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# Westover Metropolitan Airport Chicopee, Massachusetts

Proposal u nder the Small Community Air Service Development Program

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## TABLE **OF CONTENTS**

INTRODUCTORY LETTER

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AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORT

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW

................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 7 Catchment Area and Alternate Airports

................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 7 Westover Currently Has No Scheduled Air Service

................................ ................................ ............................... 8 Air Service Development Efforts

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### AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES

................................ ............................. 10 Hartford Capacity, Domestic Traffic and Domestic Fare Trends

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Hartford

- Targeted Florida Market Traffic and Fare Trends

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### STRATEGIC PLAN

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 12 Proposed Use of SCASD Funding

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 12 Objective

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 12 Grant Amendments/Alternate Strategies

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### PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING

................................ .......................... 13 Public / Private Partnerships

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 13 Sources and Allocations of Project Funding

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 14 Project Timeline

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Continuation of Project Activities Beyond the Grant Timeline

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### PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL

................................ ................................ ...... 16 Project Monitoring

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 16 Legal Sponsor

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Financial Controls

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### APPENDIX A: REQUIRED SUMMARY INFORMATION

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A. Applicant Information

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B. Public/Private Partnerships

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C. Project Proposal

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D. Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport

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E. Project Cost

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F. In

- Kind Contributions**

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G. Is this application subject to review by state under Executive Order 12372 Process?

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The Honorable Ray LaHood Secretary of Transportation US Department of Transportation 400 7 th Street SW Washington, DC 20590

Dear Secretary LaHood,

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting a grant from the Small Community Air Service Development Program in the amount of $200,000 with a local matching share of $50,000 and airport in

- kind incentives of $374,000 for a total project of $624,000. The gr ant will be used to fund marketing of potential new airline service.

Westover Metropolitan Airport is a joint use military

- civilian facility locate d in Chicopee/Springfield Massachusetts which is the heart of the Pioneer Valley region

. The Pioneer Valley region is the second

- largest metropolitan area in Massachusetts. The airport’s location between Boston, Albany, Ha rtford, and Brattleboro makes it strategic to being in the center of New England. There are 32 Universities and Colleges with 1 20,000 students within one hour of Westover earning it the reputation as being the “knowledge corridor”.

Westover is home to t he United States Air Force Reserve Command’s 439 th Airlift Wing

. T he civilian portion of the airport is owned by Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation ( WMDC) , a non

- profit, quasi

- public industrial development corporation. W MDC manages the airport operations and the four abutting industrial parks which they have developed

. The industrial parks are home to more than 60 business es employing 3,500 people and generating tax revenue. Westover Metropolitan Airport is a Part 139 classified airport including a full

- service passenger terminal renovated in 2010 with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) equipment and facilities in plac e and ready to accommodate airline service

. The airport lost daily airline service in 2008 serving Columbus, OH and Greensboro, NC as the cost of crude oil skyrocketed forcing the startup airline to shut down. The airline locally employed approximately 45 people in a variety of capacities including ticket counter, baggage handling, security, and fueling along with airport operations. The Small Community Air Service Development Program would supplement the local WMDC funds available for marketing and advertising future airline service at Westover . The return of airline service is an important function to our community and local citizens in our region. The public benefit would be to increase job opportunities and provide co mpetitive airfare prices to the targeted southern leisure locations.

Westover and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts have work ed closely with MassD OT on key airport infrastructure projects in the past. The Commonwealth has made substantial investments in the Passenger Terminal, Aircraft Parking Aprons, Taxiways and Aircraft Facilities and are supportive of airline service returning to Westover. Pleas e consider Westover Metropolitan Airport’s proposal in your selection process.

Sincerely,

Michael W. Bolton Director, Civil Aviation

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation 255 Padgette Street Chicopee, Massachusetts 01022

- 1308 TEL: (413) 593

- 6 421 FAX: (413) 593

- 5126

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### AIRLINE LETTER OF SUPPORTWestover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Westover Metropolitan Airport is request ing a Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) Grant in the
amount of $3 00 ,000 . SCASD fund ing would be supplemented with community funding totaling $50,000 in cash to
market and advertise daily or less

- than

- daily (LTD) service to one or more leisur e destinations from Westover and to provide ground handling services for the proposed services. In addition providing marketing and ground handling support services , the Airport would provide incentives, in the form of fee w aivers, valued at up to $308,33 0 over two years for the proposed service.

Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines have been identified as the carriers that would be most likely to operate the type of service to Westover is targeting. Allegiant Air specializes in connecting small airports
to large leisure destinations, and already operates service from approximately 40 communities on the
East Coast and Midwest to four leisure destinations in Florida and to Myrtle Beach. The airport and Allegiant have discussed service from Westover
over the last two years, and Allegiant has
communicated Westover is a market that fits its
criteria for service to at least one of its leisure
destinations in Florida.

Spirit is another carrier that may be a fit for the type of service Westover is proposing. While most of Spirit's flying connects large cities with low

- fare service, Spirit recently entered markets such as Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Plattsburgh, New York and Charleston, West Virginia with service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach. Because Westover can offer low operating costs and would have the ability to assist Spirit with a comprehensive marketing program, we believe Spirit could also be a strong candidate for
service.

Westover Metropolitan Airport is owned and managed under a "joint use" agreement with the Department of Defense by a non

- profit industrial development corporation, Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation. The only airline service to operate at Westover was brief service operated by S kyBus Airlines using Airbus A319
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### AIR SERVICE OVERVIEW

**Catchment Area and**  **Alternate Airports**

Westover M etropolitan A irport is located in the heavily populated Northeast Corridor and is located within reasonably short drives of large population centers. 643,000 residents li ve within a 30 minute drive, 1.7 million
live within a 60

- minute drive and 4.2 million live within a 90

- minute drive of the airport

. Most of the Hartford
metr opolitan area is located within the 60

- minute drive time and, many of the western suburbs of Boston are
within a 90

- minute drive of the airport.

Bradley International Airport in Hartford (BDL) is located approximately 26 miles from Westover, the a irport in
Worc ester (ORH) is located approximately 60 mile s from Westover, and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is located approximately 100 miles from Westover.

Exhibit 1: 30, 60 and 90

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### Westover **Currently Has No Scheduled Air Service** 

Westover Metropolitan Airport has no commercial airline service today. Westover's last airline service was operated by Skyb us Airline s between July 2007 and April 2008 with one daily roundtrip to Columbus, Ohio

. Ser vice to Greensboro, North Carolina was added in January 2008. Both markets were operated with narrowbody Airbus A319 aircraft. The service ended when SkyBus discontinued operations and shut

- down.
Over the eight months Skybus reported data for its operations at Westover, more than 24,000 passengers w ere enplaned on Skybus flights, a strong indication Westover can generate significant traffic when low

- cost airline
service is available.

Exhibit 2: Skybus Enplaned Passengers at Westover Metropolitan A irport

– July 2007 through February 2008 (DOT T

- 100 Data) Skybus operated at Westover through April 2008, but reported data only through February 2008.

1,551 2,847 3,067 3,155 3,174 2,693 3,326 4,475

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000Enplaned PassengersWestover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### Air Service Development Efforts

Within the last two years, Westover Metropolitan Airport met with Allegiant Air, Direct Air , SkyKing and Vision
Airlines . Direct Air (which is no longer operating), SkyKing and Vision Airlines indicated the need for the Airport to share some of the risk by providing funds to market an d advertise any new air service , an d all three airlines indicated the amount would need to be app roximately $100,000 per route.

The most meaningful discussions have been with Allegiant Air, and Allegiant has indicated it would prefer assistance with marketing and ground handling support for each route it would operate at Westover. Based on Allegiant's history, it would likely begin service at Westover with two weekly flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport near Orlando with two flights per week and woul d add service to St. Petersb urg
- Clearwater International Airport if the service to Orlando Sanford is successful. Although Allegiant has expressed a strong interest in serving Westover, and has written a letter of support for this grant proposal, Allegiant cannot guarantee
it would serve Westover if the proposed grant is awarded.Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### AIR SERVCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS **AND DEFICIENCIES**

**Hartford Capacity, Domestic**  **Traffic and Domestic**  **Fare Trend**  **s**

Westover Metropolitan Airport has no commercial airline service, and Bradley International Airport
, near Hartford
, is the closest airport to Westover with commercial airline service. Most residents and travelers within a 30 minute
drive of Westover use Brad ley when they travel, so the air service environment at Bradley is a fair representation of the air service environment, to include airline capacity and fare trends, for residents within Westover's
catchment area. F ares at Bradley have risen over the last ten years as airline capac ity at Bradley has trended down, and the average fare at Bradl ey in 2011 increased to a new high of $178. Over the last ten years, Bradley's capacity peaked in 2005 at just over 14,000 seats per da y each way, but capacity is down

. Since 2005, capacity has declined 31.3 %, and the average domestic fare has increased 36.3% or $47 eac h way to $178

.
Exhibit 3 : Bradley International Airport Seats per Day Each Way, Domestic Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) a nd Average Domestic One

- Way Fare

– 2002

- 2012 ( DB1B and DOT T

- 100 data)

This Section Continued on Next Page 12,666 12,075 13,206 14,196

12,644
11,549

10,748 9,104 9,312 9,756

8,341 8,021 8,583 9,411 8,823 8,209 7,612 6,759 6,808 7,152

$136 $144

$137
$131 $153 $163 $173

$156 $172 $178

$100 $125 $150 $175 $200

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Average One-Way FareSeats and Passengers per Day Each Way Seats per Day Each Way Domestic PDEW Average Domestic One

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### Hartford

**- Targeted**  **Florida Market**  **Traffic and Fare Trends** 

Because Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding to assist airlines in advertising and marketing service to one or more leisure destinations, primar il y destinations in Florida, it is i mportant to
understand the traffic and fare trends between Bradley Internationa l Airport and the largest markets in Florida, to include Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach . Despite low

- cost carriers such as
Southwest and JetBlue operating nonstop service from Bradley to destinations in Florida including Orlando, Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale, the average Bradley

- Fl orida one

- way fare stood at $130 in 2011, an increase of 33.2% (although the average fare did decline $10 each way versus 2 010) since 2005 when traffic in these markets peaked

. Traffic is down 22.9% or 503 PDEW since 2005. Nonstop service from Westover to one or more destinations in Florida would likely generate a lower average fare than the average fare at Bradley.

Exhibit 4 : Hartford

- Florida (MCO, TPA, MIA, FLL and PBI) Passengers per Day Each Way (PDEW) and Average One

- Way Fare (All Carriers)

– 2002

- 2011 (DB1B data)

1,882 1,746 1,995 2,193

1,869

1,594

1,478
1,321 1,344 1,690

$96 $110

$103 $98 $120 $134 $142

$133 $140

$130

$75 $100 $125 $150 $175

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Average One-Way FarePassengers per Day Each Way BDL

- Florida PDEW BDL

- Florida Average One

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### STRATEGIC PLAN

**Proposed Use of SCASD Funding** 

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding of $3 0 0,000 to market, advertise and promote
service to one or more leisure destinations and to particially fund ground handling services on a low

- cost carrier such as Allegiant or Spirit Airlines . SCASD funding will be supplemented with $50,000 of cash provided b y partners in the community. In addition to the cash, in

- kind support from the Airport, in the form of fee waivers
, is
valued at $308,330 over a period of two years based an assumption o f up to four flights per week.


### Objective

As discussed, t he primary objective of Westover's proposal is to secure air service to at least one leisure
destination on one or more a irlines. A combination of five destinations on two airlines has been identif ied as potential targets for the type of service Westover is seeking, and the airline/destination combinations are:

• Allegiant

– Myrtle Beach, Punta Gorda, St. Petersburg, Sanford/Orlando

• Spirit

– Ft. Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach



### Grant Amendments/ **Alternate Strategies** 

Funds to market, advertise and promote air s ervice and provide ground handling support for service to a leisure destination is the objective of the requested Small Community Ai r Service Development grant

.

If the Department awards Westover Metropolitan Airport the grant funding requested , but the Airport is not successful in securing service to one of the targeted leisure destinations, the Airport would request an amendment to the grant from the Department to reallocate funding for service t o a different destination or for another type of air service development project . Service on Frontier to Denver may be targeted for a minimum revenue guarantee if Frontier is not interested in marketing, advertising or ground handling support if the Airpo rt is not successful in securing service to a destination in Florida or to Myrtle Beach.Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND FUNDING **Public / Private Partnerships**

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation owns and operates Westover Metropolitan Airport and is the project sponsor . Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is a public entity. The Westover Metropolita n Development Corporation and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts (EDC ) have partner ed in the proposal for Small Community Air Service Development funding.

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation was created in 1974 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

as a non
- profit 501 (c)(4 ) corporation for economic development of portions of the former Westover Air Force Base. Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation operates the airport under a joint use ag reement with the Department of D efense.

Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts

The Economic Development Counci l of Western Massachusetts (EDC) is a private, non

- profit corporation
that provides resources and information to businesses operating in or entering the region by aiding in expansion, relocation and networking. The mission of the EDC is to deliver the services and business resources that enab le companies to do business in Weste rn Massachusetts grow the region's economy through the creation of quality jobs and enhanced public and private investment.

EDC accompl ish es its goals through its own efforts and the coordinated efforts of seven affiliated partner organizations: the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce, Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Regional Technology Corporation, Westfield Business Impr ovement District, Northampton Business Improvement District, Springfield Business Improvement District, Westmass Area Development Corporation and the Westover Metropolitan Airport.Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### Sources and Allocations of Project **Funding**

As illustrated in Exhibit 5
, t he total cost of the project is $658,330 to include the amounts of the requested grant, community

- provided cash and the value of in

- kind airport incentives. The req uested amount of the grant is $3 00,000, and community cash funding is $50,000 to include $25,000 from the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation and $25,000 from the Economic Development Corporation of Western Massachusetts

. The Airport will be able to waive landing fees, a ircraft parking/apron fees, terminal use fees and f uel flowage fees.
The total value of the in

- kind incentive s offered by the Airport is up to $154,165 per year for two years based on an assumption of four flights per week operated wit h MD

- 80 aircraft over a 12 month period (the value would be
half if two flights per week are operated )

. The value of the Airport's in

- kind i ncentives over two years is up to $308,330 (the airport incentive value per departure is estimated to be $741).

Ex hibit 5 : Sources and Types of Proposed Project Funding

The total cash funding of $350,000 would be divided equally between two potential routes and equally between marketing and ground handling over two years as shown in Exhibit 6 . In the first year, $87,500 is proposed to be spent on marketing, and $87,500 is proposed to be spent on ground handling for a total of $175,000 on marketing plus ground handling. The same amounts would be spent in the second year. The airport incentives valued at up to $308,330 would be credited similarly on a route

- by

- route basis based on th e number of departures operated.

Exhibit 6 : Proposed Allocations of Project Cash * Funding Funding Source Grant Cash In-Kind Total Department of Transportation $300,000 $300,000 Community $25,000 $25,000 Airport $25,000 $308,330 $333,330 Total $300,000 $50,000 $308,330 $658,330

Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 Total SCASD Funding Route 1 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $150,000 Route 2 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $37,500 $150,000

Total $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $75,000 $300,000

Community Funding Route 1 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $25,000 Route 2 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $6,250 $25,000

Total $12,500 $12,500 $12,500 $12,500 $50,000

Total Project Funding Grand Totals $87,500 $87,500 $87,500 $87,500 $350,000

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### Project **Timeline**

Westover Metropolitan Airport int ends to continue its discussion with Allegiant Air throughout the evaluation period of Small Community Air Service Grant proposals, and will be prepared to execute a grant agreement with the Department as soon as awards are announced. If Westover is awarded a grant, the Airport will advise Allegiant Air of the award and determine if Allegiant is prepared to begin service and determine when service could begin. We believe Allegiant could announce service 90 days prior to beginning service. If service were to begin in January 2013, the servi ce could be announced as early as October 2012. Regardless of when the service is launched, the proposed program would continue for two years, and the Westover Metropolitan Airport would work with Allegiant (or any other airline) to market the service, an d the Airport would file all required quarterly reports.

Exhibit 7: Proposed Project Timeline (Assumes SCASD Awards Are Announced in August 2012 )



### Continuation of Project Activities Beyond the Grant Timeline

The project sponsors are confident the propo sed service will be successful, and the service would likely begin with one route, and a second route would be added once the first route proves to be successful. This optimism is
based on the experience of Skybus service at Westover, and the amount of tr affic carried from the region to
lei sure destinations and increasingly higher fare trend s among the airlines provi ding service from other airports in the region
, such as Hartford. A true low

- cost alternative to the fare levels at Hartford in particular, will drive traffic to the proposed service at Westover.

Given the fragile state of the economy, the volatility of fuel costs and other factors beyond the control of the airline industry , the success of the proposed service cannot be assured. The Airport w ill work closely with the airline or airlines operating the proposed service throughout the grant period
, and beyond the two

- year grant period
, to monitor both the amount of traffic and the average fares to ensure they are sufficient to sustain the service . In the Activity/Project Milestone Estimated Dates SCASD Grant Award Announcement August 2012 Execute Grant Agreement with DOT September 2012 Negotiation with Airline August 2012-September 2012

Announce Service October 2012 Publish Schedule October 2012 Market Route (Pre-Launch) October-December 2012 Monitor Advance Bookings October-December 2012 Adjust Marketing Plan Based on Advance Bookings October-December 2012 Begin Service January 2013 Market Route (Post-Launch) January 2013 and Beyond Operate Service January 2013 - December 2014 Monitor Route Performance January 2013 - December 2014 and Beyond Submit Grant Status Reports to DOT Quarterly 1Q 2013 - 4Q 2014Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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carrier's concer ns. Both proje ct sponsors may be able to provide additional incentives and may be able to provide additional advertising and marketing, depending on the carrier's needs.



### PROJECT MONITORING AND FINANCIAL CONTROL **Project Monitoring**

The primary goal of Westover's proposal is to secure low

- cost airline service to at least one leisure destination by providing marketing and advertising for an airline or airlines that agree to operate the targeted leisure service.
The success metric for the proposed grant funding is simple: securing and sustaining service to one or more destinations leisure destinations to include destinations in Florida or to Myrtle Beach.Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### Legal Sponsor

The Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is the legal sponsor responsible for administering th e proposed program , and the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation is a government entity.

Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation Westover Metropolitan Airport Michael W. Bolton Director of Civil Aviati on 255 Padgette St. Chicopee, MA 01022 413

- 593

- 5544 (office)



### Financial Controls

As the sponsor, the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation and its governing body, the Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation Board , will be the responsible partie s for all fiscal matters and the Department's reporti ng requirements. The Metropolitan Development Corporation is established as a non
- profit 501(c)(4 ) corporation and is a public governing body. As a public entity
, the Department can be assured th at proper financial controls are in place to guarantee that the Department ’s Grant will be used in accordance with any subsequent agreement. The Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation Board understands that the
Grant is a reimbur sable grant, meanin g the Board is responsible for program expenditures and will submit
invoices to the Department for reimbursement, based on a percen tage of the total grant request.Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### APPENDIX A: REQUIRED SUMMARY INFORMATION

**A. Applicant Information** 

Not a Consortium

Interstate Consortium

Intrastate Consortium
Community now receives EAS subsidy
Community (or Consortium member) previously rec eived a Small Community Grant
If previous recipient: Date of Grant: ____________________ Expiration Date of Grant: ____________________



### B. **Public/Private Partnerships**

Public

• Westover Metropolitan Development Corporation

Private

• Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts



### C. **Project Proposal**

Marketing Upgrade Aircraft New Route Travel Bank Service Restoration Subsidy Surface Transpo rtation Regional Service Revenue Guarantee Launch New Carrier Start

- up Cost Offset First Service Study S ecure Additional Service Other (explain below)

Westover Metropolitan Airport is requesting SCASD funding to support marketing and ground handling to support low

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### D. **Existing Landing Aids at Local Airport**

Full ILS Outer/Middle Marker Published Instrument Approa ch Localizer Other (specify)



### E. **Project Cost**

**F. In** 

**- Kind Contributions** **

For funds in lines 5 a (Airport In

- Kind contribution) and 5 b (Other In

- Kind contribution), please describe the source(s) of fund(s) for each.
(5a) Westover Metropolitan Airport will waive landing, aircraft parking, apron , terminal use and office space fees for two years for up to two routes from the date the new service begins. These fees are estima ted to be up to $154,165 per year based on an assumption of four weekly flights operated with a narrowbody a ircraft such as an MD

- 80 166 seats

. This incentive would be offered for two years, and bring the total va lue of the incentive to $308,330 for four flights per week

. 

### G. **Is this application subject to review by state under Executive Order 12372 Process?** 

a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on (date):
b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372, but has not been selected by the State for review.
c. Program is not covered by E.O . 12372 Line Description Sub Total Total Amount

1 Federal amount requested $300,000 2 State cash financial contribution Local cash financial contribution 3a Airport cash funds $25,000 3b Non-airport cash funds $25,000 3 Total local cash funds (3a + 3b): $50,000 4 TOTAL CASH FUNDING (1 + 2 + 3): $350,000 In-Kind contribution 5a Airport in-kind contribution** $308,330 5b Other in-kind contribution** 5 TOTAL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION (5a + 5b): $308,330 6 TOTAL PROJECT COST (4 + 5): $658,330Westover Metropolitan Airport; Chicopee, Massachusetts Proposal Under the Small Community Air Service Developm ent Program; Docket DOT

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### H. **Is this applicant delinquent on any federal debt?**

No Yes (explain)