# CLEARFIELD-JEFFERSO N COUNTIE S REGIONA

L AIRPORT AUTHORIT

Y 37 7 Aviatio n Way , Reynoldsville , P A 1585 1 Phone:(814)328-531 1 Fax:(814)328-531 2 Email : bob@clujairport.co m www.dujairport.co m Jul y 19,201 0

DENNI S DEVANE Y ESSENTIA L AI RSERVIC E DIVISION , X-5 3 8 TM FLOO RWES T ; OFFIC E O F AVL\TIO N ANALYSI S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N 120 0 NE W JERSE Y AVE , S.E
. WASHINGTO N D C 2059 0 Dea r Mr
. Devaney : Than k yo u fo r th e opportunity t o provid e comment s o n th e Essential Ai r Servic e proposal for th e DuBoi s Regional Airport (DUJ)
. W e hav e reviewe d th e tw o option s submitte d b y GulfstreamInternational Airline s an d feel tha t Optio n One , wrappin g Frankli n (FKL ) servic e wit

h DU J fo r four weekda y roundtrip s for

DUJ , woul d bes t

sui t th e need s of

ou r customer s i n th e surroundin g Tri-Count y area . I n th e pas t

yea r th e Marcellu s Shal e ga s industry hi t Nort h Central an d Nort

h Easte m Pennsylvania
. That

industry i s no w movin g wes t int o ou r regio n an d Southwester

n Permsylvania
. A s Gulfstreampointe d ou t i n thei r proposal , thi s industr

y alon e i n 201 0 wil l b e responsibl e fo

r addin g $8. 2 billio n t o Peimsylvania' s econom y alon g wit

h an estimate d 107,00 0 jobs
. A majorit y o f th e accompanyin g suppor t for thi s industr

y come s fro mWyoming , Utah , Colorado , an d o f cours e Texas
. Th e enplanement s a t DU J hav e see n aris e i n traffi c fro mHouston , whic h correlate s wit h th e comment s w e hav e hear d i n th e community tha

t th e ga s industry i s very please d t o hav e th e convenien t acces s betwee n thei r

Housto n office s an d ou r

regio n vi ath e DU

J and FK L airport s serve d b y th e Contmenta l Connection
. Th e increase d frequenc y allowe d b y wrappin g th e servic e wit h th e tw o communitie s give s th e customer s acces s t o th e worl d throug h our local airport s an d give s th e airlin e maximu mexposiv e t o increas e passenger enplanements
. W e woul d b e remis s i

f w e didn' t mentio n th e excellen t

servic e an d performanc e Gulfstreamha s provide d t o ou r commvinitie s ove r

th e las t tw o year s o f

service
. Gulfstream * s o n tim e performanc e ca n b e pointe d t o a s th e singl e ite mthat ha s brough t passenger s bac k

t o DUJ
. Havin g amaintenanc e facility a t DU J tha t i s staffed wit

h 2 5 highl y traine d professional mechanic s ha s prove n t o b e on e of th e mos t effectiv e facilitie s tha t Gulfstrea mhas , s o effectiv e an d efficient that the y dead hea d aircraf

t fromthei r Southern flee t

i n Florid at o DU J fo r

major structura l inspections
. Al l o f thi s ca n onl y b e accomplishe d wit

h adequat e tool s t o ge t

th e jo b don e an d Gulfstrea mha s that

an d more . Managin g th e DuBoi s Regiona l Airpor tspar e aircraf t ar e anecessity t o provid e th e leve l o f servic e Gulfstrea

mha s set thei r standar d at

an d the y hav e thos e t o complimen t thei r flee t at DUJ
. W e support

an d loo k forward t o th e award o f

Optio n On e a s propose d b y Gulfstream whic h wil l allo w maximu mopportunity to develo p ne w passenger s fromth e Marcellu s Ga s industry and th e Tri-County are aa t larg e ove r

th e nex t two-yea r contract . Sincerely , CLEARFffiLD-JEFFERSO N COUNTIE S REGIONA L AIRPOR T AUTHORIT Y



## ^ ^^"'^'yltZi^i ^ foel Peterso n Chairman RWS/te g