# DOT-OST-/'1~7-2 71') Schlemmer, Kevin (OST) From: 

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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 DVLand JMS ')(' 0 .1 ' 

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Obviously - asyou know -current schedules do not reflect what Great Lakes intends on providing for capacity on agoing 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 8to 

### 12 Pilots per class with class size being paced by planned max utilization of Simulator availability. One DVLand JMS proposal modification that we would be willing to make for the same departure rate would be to place asecond aircraft into North Dakota in order to unhook the communities from competing for seats. Asyou 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 FARPart 

### 121carrier who hascommitted to operating 

### 19seat aircraft in a

### 9seat configuration in order to staff its operational performance needs. No carrier can.honestly saythey 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 bywill compound the Pilot Supply problem. Great Lakeswants to be apart of the solution - not the creator of the Service and Reliability Airline Industry disaster. Asthe 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 isalways the casethe smallest of communities get hurt first. 

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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; 1mike.thompson@skywest.com 

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

### Subject: Request for clarification on EASproposals for DVLand JMS Regarding the proposals for Essential Air Service (EAS)at Devils Lakeand 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 6days aweek with not more than one intermediate stop on each flight per 49 USC41732{b)(1)(a). Additionally, Great LakesAirlines' 

### current service does not meet the aforementioned EASminimums 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 COBtomorrow (Thursday, January 23, 2014). Regards, Kevin Schlemmer 

### Chief, EssentialAirService & 

### DomesticAnalysis Division United States Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, DC20590 (202) 366-3176 phone (202) 366-7638 fax

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