BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. --

Essential air service at 

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Docket DOT-OST-2005-20734 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to 

Doug Shockey 

President 

Colgan Air, Inc. 

1769 Paragon Drive 

Suite 100 

Memphis, TN 38132 

(703) 656-2307 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Essential air service at 

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Docket DOT-OST-2005-20734 

PROPOSAL OF COLGAN AIR, INC. TO PROVIDE 

SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF 

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 

By order 2010-3-16, the Department requested proposals from carriers interested in 

providing Essential Air Service for a future two-year period. 

Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., (hereinafter 

"Colgan") respectfully submits a proposal to provide subsidized service between the 

community of Parkersburg, WV and Washington-Dulles International Airport. This 

proposal would require a combined annual subsidy of $ 2,598,975. 

The proposed service options for the West Virginia community is as follows: Parkserburg, 

WV 12 round-trips per week operated as non-stop service to Washington-Dulles. The 

service will utilize a Saab 340, a thirty-four passenger, cabin class aircraft operated by a 

crew of two pilots and a flight attendant. 

Colgan is a regional airline operating Saab 340 aircraft. Colgan operates regional 

scheduled service as United Express under agreement with United Airlines. The services 

offered by Colgan allow seamless connection to United's domestic and international route 

system via the United Airlines hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport. Colgan 

Air has a long operating history with United at Washington-Dulles and has consitenty 

demonstrated a commitment to outstanding passenger service to the communities we serve. 

The schedule proposal attached presents optimized timing to maximize connecting options 

with the United Airlines system out of Washington-Dulles. In addition, the options 

provide attractive scheduling options for both business and leisure travelers utilizing 

United Airlines' membership in the Star Alliance Network which has a considerable 

domestic and international presence at Washington-Dulles (United's Washington-Dulles 

route network attached). 

Respectfully submitted, 

Doug Shockey 

President 

Colgan Air, Inc. 
Annual Statistics 

E A S Cycle s (l 2 round trips / 24 segments per week) 

Pax 

1,248 

13,000 

Block 

Flight 

Blk/Flt Ratio 

1,706 

1,202 

71% 

Avail Seats 

RPMs 

ASMS 

Load Factor 

42,432 

2,808,000 

8,087,040 

35% 

Annual Profit / (Loss) Summary 

Passenger Revenue 942,500 

Total Revenue 942,500 

Fuel 

MX Operations 

Flight Operations 

Ground Service 

Landing Fees 

Ticketing and Passenger Related 

Local Marketing Campaign 

Aviation Insurance 

Total Cash Costs 

Ownership 

Total Overhead 

Total Operating Exp @ 97% Completion 

Operating Income/(Loss) 

652,584 

1,012,192 

501,196 

414,692 

67,597 

336,242 

25,000 

13,396 

3,022,900 

159,351 

190,582 

3,372,833 

(2,430,333) 

Margin at 5% 

Total Economic Cost / Subsidy 

168,642 

2,598,975 

EAS Cycles at 97% 

Subsidy Per Departure at 97% 

1,211 

2,146.14 

Parkersburg, WV to Washington-Dulles Washington-Dulles to Parkersburg, WV 

10:18am 

7:22pm 

2:17pm 

2:19pm 

Weekdays 

11:33am 

8:37pm 

Saturday 

3:32pm 

Sunday 

3:54pm 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8:26am 

5:28pm 

12:26pm 

12:28pm 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

Weekdays 

9:53am 

6:58pm 

Saturday 

1:53pm 

Sunday 

1:55pm 

0 

0 

0 

0 

I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the forgoing Proposal to Provide Subsidized 

Essential Air Service to be served this 19th day of April, 2010, upon each of the following 

persons: 

Dennis DeVany 

Chief, EAS & Domestic Analysis 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

United States Department of Transportation 

400 Seventh St. S.W., Room 64171 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Paul A. Mattox, Jr., P.E., 

West Virginia Secretary of Transportation 

1900 Kanawha Blvd. East 

Charleston, WV 25305-0440 

Robert Newell 

Mayor - City of Parkersburg 

One Government Square 

P.O. Box 1627 

Parkersburg, WV 26102