Before the United States Department of Transportation ~GIZ JU>l 2t, 

Washington, DC 

Essential Air Service at 

MERCED, CALIFORNIA 

VISALIA, CALIFORNIA 

under49 U.S.C. 41731 et.seq. 

June 25, 2012 

'\'let& 

Docket OST -4&9f-3521 

Docket OST -2004-19916 

This document contains Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.'s response to Order Requesting 

Proposals 2012-5-11. 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. is pleased to submit this proposal to provide essential 

air transportation at these points in California. This proposal is submitted as 

an "inseparable package" serving both Merced and Visalia. 

Operating as Great Lakes Airlines, we will continue to offer passengers the benefit of our codeshare agreements with United Airlines and Frontier Airlines at our Los Angeles hub. In addition, 

Great Lakes maintains interline ticketing and baggage agreements with the majority of the other 

carriers serving LAX, including interline a-ticketing agreements with American Airlines, Delta 

Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. All of which will offer the Merced 

and Visalia passengers maxium access to the domestic and international air transportation 

system. 

All proposals contemplate the use of jet prop airliner equipment. 

Questions and comments may be referred to: 

Michael 0. Matthews 

Chief Financial Officer 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

1 022 Airport Parkway 

Cheyenne, VVY 82001 

(307) 432-7000 
Table of Contents: 

Proposal 

Part 

Service Point(s) Hub(s) Served Round Trips Equipment 

1 Merced, California Los Angeles (LAX}, 2 Jet-Prop 

Ontario (ONT), Orange County (SNA) and/or Las Vegas (LAS) 

2 Visalia, California Los Angeles (LAX}, 2 

Ontario (ONT) or Orange County (SNA) 

Jet-Prop 

Total Bid Proposal: 

Subsidy Pa

Requirement F

$1,698,878 

$1,697,929 

$3,396,807 
Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Operating Revenues: 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Merced, California to Los Angeles (LAX) 

Two Round Trips -Jet Prop -one stop 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Passenger: 8,500 psgrs at $114.02 $969,170 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative Schedule 

*** [MCE] Merced, California *** 

$6,009 

$199,710 

$916,994 

$132,581 

$279,716 

-------------------- 0 E P A R T U R E S --------------------

FL T TO OPT ARR EQP 

7161 LAX 7:00 8:45 Jet-Prop 

7167 LAX 16:43 18:25 Jet-Prop 

-------------------- A R R I V A L S --------------------

FL T FROM OPT ARR 

7262 LAX 14:45 16:32 

7268 LAX 18:55 20:42 

No Upli11e Scheduling Restrictions 

EQP 

Jet-Prop 

Jet-Prop 

FREQ 

123456 

12345 7 

FREQ 

123456 

12345 7 

1,227 

757 

$975,179 

$1,529,001 

$1,017,720 

$2,546,721 

($1 ,571 ,542) 

$127,336 

$1,698,878 

Inherent in this proposal, Great Lakes considers Ontario (ONT), Orange County (SNA) 

and/or Las Vegas (LAS) to be pre-approved alternative hub destinations. If Las Vegas is 

utilized, service will be provided non-stop. 
Departures: 

Block Hours: 

Operating Revenues: 

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. 

Annual Compensation Requirements for Essential Air Service at 

Visalia, California to Los Angeles (LAX) 

Two Round Trips -Jet Prop - non-stop 

(at 98 percent completion) 

Passenger: 8,500 psgrs at $87.72 $745,620 

Other: (at 0.62% of passenger revenue) 

Total Operating Revenues: 

Operating Expenses: 

Direct: Aircraft and Hull Insurance 

Fuel and Oil 

Flying Operations 

Maintenance 

Total Direct Expenses: 

Total Indirect Expenses: 

Total Operating Expenses: 

Operating Loss 

Profit Element (5.0% of Total Operating Expenses) 

Annual Compensation Requirement: 

Representative Schedule 

*** [VIS] Visalia, California *** 

$4,623 

$199,710 

$695,906 

$205,965 

$337,442 

-------------------- 0 E P A R T U R E S --------------------

FL T TO OPT ARR EQP 

7161 LAX 7:50 8:45 Jet-Prop 

7167 LAX 17:30 18:25 Jet-Prop 

-------------------- A R R I V A L S --------------------

FL T FROM OPT ARR 

7262 LAX 14:45 14:45 

7268 LAX 20:55 21:25 

No Upline Scheduling Restrictions 

EQP 

Jet-Prop 

Jet-Prop 

FREQ 

123456 

12345 7 

FREQ 

123456 

12345 7 

1,227 

1,176 

$750,243 

$1,439;023 

$892,569 

$2,331,592 

($1 ,581 ,349) 

$116,580 

$1,697,929 

Inherent in this proposal, Great Lakes considers Ontario (ONT) or Orange County (SNA) 

to be pre-approved alternative hub destinations.