Orde r 201M2-1 6 Served : Decembe r

21 , 201 1
UNITE D STATE S O F AMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y '*'*«^' " WASHINGTON , D.C
.

Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o n th e 21 " da

y o f December , 201 1

Essentia l Ai rServic e at : 

### RHINELANDER , WISCONSI N Unde r 4 9 U.S.C
. 4173 1 e t

seq . 

### Docke t DOT-OST-2011-010 9

ORDE R EXTENDIN G SERVIC E OBLIGATIO N Summar y B y thi s Order , th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n extend s th e Essentia l Ai r Servic e (EAS ) obligatio n o f

Chautauqu aAirlines , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiary o f Republi c Airway s Holding s an ddoin g busines s a s Frontie r Airline s (Chautauqua) , a t Rhinelander , Wisconsin , for

a n additiona l 3 0 days , throug h February 9 , 2012
. 

### Backgroun d O n Septembe r

12 , 2012 , Chautauqu afile da90-da y notic e with th e Departmen t o f it s inten t t o terminat e it s unsubsidize dservic e at Rhinelande r

effectiv e Decembe r

11 , 2011
. B y Orde r 2011-10-15 , issue dOctobe r 20 , 2011 , th e Departmen t prohibite dChautauqu a fro msuspendin g servic e throug h Decembe r 11 , 201 1 an drequeste dproposal s fro m carrier s intereste di n providin g replacemen t service. A t th e reques t

o f severa l intereste dcarrier s an dwith th e support o f th e community , w e extende dth e du e dat e for

proposal s fro mNovembe r 18,2011 , t o Decembe r

5 , 2011
. W e receive daproposa l for

EA S at Rhinelande r

b y th e extende ddu e dat e an db y Orde r 2011-12-1 , Decembe r

7 , 2012 , extende dChautauqua' s servic e obligatio n throug h Januar y 10 , 2012
. W e ar e currentl y awaitin g comment s fro mth e community o n th e proposal , whic h ar e du e b y Januar y 17 , 2012
. W e wil l not hav e complete dth e carrier

selectio n cas e b y January 10 , 2012 , th e en do f th e firs t 30-day hold-i n period
. In accordanc e with 4 9 U.S.C
. 41734(c) , w e mus t exten dChautauqua' s servic e obligatio n for a n additiona l 3 0 days , o r

unti l replacemen t

servic e actuall y begins , whicheve r occur s first
. Thi s Orde r

i s issue dunde r

authority assigne di n 1 4 CFR385.12(k)(5)
.

### 2 -

ACCORDINGLY , 1
. W e requir e Chautauqu aAirlines , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiary o f Republi c Airway s Holding s an ddoin g busines s a s Frontie r Airlines , t o maintai n it s curren t leve l o f servic e at Rhinelander , Wisconsin , a s se t fort h i n Appendi x A , for

a n additiona l 30-day perio d throug h February 9,2012 , o r unti l acarrie r

capabl e o f

providin g reliabl e EA S actuall y begin s service , whicheve r i s first^ ; 2
. W e direc t

Chautauqu aAirlines , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiary o f Republi c Airway s Holding s an ddoin g busines s a s Frontie r Airlines , t o retai n al l books , records , an dothe r sourc e an dsummary documentatio n t o support subsid y claim s for

payment , an dt o preserv e an dmaintai n suc h documentatio n i n amanne r tha t readil y permit s it s audi t

an d examinatio n b y representative s o f th e Department
. Suc h documentatio n shal l b e retaine d for seve n year s fro mwhe n EA S begin s o r unti l th e Departmen t

indicate s tha t

th e record s may b e destroyed , whicheve r come s first
. Copie s o f fligh t log s for aircraf t sol do r dispose do f

mus t b e retained
. Th e carrie r

may forfei t

it s compensatio n fo r

an y clai mtha t i s no t supporte dunde r

th e term s o f

thi s Order ; 3
. Thi s Docke t

wil l remai n ope n unti l furthe r Orde r o f th e Department ; an d 4
. W e wil l serv e copie s o f thi s Orde r

o n th e partie s liste di n Appendi x B ; Person s entitle dt o petitio n th e Departmen t for revie w o f

thi s Orde r

unde r th e Department' s Aviatio n Economi c Regulations , 1 4 CF R385.50 , mus t fil e suc h petition s withi n te n (10 ) day s after

th e dat e o f

servic e o f

thi s Order
. Thi s Orde r

wil l b e effectiv e immediately , an dth e filin g o f apetitio n for

revie w shal l not preclud e it s effectiveness
. By :


### TOD D M

. HOMA N Directo r Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s (SEAL )
A

n electroni c versio n o f

thi s documen t

i s availabl e o n th e Worl dWid

e We b a t http://www
. regulations , go v

' I n accordanc e wit

h 4 9 U.S.C
. 41734(c) , w e wil l exten dChautauqua' s servic e obligatio n for successiv e 30-day period s a s necessary unti l replacemen t servic e actuall y begins
.Appendi x A Chautauqu a Airlines , Inc. , d/b/ a Frontie rAirline s Provisio n o f Essentia l Ai rServic e a t Rhinelander , Wisconsi n

Summar y o f Servic e T o B e Provide d 

### Effective Period : ScheduledService : Aircraf t tvne : Intermediat

e stop s an d uplin e service :
Timing o f flights : Fro

mJanuar y 10,201 2 through Februar y 9 , 201 2 1 3 nonstop roun

dtrip s eac h wee k t o Milwaukee Embrae r 13 5 (37-seats)
. N o servic e t o an y othe r mtermediat

e poin t i s contemplate dunde

r th e term s o f th e carrier' s proposal ; accordingly , n o suc h servic e ma

y b e provide do n subsidize dflight s withou t prior Departmen

t approval
. Flight s mus t

b e well-time dandwell-space di n orde r to ensur e ful l compensation
.

### Appendi x B
SERVIC E LIS T Chautauqu aAirlines , Jos h Pasco e Frontie r Airlines , Daniel Shur

z Rhinelander/Oneid aCount

y Airport , Joseph Braue

r