## Before th e Unite d State s Departmen t o fTransportatio n Washington , D C Augus t 16 , 201 1

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. t o Orde rRequestin g Proposal s 2011-7- 3 Great Lake s Aviation , Ltd
. i s please d t o submi t thes e proposal s t o provid e essentia l ai rtransportatio n at thes e point s i n Utah
. Great Lakes ' proposal s inten d convenientl ytime d connectin g service s t o ou rcode-shar e partners (Unite d an d Frontier) at ou rDenve rHub
. I n addition , Great Lake s maintain s interlin e ticketin g an d baggag e agreement s wit h th e majorityo fth e othe rcarriers servin g Denver , includin g interlin e e-ticketin g agreement s wit h America n Airlines , Continental/Unite d Airline s an d U.S
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. Al l o fwhic h wil l offe rpassengers maxiu m acces s t o th e domesti can d internationa l ai rtransportatio n system
. Th e propose d servic e fo rbot h Moa b an d Verna l ar e submitte d withou t an yuplin e restrictions
. Bot h proposal s contemplat e th e us e o f1 9 seat Beechcraft 1900 D airline requipment
. Question s an d comment s ma yb e referre d to : Michae l O
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# Grea t Lake s Aviation , Ltd
. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at :



# Vernal , Uta h (at 9 8 percen t completion ) Departures : 1,22 1 Bloc k Hours : 1,546 Revenu e Passenge rMiles : 2,590,00 0 Availabl e Seat Miles : 6,008,54 1 Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : VE L10,00 0 psgrsa t $127.9 8 $1,279,80 0
Other : (at 0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) $7,93 5 Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $1,287,73 5 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraft an d Hul l Insuranc e $338,71 0

Fue l an d Oi l $743,18 4 Flyin g Operation s $263,03 6 Maintenanc e $383,53 9 Tota l Direct Expenses : $1,728,47 0 Tota l Indirect Expenses : $735,27 2 Tota l Operatin g Expenses : $2,463,74 2 Operatin g Los s ($1,176,007 ) Profi t Elemen t (5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) $123,18 7 Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $1,299,19 4

Bi d assume s curren t Denve rHu b schedul e woul d serv e a s a representativ e schedul e Thi s proposa l contemplate s th e us e of1 9 seat Beechcraft 1900- D aircraft

Th e bi d assume s n o uplin e schedulin g restriction s

# Grea t Lalce s Aviation , Ltd
. Annua l Compensatio n Requirement s fo rEssentia l Ai rServic e at :



# Moab , Uta h (a t 9 8 percen t completion ) Departures : 1,22 1 Bloc k Hours : 1,546 Revenu e Passenge rMiles : 1,768,75 0 Availabl e Seat Miles : 6,565,31 7 Operatin g Revenues :

Passenger : CN Y6,25 0 psgrsa t $112.1 7 $701,06 3
Other : (at 0.62 % o fpassenge rrevenue ) $4,34 7 Tota l Operatin g Revenues : $705,40 9 Operatin g Expenses :

Direct : Aircraft an d Hul l Insuranc e $338,71 0

Fue l an d Oi l $783,31 9 Flyin g Operation s $263,03 6 Maintenanc e $383,53 9 Tota l Direct Expenses : $1,768,60 5 Tota l Indirect Expenses : $633,20 0 Tota l Operatin g Expenses : $2,401,80 5 Operatin g Los s ($1,696,396 ) Profi t Elemen t (5.0 % o fTota l Operatin g Expenses ) $120,09 0 Annua l Compensatio n Requirement : $1,816,48 6

Bi d assume s curren t Denve rHu b schedul e woul d serv e a s a representativ e schedul e Thi s proposa l contemplate s th e us e of1 9 seat Beechcraft 1900- D aircraft

Th e bi d assume s n o uplin e schedulin g restriction s