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## MASSENA , NEW YOR K OGDENSBUR Q NEW YOR K ) OST-1997-284 2 WATERTOWN , NE W YOR K Unde r 4 9 U.S.C . §4173 1 et

seq . SUPPLEMENTA L INFORMATIO N RELATIN G T O TH E GULFSTREA M INTERNATIONA L AIRLINE S BI D T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D AI RSERIC E A T MASSENA . OGDENSBUR G AN D WATERTOWN . NEW YOR K Correspondenc e with regar dt o thi s documen t shoul db e addresse dto : Micke y Bowma n Vic e Presiden t

o f Corporat e Developmen t GulfstreamInternationa l Airline s 320 1 Griffi n Road , 4 * Floo r Ft . Lauderdale , F L 3331 2 Telephone : 270-689-218 0 Fax:270-689-218 0 E-Mail : mbowman@gulfstreamair.co m GulfstreamInternationa l Airline s ("Gulfstream" ) hereb y submit s supplementa l informatio n relatin g t o it s proposa l t o provid e subsidize dai r servic e t o Massena , Ogdensbur g an dWatertown , Ne w York , date dJul y 14,2010 . I n it s filing, Gulfstrea mstate dtha t i t propose dt o operat e th e aforementione dservic e fro mthes e thre e communitie s directl y t o th e larg e Hu b at Boston , Massachusetts . I n subsequen t discussion s wit

h th e communitie s o f

Ogdensbur g an dMassena , i t ha s becom e clea r

tha t anee dfo r

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servic e to th e Stat e Capita l i n Albany , Ne w York i s desire da s well . Both o f thes e communitie s li e i n St . Lawrenc e Count y an dar e roughl y 4 0 mile s apart . I n orde r t o mee t th e expresse ddesire s o f

thes e communities , Gulfstreamwoul dconside r modifyin g it s propose dservic e pattern , at n o additiona l cos t

t o th e DOT , an d operat e ou r

contemplate dservic e fro mOgdensbur g directl y t o th e stat e capito l in Albany . Th e resultin g option s woul dallo w th e citizen s o f St . Lawrenc e Count y th e ability t o choos e thei r departur e airport

base d upo n need . Passenger s wit h busines s i n th e stat e capito l woul dhav e that optio n availabl e t o the mvi a Ogdensbur g an dpassenger s desirin g maximu mconnectivit y coul dattai n tha t vi aou r non-sto p Bosto n servic e fro mMassena . Thoug h no t

a n expresse dpriority , th e communit y o f Watertow n coul dbenefi t a s well , give n individual s wit h stat e busines s coul dmak e th e 6 0 mil e driv e t o Ogdensbur g t o avai l themselve s o f direc t servic e t o th e state capito l rathe r

t^ia n makin g th e ful

l 200 + mile , 3 V

i hou r roa dtrip . They , a s Massena , woul dstil l enjo yth e convenienc e o f non-sto p servic e to the , FA A defined . Larg e Hu b i n Bosto n wit

h it s superio r

connectin g opportunities . Gulfstreambelieve s th e ne t affec t o f thi s optio n t o th e consume r wil l b e extremel y positiv e an dth e overal l produc t will b e bot

h functiona l an ddesirabl e an dpresent s asolutio n that i s a"Win-Win " fo

r all . A s previousl y stated , Gulfstream' s proposa l for servic e wil l b e In complianc e with Publi c La w 100-223 , featurin g servic e o n ou r

pressurized , 1 9 seat

Beec h 1900 D airliners . Respectfull y Submitted : Augus t 20 , 201 0

Micke y Bowma n Vic e Presiden t

o f Corporat e Developmen t GulfstreamInternationa l Airline s