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# BEFOR E TH E

• U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATION OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C .
Jun e 16 , 201 0 I n th e Matte r

of : ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E A T LAK E MINCHUMINA , ALASK A Docke t OS T - 2008-023 7 

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### Proposa l t o Provid e Essentia l Ai r Servic e a

t Lak e Minchumina , Alask a
Tatondu k Outfitter s Limite dherb y submit s it s proposa l t o continu e subsidize dai r service s t o Lak e Minchumina , Alaska
. Tatondu k Outfitter s Limite dha s provide don e fligh t pe r wee k schedule dservice s with PA3 2 Pipe r Lanc e aircraf

t wit h fiv e insure dseats , o r on e Cessn a20 8 Carava n with nin e insure dseat s for th e previou s tw o year

rat e perio dwith Essentia l Ai r Servic e subsidy
. Th e Orde r

Requestin g Proposal s for th e nex t tw o year perio do f th e EA S subsid y request s tw o flight s pe r

wee k with similar

aircraft
. Tatondu k Outfitter s Limite doffer s tw o PA S 2 Pipe r Lanc e flight s pe r

week , o r substitut e on e Cessn a20 8 Carava n flight pe r wee k whe n weathe r

o r loa dcircumstanc e mak e th e large r IFR equippe dai r

craf t mor e suitabl e for

th e sam e cos t

o f th e tw o PA3 2 flight s (extr asection s wil l b e provide da

t n o cos t t o EA S whe n loa drequirement s requir e th e need)
. TO L wil l manag e thes e flight s a s eithe r

tw o PA3 2 flight s o r

on e Cessn a20 8 flight

bille din aweek
. Propose dSchedul e 2 fit pe r wee k year roun dwith PA3 2 Pipe r

Lanc e aircraft
. 2 fit pe r wee k x 5 2 week s x 2. 2 hour s pe r flight = 228. 8 hour s tota lOperatin g Cost s o f PA3 2

Pilot s & Copilot s Aircraf t Fue l & Oi l Othe r Maintenanc e Hou r $ 66.3 8 $ 72.0 5 $71.2 7 $ 196.1 7 Extende dCost s

1 2 month s 228. 8 hour s $ 15,187.7 4 $ 16,485.0 4 $ 16,306.5 8 $ 44.883.7 0 Tota l Direc t

$ 405.8 7 $ 92,863.0 6 Indirec t expense s $44.7 1 $ 10.229.6 5 Tota l Expenses : $450.5 8 $103,092.7 1
Projecte drevenu e ha s bee n calculate dusin g analysi s o f variou s dat aincludin g DO T number s an d interna l company number s & information
. Ou r calculate dtren dreflect s acontinua l declin e with perhap s aflattenin g ou t

for ashort period
. EA A plan s t o reduc e th e freigh t rat e hopin g tha t

th e subsid y wil l influenc e mor e freigh t shipment s o n th e empt y aircraf t fligh t schedul e rathe r

tha n privat e charters
. Fo r

thi s reason , w e us e th e followin g number s for projecte dtraffic : 6 9 passenger s pe r

yea r$ 16 0 on e way passenge r fare = $ 11,040.0 0 16,50 0 pound s o f

mai l pe r yea r $ 1.36267 2 curren t

bus h rate dmai l = $ 22,484.0 9 9,00 0 pound s o f

freigh t $0.55/ #$ 4.950.0 0 Tota l Projecte dRevenu e = $ 38,474.0 9 Projecte dRevenu e pe r

wee k 5 2 fit s /

y r $739.8 9Subsid y Reques t

Tota l Annua l Operating.Cost s Profi t Elemen t @ 10 % Tota l Economi c Cos t

- Projecte dRevenu e Subsid y require dat

100 % completio n Requeste dAnnua l Subsid y Tw o yea r Subsid y Amoun t $ 103,092.7 1 $ 10.309.2 7 $ 113,401.9 8 $ 38^474.0 9 $ 74,927.8 9 $ 74,927.8 9 (weekl y subsid y $1,440.92 ) $ 149,855.7 8 Tatondu k Outfitter s Limite dcertifie s tha t operation s ar e conducte di n complianc e with Departmen t regulation s regardin g drug-fre e workplaces , nondiscriminatio n an dal l regulation s governin g lobbyin g activities
. Sincerely , Tatondu k Outfitter s Limite d db aEvert s Ai r

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