# May 14, 2014 Kevin Schlemmer Office of Aviation Analysis US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20590 SkyWest Airlines’ Essential Air Serv ice Proposal for Alpena, Michigan Dear Mr. Schlemmer: Attached is SkyWest Airlines’ proposal to provide direct ai r service from Alpena County Regional Airport to Detroit Metr opolitan Wayne County Airport. SkyWest welcomes the opportunity to conti nue serving the Alpena community under the Essential Air Service program. Our combination of safe and reliable aircraft, well-timed schedules, and access to one of the world’s la rgest airline networks provides passengers with quality air service and will help drive economic growth in the region. Delta Air Lines’ Network One of the most beneficial as pects of this proposal is the connectivity it provides Alpena passengers. They will enjoy access to Delta Air Lines’ global network, including thousands of daily flights to 330 destinations in 65 countries. The airline is also a founding member of the SkyTeam global allia nce and participates in the industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Ai r France-KLM and Alitalia – making it easy to connect on to more than 15,000 daily flights. This connectivity makes it simple for passengers to plan their trav el and is a key factor in the area’s continued economic development. Frequency and Schedule As directed by the RFP, we will offer a mini mum of 12 round-trip flights per week from Alpena to Detroit. Each of the flights has been timed to ensure they offer passengers valuable flight schedules that arrive and depa rt on bank. This means that they have been optimized for maximum connection opportunities in Detroit, and are c onvenient for both business and leisure travelers. This change from the current schedule con tinues to provide passengers with access to nearly 500 Delta or Delta Connection depart ures per day through Detroit Metropolitan

# Wayne County Airport, ensuring passengers are able to get to destinations around the world. In addition to being a major hub, we have found that Detroit is also a top destination for the community. Superior Aircraft Service will be provided using the Canadair Regional Jet 200 (CRJ200) 50-seat aircraft. SkyWest has been named the most reliable CRJ200 operator in North America five times since 2007 and is one of the largest domestic operators of this reliable, comfortable aircraft type. All SkyWest CRJ200 aircraft are serviced by a highly-trained flight attendant, further adding to the comfort and convenience of each passenger’s flying experience. The aircraft are also equipped with a lavatory. Additional details and specifications can be found in the CRJ fact sheet at tached to this document. Summary SkyWest believes this proposal provides the best overall option for air service in the Alpena community. Given the connectivity at Detroit, the well-timed schedule and reliable equipment, we expect to see con tinued growth in the number of passengers utilizing the service. We w ill also work with community and our airport partners to market the service. SkyWest is excited about the opportunity to c ontinue providing reli able air service to Alpena, Michigan. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Michael Thompson COO SkyWest Airlines

## SkyWest Airlines Alpena, MI Essential Air Service Bid 2014 ‐ 2016 5/14/2014 APN DTW Number of round ‐ trips per wee k 12 Aircraft type CRJ200 Passenger Revenue Passengers 27,000 Average fare 88.00 $ Revenue 2,376,000 $ Block Time Trip block time (minutes) 68 Total scheduled block time 1,414 Total completed block time 98% 1,386 RPMS Passengers 27,000 Stage length 198 5,346,000 ASMs Scheduled departure s 1,248 Competed departure s 98% 1,223 Stage length 198 Available Seats 50 12,355,200 Revenue 2,376,000 $ Direct operating expense s 3,326,669 $ RPM related 18,230 $ Departure related 868,517 $ ASM related 115,150 $ Total expenses 4,328,567 $ Operating income (loss) (1,952,567) $ 5% profit margin 216,428 $ Annual subsidy requirement 2,168,995 $ SkyWest effective rates per unit Cost per trip 3,539 $ Cost per passenge r 160 $ SkyWest cost per block hou r 3,123 $ Effective Subsidy rate per unit Subsidy per tri p 1,773 $ Subsidy per passenge r 80 $ Load factor 43%Eastern 11:00 Central

10:00 Atlantic NOON Pacic 8:00 Mountain 9:00 

# Current Route Map 

# Route Map

SkyWest Airlines Route Map | May 2014 (Updated monthly, may not reect recent service updates) United Turboprop US Airways Regional Jet American Regional Jet

Alaska Regional Jet United Regional Jet Time Zones Delta Turboprop Delta Regional Jet Fort McMurray

Queretaro Villahermosa Los Cabos Puerto Vallarta Calgary Vancouver Regina

Tulsa Orange County Sacramento San Jose South Bend

San Antonio Rock Springs Redmond/Bend Rapid City Pasco/Richland/ Kennewick Chicago Omaha Oklahoma City Minneapolis/St. Paul Missoula Madison Milwaukee Medford Kansas City Las Vegas Idaho Falls

Houston Helena

Great Falls Gillette Kalispell

Fresno Fargo Eugene Detroit Duluth

Dallas Denver Colorado Springs Bozeman Boise

Tucson Seattle/Tacoma

Santa Barbara San Diego

Portland Omaha
Ontario Long Beach Fresno Colorado Springs Burbank Boise Montreal

Tucson Sacramento Salt Lake City San Jose San Diego Santa Fe Reno Redmond/Bend

Phoenix Chicago Monterey Milwaukee
Los Angeles Wichita Fresno Eugene

El Paso Charlottesville Albuquerque Yuma Tucson Salt Lake City San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Palm Springs Phoenix Ontario Monterey Long Beach Las Vegas
Hermosillo Grand Junction

Guadalajara

Flagstaff Fresno El Paso Durango Burbank Bakersfield Albuquerque Toronto Victoria London Winnipeg

Yuma Kelowna Edmonton

Northwest Arkansas Tucson Tampa Traverse City

Tampico Syracuse Springfield Orange County St. Louis St. Cloud

Santa Maria Salt Lake City St. George Springfield San Francisco Seattle/Tacoma

Louisville San Luis Obispo South Bend
Santa Barbara San Diego Reno Raleigh/Durham Redding Pueblo Palm Springs Pittsburgh Peoria
Phoenix Portland

West Palm Beach Paducah North Bend
Norfolk Ontario

Nassau Monterrey Montrose
New Orleans Monterey Minot

Modesto Moline Muskegon
Memphis

Miami McAllen Saginaw

Midland Lincoln Klamath Falls
Little Rock Las Vegas Los Angeles Lexington Laramie Jackson Hole Indianapolis Wichita Washington, DC

Harlingen Grand Rapids Green Bay Grand Junction Spokane Fort Wayne Sioux Falls
Fresno El Paso Eau Claire Des Moines Durango Dayton Cincinnati Cody Cleveland Cedar Rapids Casper Chico
Charleston Columbus
Carlsbad Houghton/Hancock Crescent City
Burbank Boston Bismarck Billings

Birmingham Bakersfield Asheville Austin Aspen Appleton

Atlanta Eureka/Arcata Albuquerque Vernal
Tucson Twin Falls Sun Valley St. Louis Salt Lake City St. George Seattle/Tacoma South Bend
San Diego Rochester Reno Rock Springs Rhinelander

Palm Springs Phoenix Portland Pocatello
Ontario Oakland Montrose Minneapolis/St. Paul Minot

Memphis Lewiston

Long Beach Los Angeles Lansing Jackson Hole Indianapolis International Falls Wiliston Iron Mountain Hibbing Hartford Grand Rapids Green Bay Grand Junction Grand Forks Spokane

Guadalajara Sioux Falls
Fresno Elko Dickinson

Dallas Dayton Casper Cody Columbus Cincinnati Moab Cedar City Burbank Butte Brainerd

Léon Nashville Bemidji Billings Bismarck Windsor Locks

Austin Appleton

Atlanta Alpena
Albuquerque AberdeenC ANA D A Dickinson

Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection/ Delta Joint Venture Route F utu r e R ou t e Servi c e R ou t e ser v ed b y Alas k a Airlines/ Hori z on Air Destination ser v ed b y Delta / Delta C onnection Destination ser v ed b y o n e o f D elt a ’ s W orldwide C odesha r e P a r tne r s Ef f ecti v e April 2 0 14. Select r ou t es a r e seasonal. Some futu r e servi c es subject t o g o v ernment app r o v al. Servi c e m a y be ope r a t ed b y one of Delta ’ s c odesha r e pa r tner airlines or one of Delta ’ s C onnection Carrie r s. F lights a r e subject t o chan g e without noti c e. 

# MEXI C O C ANA D A

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San An t onio St. L ouis

T ampa/St. P e t e r sburg Charlot t e C l e v eland

D allas/ F t. W o r th ( DFW ) 

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Jac k so n ville Kansas C i t y

N e w Orleans 

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Ba t on R ou g e Alba n y



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Jac k son Little R ock Nas h ville Oklahoma C i t y Raleigh/Durham Richmond

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F t. Laude r dale/ Holly w ood S y r acuse Buf f al o / Nia g a r a F alls
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Melbourne Mobile Ontario

F t. M y e r s/Naples F t. W al t on Beach Indianapolis 

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La f a y et t e Al e x andria Harrisburg Madison

Sh r e v epo r t P ittsburgh Apple t on/ F o x C ities Bingham t on Ban g or Billings
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Gulfpo r t /Bil o xi Chattanoo g a N e wburgh R oano k e
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My r tle Beach 

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Brun s wick Charlot t e s ville
C olumbus/ F t . Benning Dothan
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D allas L o v e F ield ( D AL ) F t. Smith Bellingham

Abbotsford W ena t chee Y

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Maui

H a w aii Kauai Oahu V an c ou v er E dmon t on W innipeg Sas k a t oon R egina Cal g ary/Banff

T o r on t o Mont r eal Ott a w a Hali f ax V ic t oria K el o wna Ft. McMurray Whitehorse Prince George
Charlot t e t o wn St. John’s, NL

Ma r tha ’ s V in e y a r d

Hilo T hunder B a y Moncton Rhinelander Aspen/ Sn o wma s s Deer Lake

Harlin g en/ South Padre Island

## Number 50 

# passengers Number T wo General Electric CF34-3B1 turbofans Thrust 8,729 pounds thrust at takeo f f 

# engines Length overall Wingspan Height overall Cabin maximum width (centerline) 

## Maximum cabin height 26.77 m 21.21 m 6.22 m 2.57 m 1.85 m 87 ft 10 in 69 ft 7 in 20 ft 5 in 8 ft 5 in 6 ft 1 in 

# dimensions Maximum takeo f f weight (Series 200LR) 

## Operating weight empty Maximum fuel load Maximum payload 

# weights Maximum range 

# performance Maximum cruise speed Normal cruise speed 

# speeds Maximum operating altitude 41,000 ft 12,496 m 

# ceiling 24,041 kg 13,835 kg 6,489 kg 6,124 kg 53,000 lbs 30,500 lbs 14,305 lbs 13,500 lbs 3,700 2,300 2,005 KM SM NM 0.81 Mach 860 km/h 534 mph 464 0.74 786 488 424 knots 

# CRJ200 L R

Main Entrance Emergency Exit 

## 123456 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 13 Emergency Exits Galley LavatoryABCD 

# Canadair Regional J e t F a ct S hee t f o r