### CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Gerace Office Building

- 3 N. Erie SI.

- Mayville, NY 14757-1007 (716) 753-'1211

- FAX (716) 753-4756

- horriganv@co.chautaugua.ny.us

- www.c:o.chaut8uqua.ny.us



### Dear Mr. Gormas: Mr. Michael D. Gonnas United States Departmcnt ofTransportation Office ofAviation Analysis 1200New Jersey Ave SE Washington, DC 20590 VtNCI:NT W. HORRIGAN County t:.xcculivc 

### June 6, 2014

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### On behalf ofthe Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Chautauqua County Airport (JHW)g; rJj 

### Venango County Airport (FKL) and thecommunities served, this lettcr is inunanimous support of Sun Air to provide service to thethree airports. The communities have been working formany years ontrying tomake the best ofpoor service since GulfstreamlSilver commenced operations in2008. After three years ofpoor results and ever decreasing passenger numbers, thecommunities banded together and worked with the Pennsylvania Air Service Committee toembark on astatewide study to improve air service from all commercial service airports within the state ofPennsylvania and New York. The results ofthis multi-year study showed thatlow-fare, highfTequency, reliable air service to Pittsburgh on smaller aircraft would beable toreverse thedownward passenger trends and get passenger levels up above 10enplanements and subsidy perpassenger below $200. The State ofPennsylvania and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) havc provided significant support throughout the whole process and planon supporting new service to PITwith marketing funds to incrcase the awareness ofnew service. The communities would like aquick decision /Tomthe DOT as the already poor service and reliability from the current carrier led significant numbers ofpassengers to stop flying overthe past 6years, and now the uncertainty ofwhen Silver Airways will leavethe market has ledthose few passengers that fly out ofour airport to begin to book/Tomalternate airports wherc thcy know service will be around ina fewmonths. The communities do not waive theirs rights totwin-engine aircraft.June 9, 20'14

M1', Miehacl D. OOI'l11aS Uniled Slates Departmcnt ofT •.•• nsl'orlalion Omee ofAvialion Analysis 1200New Jerse)' Ave SE Wllshington, DC 20~90
Dear MI'. Gorillas: On behalf ofthe Bradford Reglnnal Airport (IJFD),Chanlau(IUa County Airport (IIIW), Venango County Ait'port (1'1<1.)

and the communities served, nlls letter is inunanimons support ofSun Air's bid to provide service 10 the three airports, The communities have been working for many years to try to mal,e the hest ofpoor service since Gulfstreai11/Silver commenced operations in 200B. After three yem's ofpam' r"snlts and ever decreasing passenger numbers, the communities handed togenwr and worked with the Pennsylvania Air Service) Committee to emhark on a statewide study to improvc ail' servic" from all col1lmcrdal service airports within the state ofPennsylvania and New York. The ,'esults ofthis multi-yem' study showed thatlow-lill'e, high frequency, r"liahle air s"rvice to PiU-slllu'gh on smaller aircraft would he able to reverse the downward passenger trends and get passenger levels up above 10 enplanements and suhsidy per pass""ger 1",low $20(). The Stat" ofPennsylvania and Pittsbnrgh International Airport have IH'ovided signil1cant snppmt throughout the whole process and plan on supporting new service to 1'1'1' with m.lrI",ting funds to increase the awareness ofnew service. The communities would like a quick decision fromlhe DOTas the already poor service and reliahility fmm the current carrier has led significant numbers ofpassengers to stop llying from our airports over the past 6 years, Now the uncertainty ofwhen Silver Airways will leave the marl",t has led those few passengers that 

### "l'out ofour airports to hegln to hook from alternative airports where they Imow service will be around Ina few months, The communities do not waive their rights to twin-engine aircraft We look i'orward to working with you, Sun Ail',PIT,and the community to address the problems ofthe EAS system as they .Iffect our alrpotts, This plan is a practical solution to incrcase passcngel'levels to exceed the EASminimums while ensuring access to lh" National TranspOl'tation Systcm, Thank you, Sincerely, 

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Chautauqua County Alt'port

~~~We look forward to working with you. Sun Air, 

### PIT, and thecomlllunity to achieving a

successful EAS progralll. This plan is a practical solution to increase passenger levels to exceed the EAS minimums while ensuring access to the National Transportation System. Respect/lIlly yours, 

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Vincent W. Horrigan Chautauqua COUIll)
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