Essential Air Service at 

MCN 

MACON, GEORGIA 

BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Docket DOT-OST-2007-28671 

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under49 U.S.C. 41731 et ,s·eq. ) 

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PROPOSAL OF AMERICAN AVIATION GROUP, INC. d/b/a SKY KING AIRLINES, Inc. 

TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AT MCN MACON, GEORGIA 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Frank Visconti, President 

Sky King Airlines, Inc. 

Inc. 

3600 Power Inn Road, Suite H 

Sacramento, CA 95826 

January 31, 2013 

George M. Brown, Chairman/CEO 

American Aviation Group, Inc., d/b/a Sky King Airlines, 

317 Eagle Ridge Road, Macon, Georgia 31216 

wjjcme@yahoo.com 

Tel: 478-361-4861 

Fax: 478-788-8752 

Perse 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential Air Service at 

MCN 

MACON, GEORGIA 

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under 49 U.S.C. 41731 et seq. ) 

Docket DOT-OST-2007-28671 

PROPOSAL OF AMERICAN AVIATION GROUP, INC. d/b/a SKY KING AIRLINES, Inc. 

TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AT MCN MACON, GEORGIA 

American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a Sky King Airlines, Inc submits the following proposal to provide 

Essential Air Service (EAS) to MCN Macon, Georgia. This proposal is submitted in response to order 

2013-1-5, Served on January 4, 2013. 

American Aviation group makes the following statements: 

1. Americm Aviation Group, Inc. was incorporated on ~O\'Clnber 02, 2005 in the sLate of Georgia, 

expressly l(x providing regional airline passenger and freight services to ;md from the Middle 

Georgia Regional Airport. Sky King Airlines, Inc. is the FAA Part 121 !lying ann of American 

Aviation Group, Inc. and will add two (2) BAE 19 passenger airplanes to its FAA Part 121 

Certificate (KNNA 122N-Sky King Inc) for direct support ofMCN. 

2. Sky King vvill continue its current routes while American Aviation Group will expand operations 

to include service Ii·om Macon (l\1CN), GA. to the Following locations: 

A Atlanta (ATL), G A 

A Kissimmee (ISM) 

A Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

A vVashington (lAD), D.C. 

A Mississippi Gulf Coast areas. 
3. American A\'iation Group seeks to take advantage of the under-sen·ed ~lacon, GA market while 

keeping the planes in maintenance rotation. This will be accomplished, in part, by the immediate 

addition of two (2) 19-passenger/freight airplanes, and within 12 months, the secondary addition 

of two (2) :·30-passenger/li·eight airplanes. 

4. American Aviation Group, Inc. operating plan will enable SKY KING to provide as many as 

one hundred fourteen seats per day spread over six departures with an "existing reservation 

throughput" that will allow passengers to book flights to any desired designation. 

5. The annual subsidy rates outlined in order 2013-1-5 served on January 31,2013 will provide a 

measure of financial support as this operation is being implemented but in no way does this 

amount define the financial potential ofthe Middle Georgia Market (see Market and Marketing 

Plan in this document). American Aviation Group, Inc. and SKY KING will have as one of its 

goals to reduce and or eliminate the need for this subsidy. 

6. SKY KING has an outstanding history of providing aircraft service to the national and 

international community. In conjunction with this proposal, SKY KING is making application 

to the FAA for authorization to add two (2) BAE 19 passenger airplanes to its FAA Part 121 

Certificate. 

7. Sky King has an outstanding management team led by entrepreneurs and professionals with 

long and successful careers in the aviation, business, sports management and entertainment 

industries. Sky King, Inc. was founded in July of 1990, concurrent with the purchase of a BAC 

1-11 aircraft. In May 1991, Sky King obtained a Part 125 operating certificate. Over the next six 

years, Sky King contracted with entertainment groups, major corporate executives, and sp01is 

entities. 

8. By the fall of 2001, Sky King was transporting 10 sports teams on long-term contracts, with 

demand from other entities continuing to be high. In October of2002, Sky King obtained a Part 

121 operating certiflcate. Since that time, Sky King has continued to develop and expand its 

business foundation. Pmiicularly notew01ihy is the addition in 2004 of scheduled service out of 

several East Coast airp01is, with routes to Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam, and other East Coast 

cities. 
9. The following exhibits are appended to this proposal: 

Attachment 1: Annual Subsidy Requirements for Essential air Service at MCN 

Attachment 2: Proposed Operating Schedule for MCN 

Attachment 3: American Aviation Group, Inc. Market and Marketing Plan for MCN 

Attachment 4: Required Federal Certifications of Compliance 

10. American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING, request that the Department of Transportation 

select its proposal to provide Essential Air Service at MCN Macon, Georgia for a two-year term 

to commence with Sky King's inauguration of scheduled service between MCN Macon, GA 

and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). 

Respectfully submitted, 

George M. Brown 

George M. Brown 

Chairman/CEO 

Per se 
January 31, 2013 
PROPOSAL OF SKY KING TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AT MACON, GA 

ATTACHMENT 1 

SKY KING, Inc. 

Annual Subsidy Requirements for Essential Air Service 

Macon, Georgia 

'\'EAR 1: 2013 

srrA'l~IsrriCS MA_(;ON, HEORHL"" 

COMPLETION FACTOR 99% 

DEPARTURES 1,859 

BLOCK !·lOURS 223.106 

REVENUE PASSENGER 3,004,800 

MILES 

AVAILABLE SEAr MILES 5,709,120 

PASSENGERS PER 9 

OPERATION 

SEGMENT REVENUE PER $99 

PASSENGER 

OPI~UA'l~ING 

IU~VtJNUI~S 

PASSENGER REVENUE $1,673,298 

CARGO REVENUE $167,329 

OTHER 

TOTAL $1.840,627 

OPEUA'l~ING 

I~XPI~NSI~S 

PERSONNEL EXPENSES $892.360 

DIRECT MAINTENANCE 

$212.415 

FUEL $605,267 

AIRCRAFT LEASING $120,000 

TOTAL OPERATING 

EXPENCES $1,830,042 

O'l~III~R 

I~XPI~NSI~S 

PASSENGER VARIABLE 

COST $45.000 

VARIABLE STAr!ON 

COSTS $523,675 

MARKETING EXPENSES 

$800,000 

FACILITIES EXPENSES $36.000 

TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES 

$1,504,675 

I 

COST INFLATION 

(2.4% PER YEAR) 

I 

TOTAL EXPENSE $3,234,717 

I 

OPERATING PROFIT/LOST 

($1 ,394,090) 

I 

PROFIT MARGIN 

(5% OF TOTAL EXPE!'\SES) $161.735 

ANNUAL 

COMPENSATION $1.555.825 

REQUIREMENT 

'\'E.!\.R 2:2014 

MACON, HEORGL\. 

99% 

1.859 

223,106 

3,272,227 

5.709,120 

II 

99 

$2,045,142 

$204.514 

$2,249,656 

$892.360 

$212,415 

$605,267 

$120.000 

$1.830,042 

$45,000 

$523.675 

$800,000 

$36,000 

$1,504.675 

$36.112 

$3,270.829 J 

($1,021,173) 

$163.541 

$1.184,714 
AMRICAN AVIATION GROUP, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING 

PROPOSED SERVICE FOR MACON I ATLANTA, GEORGIA 

ATTACHMENT 2 

MACON I ATLANTA, GEORGIA SERVICE 

MACON TO ATLANTA ATLANTA TO MACON 

FLIGHT DEPARTURE ARRIVAL FLIGHT DEPARTURE ARRIVAL 

6:30 7:00 9:00 9:30 

7:30 8:00 10:00 10:30 

8:30 9:00 12:00 12:30 

10:30 11:00 17:00 17:30 

15:30 16:00 18:00 18:30 

17:30 18:00 21:00 21:30 
ATTACHMENT 3 

American Aviation Group, Inc. Market and Marketing Plan for MCN 

Market and Marketing Plan: 

A natural market has been created because of the population increase in the Middle Georgia 

Metropolitan Area. This market demands fast, safe and cost effective scheduled air transportation to cities 

within 300 to 600 miles of Macon. The market requirements for moving passengers and cargo of existing 

business, new business and the business of larger carriers will be the focus of SKY KING Airlines. 

The Macon area is the third largest MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) in Georgia. The Middle 

Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), Airport Catchment Area (ACA) consists of21 counties in central 

Georgia. The ACA is impacted by the proximity to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, 

which is less than 100 miles distance and is the busiest airpmi in the world. However, the convenience 

of MCN as a selected destination makes it the airport of choice when other factors such as schedules 

and relative airfares are considered. The ACA has an estimated population of 583,000 people, with a 

"true market" at 256,633 annual enplanements. Bibb County and Houston County are the two most 

populous counties in the ACA. The airport is located in Bibb County only a few miles from the 

Houston County line. The balance of the drawing area already uses the Macon-Warner Robins area as 

the retail center for most of the consumer and business trade needs. 

Marketing is the '"vital element" for successful and profitable operation in this ACA. Just putting an 

airplane at the airpmi and hoping that passengers will show up with dollars in hand is wishful thinking 

and a road to failure. A sustained multimedia approach with the use of TV, Radio, Newspapers, 

Magazines and Special Offers must be maintained. 

Management believes strongly that it is addressing a market destined to grow substantially within the next 

three (3) to five (5) years. 

The current market requires an airplane that fulfills the psychological mindset of what the flying public has 

in mind when they think of an airline to fly. The following pictures and map depict the difference between 

what is at MCN today and what American Aviation Group, Inc. will replace them with: 
Current Aircraft used at MCN 

8 Passenger Caravan 

Proposed Aircraft for MCN 

19 Passenger BAE 31 

30 Passenger BAE 42 
American Aviation Group, Inc Route Plan 

America~ Aviation Group, Inc. Route Plan 

Mt;N = Middl~G.eq~gia Regional Airport to:l ····~1 . . . :. 

ATL = lllte{!lational Airporf"fpirne,~) 

lAD= Dulles lnt~rn~~ional Aif'~orjt {phase Z) 

GPT\= Gulf~.ort-Bilo~i lnternationCJl··AirP,91J (p,hase·~} \ {,~:; 'i j ,, ' \\ 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS 

ATTACHMENT 4 

CERTIFICATION REGARDING INFLUENCING ACTIVITIES 

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements 

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: 

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the 

undersigned to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or 

employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 

employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal 

contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering 

into any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or 

modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. 

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any 

person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a 

Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employees of a Member of 

Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, 

the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to 

Report Influencing Activities," in accordance with its instructions. 

(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification is included in the 

award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and 

contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall 

certify and disclose accordingly. 

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was place when this 

transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for 

making or entering into this transition imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person 

who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 

$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. 

George M. Brown January 31,2013 

Signatm·e Date 

Chairman/CEO American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING 

Title Air Canier 

Macon, Georgia 

Essential Air Service Point to Which Certification Applies 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS 

TITLE VI ASSURANCE 

(Implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended) 

ASSURANCE CONCEERING NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BISIS OF DISABILITY ON 

FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVIN OR BENEFITING 

FROM FEDERAL DINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

(Implementing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the 

Air Carrier Access Act of 1986) 

49 CFR Parts 21 and 27 and 14 CFR Parts 271 and 382 

American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING (the Recipient) HERBY AGREES THAT, 

(Name of Recipient) 

1. As a condition of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d- 42 

U .S.C. 2000D-4; all requirements imposed by or pursuant to: Title 49, Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally- Assisted Programs of the Department of 

Transportation -Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and other pertinent 

directives so that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color or national 

origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected 

to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Recipient receives Federal 

financial assistance from the Department of Transportation. This assurance is required by Title 

49, code of Federal Regulations, section 21.7(a) and Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, section 

271.9(c). 

2. As a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the Department of 

Transportation, it will comply with: section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 

U.S.C. 794); the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 1374 (c)); and all requirements 

imposed by or pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 27, Nondiscrimination on 

the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving of Benefitting from Federal Financial 

Assistance, Title 14, Code of federal Regulations, Part 382, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 

Handicap in Air Travel: and other pertinent directives so that not otherwise qualified person with 

a disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be discriminated against 

by reason of such handicap in the provision of air transportation, or otherwise be subjected to 

discrimination under any program for which the Recipient receives Federal financial assistance 

from the Department of Transportation. This assurance is required by the Title 49, Code of 

Federal Regulations, section 27.9 and Title 14, code of Federal regulation, sections 271.9(c) and 

382.9. 

3. It will promptly take any measures necessary to effectuate this agreement. 

The recipient further agrees that it shall take reasonable actions to guarantee that it , its 
contractors and subcontractors subject to the Department of Transportation regulations cited 

above, transferees, and successor in interest will comply with all requirements imposed or 

pursuant to the statues and Department of Transportation regulations sited above, other 

pertinent directives, and above assurances. 

4. These assurances obligate the Recipient for the period during which Federal 

financial assurance is extended. The recipient agrees that the United States has a right to seek 

judicial enforcement with regard to any matter arising under the statutes and Department of 

Transportation regulations cited above, other pertinent directives, and the above assurances. 

5. These assurances are given for the purpose of obtaining Federal subsidy under the 

Essential Air Service Program and are binding on the Recipient, contractors, subcontractors, 

transferees, successors in interest, and all other participants receiving Federal subsidy in the 

Essential Air Service Program. The person or persons whose signatures appear below are 

authorized to sign this agreement on behalf of the Recipient. 

6. In addition to these assurances, the Recipient agrees to file: a summary of all 

complaints filed against it within the past year that allege violation(s) by the Recipient of Title VI 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, or the Air Carrier Access Act of 1086; or a statement that there have been no 

complaints filed against it. The summery should include the date the complaint was filed, the 

nature of the complaint, the status or outcome of the complaint (i.e., whether it is still pending or 

how it was resolved). 

January 31, 2013 American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING 

Date Legal Name of Recipient 

By: George M. Brown, Chairman/CEO 

Signature of Authorized Official 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS 

CERTIFICATIONREGAREING DRUG- FREE WORPLACE REQUIREMENTS IN THE 

PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL ARE SERVICE 

A. The subsidized essential air service carrier certifies that it will, or will continue, to 

provide a drug- free workplace by: 

(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, 

distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the 

carrier's workplace, and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 

violation of such prohibition; 

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug- free awareness program to inform employees about 

the following: 

1. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 

2. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug - free workplace; 

3. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation and employee assistance program; 

and 

4. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees to the drug abuse violations 

occurring in the workplace. 

(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of 

work supported by the subsidy be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph 

(a); 

(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition 

of employment supported by the subsidy, the employee will: 

(l.)Abide by the terms of the statement; and 

(2.) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a 

criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five 

calendar days after such conviction; 

(e) Notifying the agency in writing within ten calendar days after receiving notice under 

paragraph ( d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of conviction. 

Employer of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to the 

Office of Aviation Analysis. Notice shall include the order number of each affected 

subsidized service; 
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under 

paragraph ( d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted; 

(l.)Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to 

and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, or 

(2.)Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse 

assistance of rehabilitation program approved for such purposes buy a 

Federal, State or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate 

agency; 

(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug- free workplace through 

implementation of paragraphs (a.), (b.), (c.), (d.), (e.), and (f.). 

B. The subsidized essential air service carrier may, but is not required to, insert in the 

space provided below the site for the performance of the work done in connection with the 

special grant. 

Places of Performance (street address, city, county, state, zip code). For the provision of 

essential air service, workplaces include outstations, maintenance sites, headquarters, 

office locations, training sites and any other worksites where work is performed that is 

supported by the subsidy. 

1000 Terminal Drive Macon, GA 31297 

Check [ ] if there are workplaces on file that are not identified here. 

American Aviation Group, Inc. d/b/a SKY KING 

By: George M. Brown, Chairman/CEO January 31, 2013 

Signature Date