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

Pinnacle (9E) Operated Service

Marketing 

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 16th 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 16th 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