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### Johnstown-Cambria County Airport Authority 479 AIRPORT ROAD, JOHNSTOWN , PA 15904 (814 ) 5 3 6-0002

- Fax (81 4) 539-5787 

### June 6, 2014
Mr . Michael Martin United States Department of Transportation Office of Aviation Analysis 1200 N ew Jersey Avenue SE Washing ton , DC 20590 RE: 2014 Proposals to Provide Sub s idized Air Service to Johnstown Pennsylvania
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### Dear Mr. Martin: Thank you for the opportunity to provide our input to the proposed b i ds to provide air service to our airport. We are committed to maximizing the value of our airport to the local and surrounding communities . Further, w e understand the critical role the airport plays in economic development. The decision we make now regarding commercial airl i ne service will have profound effects on the future of our airport and community economic health. Our airport authority has formed an airline committee made up of board members and individuals with backgrounds in the airline industry . This committee has met on several occasions , attended meeti ngs with the potential carriers and reviewed all the proposals submitted. After review of all the submitted proposals, we believe that Silver Airways w i ll provide an e s tablished , safe, reliable, convenient and economical service for our community. We based our recommendation on a number of factors and issues, to include the follow i ng four major categories: I) Capabilities a) Ability to perform b) Airline operational experience c) The effect of simultaneous airport startups d) Financial ability / stability

B o ard o f Authority Richard We aver , C hairman Michael J . P arrish Jr . , Secretary D o ugla s Le ng enfe lder Jac k W . Babich Ed C erni c D ave Kalina Jonath an Gleaso n , Vice Chairman Ri ck Mc Qu aide , Tre a surer James T
. Huerth Ti mo thy C . Leventry, Solicitor LR . Ki mb al l, Engin e er R aNe ll Fen ch ak , Man ager31

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### Code Share - Interline Agreements 1 a) United's D u l les hub and spoke connection system is much more favorable to Pitt sburgh's multi carrier and non-defined flight banks. b) Code share amenities with United and its' Star Al liance network partner airlines includ 

# 1 a loyalty/frequent flyer program , coordinated connections/schedules , access to a major airline reservation, ticketing , and automated check

- in system, and seamless baggage handling , [ alon g with many other features , all of which has taken years to establish. c) Interl ine Agreements wi th v irtually all necessary national and worl dwide carriers that interline 

### 3) Aircraft a) Passenger capacity / public perception b) Bagg age capac ity c) Multiple engine versus single engine aircraft d) Flight crew - one versus three (2 pilot ; 1 pilot ; 2 pilots and flight attendant) e) Safety and comfort (lavatory) f) Number of aircraft and spare aircraft g) Certif

i cati on 

### 4) Scheduling a) C o nnectivity and layover time b) Early morning departure

- late arrival (public needs) c) Frequency d) Number of non - stop flights Based on the above c ri teria, we ranked the proposal s received as set forth in the chart below . 

### It seems quite clear that S i lver Airways is the only logical choice for service at the Johnstown

- Cambria County Airport . Capability Code Share/Interline Aircraft Schedule Total Points Airline 

### 50 points 

### 20 points 

### 15 points 15 points 

### 100 Silver Airways 

### 50 20 

### 15 10 95 Sun Air 

### 10 10 5 10 

### 35 C i ty Li nk 0 

# a 5 5 l( i ) I Boutique Air 

### 10 0 0 

# a 10 We wou l d b e more than h app y to discuss with you our dec i sion and reasons for supporting S i lver Al irways f or EAS service at Johnstown . Sincerely



# . ~~L. L J . hC~ Richard E. Weaver Auth ority C h airman

Ri chard Weaver . Chairman Michael J . Parrish Jr . , Secretary D o ug l as L e n g enf

c ldcr Jack W
. Bab i ch EdCemic Dave Kalina J onathan Gle a son , Vice Chairman Rick McQu aide. Treasurer J ames T
. Huerth Timothy C. Leventry , Solicitor L . R . Kimbal l , Engineer RaNeH Fenc h ak , Manager Board of Auth ority