### BEFOR E TH E : T ( ; IT' j p DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N^
.

WASHINGTON , D.C . Essential ai r

servic e a t Plattsburgh , NY Docke t DOT-OST-2003-1478 3

PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO R TH E COMMUNIT Y O F PLATTSBURG , NE W YOR K

Communication s wit

h respec t to thi s documen t

shoul db e directe dto : Georg e Case y Senio r - Vic e Presiden t Coiga n Air , Inc

. Nonconna h Blv d Memphis , T N 3813 2 901.348-410 0BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C

. Essential ai r

servic e at PLATTSBURGH , N Y Docke t DOT-OST-2003-1478 3
PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC

. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO R TH E COMMUNIT Y O F PLATTSBURG , NE W YOR K B y order 2009-12-24 , th e Departmen t requeste dproposal s fro

mcarrier s intereste din providin g Essential Air

Servic e fo

r afutur e two-yea r period

. Coiga n Air , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiar y o f Pirmacl e Airline s Corp. , (hereinafter "Coigan" ) respectfull y submit s aproposa l to provid e subsidize dservic e betwee n th e communit y o f Plattsburgh , Ne w Yor

k an dBosto n Loga

n International Airport

. Thi s proposal woul drequir e a

n annual subsidy o f

$2,117,101

. Thi s proposal i s a

n additio n to th e bi dsubmitte db y Coiga n Ai r o n Octobe r

29 , 200 9 to provid e combine dservic e t o Plattsburg h an dSaranac Lak e a s pe r Orde r 2009-9-9

. Th e propose dservic e fo

r Plattsburg h :1 2 round-trip s pe r week operate da s non-sto p servic e t o Boston

. Th e servic e 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 wit

h on e onboardfligh

t attendant

. In a n effor t t o stimulate traffi c an dmarke t th e ne w U S Airway s bran dservic e Coiga n wil l operate a n additional fligh

t pe r weekday andon Sunda

y o r 1 8 round-trip s pe r

wee k fo r a si x mont h tria l period

. I f

passenge r

level s indicat e amarke t

fo r a n enhance dservic e patter

n Coigan , a t it s discretion , wil l continu e t o operat e th e additional service

. Coiga n Air' s U S Airway s Expres s divisio n i s aregional carrie r operatin g Saa

b 34 0 Turbopro p regional airliners

. Th e ai r servic e offere dby Coigan allow s fo r seamles s connection s to U S Airways ' an dSta r Allianc e domesti c andinternational route syste mvi a th e U S Airway s focu s cit

y a t Bosto n Loga

n International Airport

. Coiga n Air ha s alon g operatin g histor

y wit h U S Airway s a

t Bosto n Logan an dha s consistentl y demonstrate da commitment

to outstandin g passenge r

servic e t o th e communitie s w e serve . Th e attache dschedul e present s optimize dtimin g to maximiz e connectin g option s wit h th e U S Airway s syste mout

o f Bosto n Logan

. In addition , th e option s provid e attractiv e schedulin g option s fo

r bot h busines s andleisur e traveler s utilizin g U S Airway' s membershi p i

n th e Sta r Allianc e Networ

k whic h ha s aconsiderabl e domesti c an d international presenc e a

t Bosto n Logan

. Respectfull y submitted , Georg e Case y SVP Coiga n Air , Inc

.Propose d"Stimulu s Period " Schedul e (subjec t t o change ) Plattsburgh , NY t o Bosto n Loga n Bosto n Loga n t o Plattsburgh , N Y Depart 6:35 a 10:25 a 4:00 p
10:25 a
10:25 a 4:00p Weekday s

Arriv e 7:50 a 11:40 a 5:15 p Saturda y 11:40 a Sunda y 11:40 a 5:15 p Stop s

0 0 0

0

0 0 Depart

8:25 a 2:00p 7:05 p
2:00p
2:00p 7:05 p Weekday s

Arriv e 9:30 a 3:05 p 8: 1 O p Saturda y 3:05 p Sunda y 3:05 p 8:10 p Stop s

0 0 0

0

0 0 Propose dschedul e withou t additiona l stimulu s servic e (subjec t t o change ) Plattsburgh , NY t o Bosto n Loga n Bosto n Loga n t o Plattsburgh , N Y Depar t 6:35 a 4:00 p
6:35 a
4:00 p Weekday s

Arriv e 7:50 a 5:15 p Saturda y 7:50 a Sunda y 5:I5 p Stop s

0 0

0

0 Depart

2:00p 7:05 p
2:00p
7:05 p Weekday s

Arriv e 3:05 p 8: 1 O p Saturda y 3:05 p Sunda y 8:10 p Stop s

0 0

0

0



### PB G Operatin g Statistic s EA S Eligibl e Segment s pe r Cit y EA S Eligibl e Segment s pe r Cit y { ! 97 % Completio n 1,24 8 1,21 1 Stag e Lengt

h BO S - PB G 20 4 Total Bloc k

Hour s Tota l Ta g Marke t Flight Hour s 1,45 6 1,21 0 Availabl e Sea

t Mile s Revenu e Passenge r

Mile s Averag e Revenu e per

Pa x - PB G PB G PassegnersPassenger s Per Dep t 8,649,76 3 2,183,23 4 $7 5 8. 6

### PB G Subsid y Summar y Yea r PB G Passenger s per

yea r 10,71 0 Passenge r

Revenu e 803,25 0 Flyin g Operation s Maintenanc e Operation s Fuel Expens e Hu b Groun dHandlin g Hu b Landin g Fee s Outstatio n Handlin g Outstatio n Landin g Fee s Passenge r Relate dExpens e Tota l Direc t

Expens e Marketin g Insuranc e an dOwnershi p G& A Tota l Indirec t

Expens e Tota l Operatin g Expens e Retur n @ 5 % Tota l Economi c Cos t Annua l Subsid y @ 97 % Completio n Subsidy per

Departure @ 97 % Completion ^ PGB Weekl y Ceilin g 317,27 4 700,44 0 850,47 8 54,27 7 85,21 1 160,05 5 27,60 1 150,26 9 2,345,60 5 25,00 0 160,24 0 250,44 2 435,68 2 2,781,28 7 139,06 4 2,920,35 1 2,117,10 1
87 4 22,72 7 1 - Represent s th e number o f departure s to andfromth e hub ; 1 3 weekl y round-trip s o r

2 6 weekl y segment s betwee n th e communit y an dth e hub 2 - Th e subsidy per

departur e rat e i s base do n 97 % completio n o f th e propose d1 3 weekl y roun dtrip sCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E

I hereb y certif

y tha t I hav e cause dacop y o f th e forgoin g Proposa l t o Provid e Subsidize d Essentia l Ai r

Servic e t o b e serve dthi s 13t h da y o f January , 2010 , upo n eac h o f th e followin g persons : Denni s DeVan y Chief , EA S & Domesti c Analysi s Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s Unite dState s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 Sevent h Street , S.W. , Roo m6417 1 Washington , D.C

. 2059 0 Thoma s D

. Lon g AA E Airpor t Manage r Plattsburg h Internationa l Airpor t (PBG ) 4 2 Airpor t

Lane , Suit e 20 1 Plattsburgh , N Y 1290 3 Mik e Zurl o Count y Administrato r 13 7 Margare t

Street , ST E 20 8 Plattsburgh , N Y 12901