### BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON , D.C . - - Essential ai r

servic e a t PARKERSBURG , WES T VIRGINI A Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 4

PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC
. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNIT Y O F

PARKERSBURG , WES T VIRGINI A

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shoul d b e directe d t o Dou g Shocke y Presiden t Colga n Air , Inc
. 176 9 Parago n Driv e Suit e 100 Memphis , T N 3813 2 (703 ) 656-230 7BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C
. Essential ai r

servic e a t PARKERSBURG , WES T VIRGINI A Docke t DOT-OST-2005-2073 4

PROPOSA L O F COLGA N AIR , INC
. T O PROVID E SUBSIDIZE D ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E FO RTH E COMMUNIT Y O F

PARKERSBURG , WES T VIRGINI A B y orde r 2010-3-16 , th e Departmen t requeste d proposal s fro

mcarrier s intereste d in providin g Essential Air

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r afutur e two-yea r period
. Colgan Air , Inc. , awholl y owne dsubsidiar y o f Pinnacl e Airline s Corp. , (hereinafter "Colgan" ) respectfull y submit s aproposal to provid e subsidize d servic e betwee n th e communit y o f Parkersburg , W

V an d Washington-Dulle s International Airport
. Thi s proposal woul drequir e acombine d annual subsidy o f $ 2,598,975
. Th e propose dservic e option s fo r th e Wes t Virgini acommunit

y i s a s follows : Parkserburg , W V 1 2 round-trip s pe r

week operate d a s non-sto p servic e t o Washington-Dulles
. Th e servic e wil l utiliz e aSaa

b 340 , athirty-four

passenger , cabi n clas s aircraf t operate d b y a cre w o f tw o pilot s an dafligh

t attendant
. Colga n i s aregiona l airlin e operatin g Saa b 34 0 aircraft
. Colgan operate s regional schedule dservic e a s Unite dExpres s under agreemen t

wit h Unite d Airlines
. Th e service s offere db y Colgan allo w seamles s connectio n t o United' s domesti c an d international rout e syste mvi ath e Unite dAirline s hub a t Washington-Dulle s International Airport
. Colga n Air ha s alon g operatin g histor y wit h Unite d a

t Washington-Dulle s an d ha s consitent y demonstrate dacommitmen t t o outstandin g passenge r

servic e to th e communitie s w e serve . Th e schedul e proposa l attache dpresent s optimize d timin g to maximiz e connectin g option s wit h th e Unite dAirline s syste mout o f Washington-Dulles
. In addition , th e option s provid e attractiv e schedulin g option s fo r bot h busines s an d leisure traveler s utilizin g Unite dAirlines ' membershi p in th e Sta r Allianc e Networ

k whic h ha s aconsiderabl e domesti c an dinternational presenc e a t Washington-Dulle s (United' s Washington-Dulle s route networ

k attached)
. Respectfull y submitted , Dou g Shocke y Presiden t Colgan Air , Inc
.Annua l Statistic s
E A S Cycle s ( l 2 roun d trip s / 24 segment s pe

r week ) Pa x 1,24 8 13,00 0 Bloc k Fligh t Blk/Fl t Rati o 1,706 1,20 2 71 % Avai l Seat s RPM s ASMS LoadFacto r 42,43 2 2,808,00 0 8,087,04 0 35 %
Annua l Profit

/ (Loss ) Summar y Passenger Revenu e 942,50 0 Tota l Revenu e 942,50 0
Fue l M X Operation s Fligh t Operation s Groun dServic e Landin g Fee s Ticketin g an dPassenge r

Relate d Loca l Marketin g Campaig n Aviatio n Insuranc e Tota l Cas h Cost s Ownershi p Tota l Overhea d Tota l Operatin g Ex p @ 97 % Completio n Operatin g Income/(Loss ) 652,58 4 1,012,19 2 501,19 6 414,69 2 67,59 7 336,24 2 25,00 0 13,39 6 3,022,90 0 159,35 1 190,58 2 3,372,83 3 (2,430,333 )
Margi n a t 5 % Tota l Economi c Cos t

/ Subsidy 168,64 2 2,598,97 5 EA S Cycle s a

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