BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C

. Essential ai r

servic e a t CLARKSBURG/FAIRMONT , WES T VIRGINI A MORGANTOWN , WES T VIRGINI A Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 6 Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 5

PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNITIE S O F CLARKSBURG/FAIRMON T AND MORGANTOWN , WES T VIRGINI A

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h respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e directe dto : Dou g Shocke y Presiden t Colga n Air , Inc

. 176 9 Parago n Driv e Suit e 100 Memphis , T N 3813 2 (703 ) 656-230 7

### BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON , D.C . Essential ai r

servic e a t CLARKSBURG/FAIRMONT , WES T VIRGINI A MORGANTOWN , WES T VIRGINI A Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 6 Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 5

PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNITIE S O F CLARKSBURG/FAIRMON T AND MORGANTOWN , WES T VIRGINI A B y orde r 2010-3-16 , th e Departmen t requeste dproposal s fromcarrier s intereste di n providin g Essential Ai r

Servic e fo

r afutur e two-yea r period

. Colga n Air , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiar y o f Pinnacl e Airline s Corp. , (hereinafter "Colgan" ) respectfull y submit s aproposa l t o provid e subsidize dservic e betwee n th e communitie s o f

Clarksbur g an dMorgantown , W V an dWashington-Dulle s International Airport

. Thi s proposal woul drequir e acombine dannual subsidy o f $2,976,438

. Th e propose dservic e option s fo r th e Wes t Virgini acommunitie s are a s follows : Clarksburg/Fairmont , WV 1 8 round-trip s pe r week operate da s acombinatio n o f one-sto p an dnon-sto p servic e t o Washington-Dulles ; Morgantown , W V 1 8 round-trip s eac h wee k operate da s acombinatio n o f one-sto p an dnon-sto p servic e t o Washington-Dulles

. Th e servic e fo r bot h communitie s wil l utiliz e aSaa b 340 , athirty-four

passenger , cabi n clas s aircraf t operate db y acre w o f

tw o pilot s an dafligh

t attendant

. Colga n i s aregional airlin e operatin g Saa b 34 0 aircraft

. Colga

n operate s regional schedule dservic e a s Unite dExpres s unde r agreemen t

wit h Unite dAirlines

. Th e service s offeredb y Colga

n allo w seamles s connectio n t o United' s domesti c an dinternational route syste mvi ath e Unite dAirline s hub a t Washington-Dulle s International Airport

. Colga n Ai r ha s alon g operatin g histor y wit h Unite da

t Washington-Dulle s an dha s consitent y demonstrate dacommitmen t t o outstandin g passenge r

servic e to th e communitie s w e serve . Th e schedul e proposal attache dpresent s optimize dtimin g t o maximiz e connectin g option s wit h th e Unite dAirline s syste mout o f Washington-Dulles

. In addition , th e option s provid e attractiv e schedulin g option s fo r bot h busines s an dleisure traveler s utilizin g Unite dAirlines ' membershi p in th e Sta r Allianc e Networ

k whic h ha s aconsiderabl e domesti c an dinternational presenc e at Washington-Dulle s (United' s Washington-Dulle s route networ

k attached)

. Respectftill y submitted , Dou g Shocke y Presiden t Colga n Air , Inc

.Annua l Statistic s
E A S Cycle s (1 8 roun dtrip s / 3 6 segment s per

cit y pe r week ) Pa x Bloc k Fligh t Blk/Fl t Rati o 3,74 4 33,31 7 2,41 8 1,44 9 60 % Avai l Seat s RPM s ASM S Loa dFacto r 107,84 8 4,808,26 0 8,051,16 0 60 %

Annua l Profi t

/ (Loss ) Summar y Passenge r Revenu e 2,798,62 8 Tota l Revenu e 2,798,62 8

Fue l M X Operation s Fligh t Operation s Groun dServic e Landin g Fee s Ticketin g an dPassenge r

Relate d Loca l Marketin g Campaig n Aviatio n Insuranc e 969,06 9 1,434,96 8 753,45 7 689,34 9 137,69 9 861,73 6 50,00 0 18,99 1 Tota l Cas h Cost s 4,915,26 9 Ownershi p 300,00 0 Tota l Overhea d284,79 4 Tota l Operatin g Ex p @ 97 % Completio n 5,500,06 3 Operatin g Income/(Loss ) (2,701,435 )

Margi n at 5 % Tota l Economi c Cos t

/ Subsid y EA S Cycle s a

t 97 % Subsid y Pe r

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. Clarksburg , W

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