .....67

DL EV LWB ATL CRJ 50 1235 1407 12345.. DL EV LWB ATL CRJ 50 1240 1407 .....67

Silver Airways (3M) Operated Service

Marketing

Airline Operating Airline Org Dst Equip Seats Departure Time Arrival Time Op days CO 3M CLE LWB BE1 19 0840 1005 .....6. CO 3M CLE LWB BE1 19 1146 1311 ......7

CO 3M LWB CLE BE1 19 1020 1145 .....6. CO 3M LWB CLE BE1 19 1325 1450 ......7

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ D. Philip Reed, Jr.

________________________ D. Philip Reed, Jr. Vice-President, Network

Scheduling, Operational Analytics & Engineering PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A copy of the foregoing Ninety-Day Notice of Termination of Service has been served this 16 th day of December, 2011, upon the following persons via certified mail:

The Honorable John Manchester Mayor City of Lewisburg 942 Washington Street, West Lewisburg, WV 24901

The Honorable Lloyd Haynes Mayor City Of White Sulphur Springs 34 W. Main St. White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986 Jerry O’Sullivan Airport Manager Greenbrier Valley Airport P.O. Box 329 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Susan V. Chernenko Director West Virginia Aeronautics Commission West Virginia Department of Transportation Building 5 1900 Kanawha Blvd E Charleston, WV 25305

U.S. Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza S.W. Washington, D.C. 20260 ATTN: Assistant General Counsel – Transportation

A copy of the foregoing Ninety-Day Notice of Termination of Service has been served this 16 th day of December, 2011, upon the following persons via first class mail:

Jon Lindlief Director – Planning and Development Atlantic Southeast Airlines 100 Hartsfield Centre, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30354 Mickey Bowman Vice President of Essential Air Service Silver Airways 1100 Lee Wagener Blvd. Suite 201 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315