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Aviatio n Analysi s unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Progra m(SCASDP) . Th e chaUen g Diomed e ha s face di t tha t the y hav e bee n withou t

safe , reliable , consisten t ai r tranapor t sinc e Jul y 2009 . Evcrgiee n Helicopters , Inc . (Evergreen ) provide s contracte d U.S . mai l ai r

servic e for

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ticket s availabl e fo r

purchas e a s TOMIweigh t allowed ; typicall y on e sea t t o Diomed e an dfour

seat s nttinvin g to ^{ome . Evetgne n ha s provide dexpensiv e charte r flight s o n demand . In Jun e 200 9 th e BO-10 5 ba dmechanica l problom s an d Evergree n bega n flying mai l onl y o n a. single-engine . A-sta r helicopter . Whil e FA A regutetion s allo w psssenge r servic e o n aaingle-engii K helicopte r

ove r open-ocean , a s a polic y Evergree n wil l no t fly passenger s ove r

open-ocean » eqieciall y in th e Arctic , o n a single-engin e helicopter . No w Diomed e ha s n o passenge r service . Thei r

onl y rnems for communit y acces s i $ b y smal l boot . Tlt e nee dt o re-establishin g ai r servic e wil l serv e t o secur e safe , reliable , year-roup dai r tnmsportatio n fo r

Diomede . Thi s wil l pvovid e basi c communit y acces s t o healt hservice s an dfo r economi c activit y tha i mos t othe r American s tak e fo r

granted . SCASD Pgran t fundin g wil l accomplis htw o majo r goals : 1 ) establis hschedule dweekl y ai r servic e t o Diuomed e t o demonstrat e deman dlevel , an d2 ) provid e ioteri mai r servic e tha t

wil l provid e th e neoeswr y tim e for vsiou s regiona l partner s t o negotiat e financial pn^idpatio n i n tiie Essentia l Ai r Servic e 50 % matc hprocnm . whic hwil l contlini e ai r servic e afte r

th e SCASD Pgrni t

Amdin g expires . Diomed e i s seekin g financial wppor t t o re-establis hai r

servic e t o thei r

communis , on e o f th e mos t remot e communitie s i n th e Unite dState s o f America . Diomed e meet s th e Offic e o f Aviatio n analysts' s priorit y Tcquirement s t o b e considere da s eligibl e fo r gran t

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applicatio ni s requesting agrant inth e amoun

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r yea r fo r thre e year s t

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mNom e t o Diomede , Gran

t fijnding baseduponaproposa l estmiate fro

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o Essentia l Air Services , includin g passenge

r ticke t revenue . Thi s will provide only one roimd-irip flight pe r wee k wit honl y fo r seat s availabl e onth e helicopter , whichi s th e mos t basi c ai r service . Than k yo u fo r you r suppor t andassistanc e t o the Cit

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th e fundin g request . Pleas e do no

t hesitate t o contac t m e a t 907-<S86-3071 . Sincerely , DomAhking a Mayor o f Diomede



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