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### Januar y 6 , 201 1
Denni s J . DeVany Office o f Aviatio n Analysi s U S Department

o f Transportatio n 40 0 Sevent

hStreet , S.W . Washington , D.C . 2059 0 SkyWes t Airline s Essential Air

Servic e Proposal fo

r Page , AZ . Dea r Mr . DeVany : Attache di s the SkyWes t

Airline s proposal fo

r servic e to Page , Arizona
. Ou r proposal i s t o provid e tw o direc t

roun dtrip s daily , on e t o Sal t Lak e City , Uta

handon e t o La s Vegas , Nevada
. Th e servic e perio di s fo r Ma y 1 , 201 1 to Apri l 30 , 2013 . SkyWes t welcome s th e opportunity t o retur n t o th e communit

y o f Page . Ou

r combinatio n o f

saf e andreliabl e aircraft , well-time dschedules , andacces s t o th e larges t airlin e alliance s i n th e countr y wil l improv e th e qualit

y o f ai r servic e andai di

n economi c growt ho f th e region
. Tw o Airline s The mos t beneficia l aspec t o f thi s proposal i s tha

t i t woul dprovid e Pag e wit

hservic e o n tw o major carriers
. Flight s t o Salt

Lak e Cit y woul db e operate da s Delt aConnection , pursuant to acode-sharin g agreement wit hDelt aAirlines
. Flight s to La s Vegas , on the other hand , woul db e operate da s Unite dExpres s i n asimila r code-sharin g agreement wit hUnite dAirlines
. Thes e tw o airline s ar e th e major

partner s i n bot

hthe Sk y Tea mand Sta r Allianc e networks , providin g seamles s connection s andunparallele dacces s t o nearly al l part s o f

th e globe
. Weil-Time dSchedul e All flight s i n th e propose dschedul e hav e bee n time di n awa y that the y arriv e anddepar

t o n bank
. Thi s mean s tha

t the y hav e bee n optimize dfo r maximu mcormection s i

n thei r respectiv e hubs , makin g th e servic e more convenient fo r bot hbusines s andleisure travelers
. Althoug hairlin e schedule s are highl y dynamic , our current pla n i s to offe

r th e approximate schedul e fo

r Page :

### Summer Winter SL C PG A 11:0 0 11:1 4 11:0 0 12:1 4 PG A LA S 11:3 0 12:4 8 12:3 0 12:4 8 LA S PG A 12:1 0 13:3 0 12:1 0 14:3 0 PG A SL C 13:4 9 16:1 5 14:4 9 16:1 5 I n additio n t o b e grea t

connectin g hubs
. Sal t

Lak e Cit y an dLa s Vega s ar e valuabl e destination s fo r

Page . Give n it s clos e proximit y t o Lak e Powel l an dth e Gran dCanyon , th e Pag e are ai s on e o f

th e mos t popula r destination s fo r

leisur e traveler s fro mnorther n Utah
. La s Vegas , bein g adestinatio n i n itself , alread y serve s a s alin k fo r Gran dCanyo n tourism
. In addition , we'v e bee n mad e awar e tha t th e Amangir i resor t

currentl y utilize s a shuttl e servic e t o ge t

it s guest s fro mLa s Vega s t o th e resort . Give n thei r high-en d clientele , convenien t

an dreliabl e ai r

servic e woul db e awelcom e improvemen t t o th e trave l experience
. Superio r Aircraft Servic e wil l b e provide dwit hth e Embrae r Brasili a(EMB-120 ) 30-sea t turbopro p aircraft
. SkyWes t i s th e larges t

domesti c operato r

o f thi s aircraf

t typ e an dthe y hav e prove n t o b e reliable
. Th e aircraf

t ar e alread y available , allowin g servic e t o begi n withou t delay
. Al l Brasilia s com e equippe dwit halavator y an dfligh t attendant , furthe r

addin g t o th e comfor t an dconvenienc e o f

th e flight
. Additiona l detail s an dspecification s ca n b e foun d i n th e Brasili afac t

shee t attache dt o thi s document
. Summar y W e at SkyWes t

fee l tha t thi s proposa l provide s th e bes t overal l optio n fo r

ai r servic e t o th e community
. Give n th e cormectivit y at bot hSal t

Lak e Cit y an dLa s Vegas , th e well

time dschedule , an dupgrade dequipment , w e expec t t o se e grov^ hi n th e passenger s utilizin g th e service
. SkyWes t i s excite dabou t

th e possibl e opportunit y t o agai n provid e reliabl e ai r servic e t o Page . Than k yo u fo r you r consideration
. Sincerely , 

# r < Michae l Thompso n Vic e Presiden t

- Marke t

Developmen t SkyWes t Airline sSkyWes t Airline s

Page , AZ 6-Jan-l l

Numbe ro f round-trip s pe rwee k Aircraf t Typ e - Embrae rBrasili a Passenge rRevenu e Passenger s Averag e Far e Revenu e Bloc k Tim e Tri p bloc k

tim e - Minute s Tota l schedule d bloc k tim e Tota l complete d bloc k tim e RPM S Passenger s Stag e Lengt h
ASM S Schedule d Departure s Compete d Departure s Stag e lengt h Availabl e Seat s 2011-201 3 Page , A Z Sal t Lake City , LI T Page , A Z Las Vegas , N V

98 %

98 % 1,345,00 0 1,290,00 0 Tota l 1 4



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90.0 0 450,00 0
8 0 97 1 95 1
5,00 0 26 9 $ $ 6,00 0

90.0 0 540,00 0

7 9 95 9 93 9
6,00 0 21 5 $ $ 11,00 0

90.0 0 990,00 0

1,92 9 1,89 1
11,00 0 2,635,00 0

72 8 71 3 26 9 3 0 5,874,96 0 72 8 71 3 21 5 3 0 4,695,60 0 1,45 6 1,42 7 3 0 10,570,56 0
Revenu e Direc t Operatin g Expense s Fligh t attendan t RP M relate d Departur e relate d AS M relate d
Operatin g incom e (loss ) 5 % profi t margi n Subsid yrequiremen t SkyWes t effectiv e rate s pe runi t Pe rtri p Pe rpassenge r SkyWes t cos t pe rbloc k hou r Effectiv e Subsid yrat e pe runi t Pe rtri p Pe rpassenge r SkyWes t cos t pe rbloc k hou r Loa d facto r Averag e fue l cos t pe rgallo n BIkH r BIkH r RPM S Departure s ASM S $ 1,153.1 9

$ 34.4 9 $ 0.0 1 $ 408.4 6 $ 0.0 4 450,00 0 1,096,97 4 32,80 8 16,99 2 291,41 4 226,83 7 540,00 0

1,083,26 1 32,39 8 16,29 7 291,41 4 181,30 1

1,298,27 7 1,144,90 6 2,33 4 $ 33 3 $ 1,75 0 $
1,82 0 S 26 0 S 1,75 0 $ 2,24 9 $ 26 7 $ 1,70 8 S 1,60 5 $ 19 1 $ 1,70 8 S 990,00 0

2,180,23 5 65,20 6 33,28 9 582,82 9 408,13 8 $ $ $ 1,665,02 5 (1,215,025 ) 83,25 1 $ $ $ 1,604,67 2 (1,064,672 ) 80,23 4 

## s $ $ 3,269,69 7 (2,279,697 ) 163,48 5

23 % 2.7 5 27 %

2.7 5 2,443,18 2

2,29 2 29 7 1,72 9 1,71 2 22 2 1,72 9 25 % 2.7 5

## SkyWest Airline s Januar y201 1 SkyWes t Airlines i s th e world' s larges t independently-owne d regiona l airline , providin g ai r servic e throughou t Nort h America
. SkyWes t operate s a s Unite d Express i n partnershi p wit h Unite d Airline s alon g th e West Coas t an d ou t ofUnited' s Denve ran d Chicag o hubs
. A t Sal t Lak e City , SkyWes t provide s servic e a s Delt a Connectio n unde ra n agreemen t wit h Delt a Ai r Lines
. I n Milwaukee , SkyWes t operate s unde ra marketin g partnershi p wit h AirTra n Airway s a s SkyWes t Airlines
. Hub s Chicag o O'Hare , Denver , Lo s Angeles , Milwaukee , Minneapolis/St
. Paul , Portland , Sal t Lak e Cityan d San Francisco Cre wdomicile s Chicago , Colorad o Springs , Denver , Fresno , Lo s Angeles , Pal m Springs , Portland , Sal t Lak e City , San Francisco , Sa n Lui s Obispo , Sant

a Barbar a an d Tucso n Maintenanc e base s Lin e station s Chicago , Colorad o Springs , Fresno , Milwaukee , Pal m Springs , Sal t Lak e Cityan d Tucso n Denver , Houston , Lo

s Angeles , Minneapolis/St
. Paul , Portlan d an d San Francisco Citie s currentl yserve d Total : 15 5 (38 States , Washingto n D.C , 6 Canadia n Provinces , 1 CityI n Mexico) United : 138 Delta : 95 AirTran : 7 Shared : 85 Station s operate d Employee s SkyWest : 6 8 11,00 2 tota l 8,972 FTE'

s Averag e numbe r o f dail yschedule d departure s Passengers Carrie d i n 200 9 Tota l revenu e passenge rmile s flow n i n 200 9 Tota l aircraf t i n operatin g flee t Embrae raircraft : Bombardie raircraft : United : 1,18 2 Delta : 49 4 AirTran : 3 0 Total : 1,70 6 DEN : 188 lAH : 25 LAX : 12 8 ORD : 11 4 PDX : 3 2 SFO : 138 MSP:45SLC:196IVIKE:2 8 21. 3 millio n passenger

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