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Hello Kevin

Doug Voss <dvoss@flygreatlakes.com>

Thursday, January 23, 2014 6:07 PM

Schlemmer, Kevin (OSn

Devany, Dennis (OSn ~111

RE:Request for clarification on EASproposals for DVL and JMS

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Obviously - as you know - current schedules do not reflect what Great Lakes intends on providing for capacity on a going

forward basis once new hire pilots can be placed into service. We will be running new hire classes beginning February 3'.

with additional classes starting every other week. We expect 8 to 12 Pilots per class with class size being paced by

planned max utilization of Simulator availability.

One DVL and JMS proposal modification that we would be willing to make for the same departure rate would be to place

a second aircraft into North Dakota in order to unhook the communities from competing for seats. As you know with

recent permanent service changes we have made in our system aircraft availability would no longer be a limiting item.

The service capacity would be at the level originally requested in the RFP.(DVL - 2 nonstop roundtrips to MSP) - (JMS3 nonstop roundtrips to MSP)

The Pilot supply problem has been and will continue to be a nationwide escalating disaster. We are the only FAR Part

121 carrier who has committed to operating 19 seat aircraft in a 9 seat configuration in order to staff its operational

performance needs. No carrier can. honestly say they have a long term adequate supply of Pilots - including the Majors.

Without Congressional or Administrative action that will reinvent the way youth is brought into the Industry, everyday

that goes by will compound the Pilot Supply problem.

Great Lakes wants to be a part of the solution - not the creator of the Service and Reliability Airline Industry disaster.

As the January Industry data will show - massive amounts of Industry capacity will be required to be removed from the

system in order for it to reliably perform under the new regulations.

As is always the case the smallest of communities get hurt first.

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Chairman and President

Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

1022 Airport Parkway

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Office: (307) 432-7010

Fax: (307) 432-7001

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From: Kevin.Schlemmer@dot.gov [mailto:Kevin.Schlemmer@dot.gov]

sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 3:45 PM

To: chowell@f1ygreatlakes.com; dvoss@f1ygreatlakes.com; mmatthews@f1ygreatlakes.com; brad.rawson@skywest.com;

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mike.thompson@skywest.com

Cc: jmsairoort@daktel.comj manager@devilslakeairport.comj Kevin.Adams@dot.govj Dennis.DeVany@dot.gov

Subject: Request for clarification on EAS proposals for DVL and JMS

Regarding the proposals for Essential Air Service (EAS) at Devils Lake and Jamestown, North Dakota, from carriers

holding authority to operate scheduled service, SkyWest Airlines' proposal for service to both communities does not

meet EASminimums in terms of frequency requirements, specifically 2 daily round trips 6 days a week with not more

than one intermediate stop on each flight per 49 USC41732{b)(1)(a).

Additionally, Great Lakes Airlines' current service does not meet the aforementioned EAS minimums in terms of

frequency requirements.

Given that neither SkyWest's proposal nor Great Lakes' current service meet EASminimum frequency requirements, we

request clarification from both carriers on their proposed service levels at the stated subsidy levels by COB tomorrow

(Thursday, January 23, 2014).

Regards,

Kevin Schlemmer

Chief, Essential Air Service & Domestic Analysis Division

United States Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave SE

Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366-3176 phone

(202) 366-7638 fax

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