Order 2012

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 27 th day of July , 2012

Essential Air Service at

MACON, GEORGIA

Under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq

. DOCKET DOT

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ORDER EXTENDING SERVICE OBLIGATION

Summary By this O rder, the Departme nt of Transportation extends the Essential Air Service (“EAS”) obligation of Pacific Wings, L.L.C., d/b/a Georgia Skies (“Pacific Wings”)

, at Macon, Georgia

, for an additional 30 days , through September 24 , 2012.

Background On April 26, 2012, Pacific Wings filed a 90

- day notice with the Department of its intent to terminate its unsubsidized service at Macon, effect ive July 26, 2012. By Order 2012

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, issued on May 24, 2012 , the Department prohibited Pacific Wings from suspending service through August 25, 2012

, at the above

- captioned community

, and requested proposals , with subsidy if necessary, from air carriers interested in providing replacement service

.

Those proposals were due June 20, 2012

. We have received two proposals to provide EAS at Macon; 1 h owever, the Department has not yet received community comments, which are due August 1, 2012. We will not have completed the carrier

- selection case by August 25

, 2012, the
end of the current hold

- in period. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 41734(c), we must extend the service obligation of Pacific Wings for an additional 30 days, or until replacement service actually begins , whichever occurs first.

1 Copies of those proposals may be accessed online through the Department’s Dockets Management System at: http://www.regulations.gov by entering Docket number “DOT

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field.This Order is issued under the authority assigned in 14 CFR Part 385.12(k)(5).

ACCORDINGLY,

1. The Department p rohibits Pacific Wings, L.L.C., d/b/a Georgia Skies , from suspending its
service at Macon, Georgia

, for an additional 30 days, through September 24, 2012

, or until an air carrier capable of providing reliable Essential Air Service actually begins service, whichever comes first; 2

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. The Department directs Pacific Wings, L.L.C., d/b/a Georgia Skies

, to retain all books, records, and other source and summary documentation to support subsidy claims for payment, and to preserve and maintain such documentation in a manner that readily permits its audit and examination by representatives of the Department. Such documentation shall be retained for

seven years , from the date of service of this Order, or until the Department indicates that the records may be destr oyed, whichever comes first. Copies of flight logs for aircraft sold or disposed of must be retained. The air carrier may forfeit its compensation for any claim that is not supported under the terms of this Order ;

3. D ocket DOT

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. The Department will serve a copy of this Order on the mayor and airport managers of Macon, Georgia

, and on Pacific Wings, L.L.C., d/b/a Georgia Skies

.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this Order under the Department’s Aviation Economic Regulations, 14 CFR Part 385.50, must file such petition within ten (10) days after the date of service of this Order.

This Order will be effecti ve immediately, and the filing of a petition for review shall not preclude its effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN
Director Office of Aviation Analysis

(SEAL)

An electronic version of this document is available on line at www.regulations.gov

2 In accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 41734(c), we will extend the air carrier’s service obligation for successive 30

- day periods as necessary unti l replacement service actually begins.