### January 1 5 , 2015 Kevin Schl emmer O f fice of Av iati on Anal ys i s US Departme nt of Transportation 1200 New J e r sey Ave SE W as hington , D.C. 20590 SkyWest Airlines' Esse nti a l Air Ser v ice Pro po sa l for Puebl o , Co lo rado . Dear Mr. Sc hl e mmer: Attached i s SkyWest Airlines ' propo sa l to begin a new two yea r contract te rm effective March 15 \ 

### 2015 , to provid e service fro m Pueb lo to Denver Inte rn ational Airport, with the C RJ- 200. SkyWest we lcomes the o pportunit y to begin serv in g the Puebl o communi ty. O ur combination of safe and reliable aircraft , well-timed sc hedule s , and acce ss to o n e of th e world ' s largest a irline netwo rk s prov ide s pa sse nger s with quality a ir serv ice and will he lp drive economic g rowth in the reg i on. 

### United Airlines' Network One of the mo s t beneficial aspects of thi s propo sa l i s the connectivity it provides Puebl o passengers who w ill h ave access to U nited Airlines ' global network, including 5,400 daily flight s to 370 airports. U nited i s a lso the largest memb er of th e Star A lli ance n etwo rk , which a ll ows travelers to connect on more th an 21,900 daily flights to near ly all parts of the g l obe. Thi s connectivity m akes it s imple for pa ssen gers to plan their travel and is a key factor in th e area's continued eco nomic de ve lopm ent. 

### Frequency and Schedule As directed by the RFP , we will offer a minimum of 12 round-trip flights per week . All flights have been timed to e n s ure they offer pas sen ger s va lu ab le fli ght sc h e dul es that arrive and depart on bank . T hi s me ans that they have been optimi zed for maximum co nnection o pp o rtuniti es in Denver, making the service conve nient fo r busine ss and leisure trave lers. With more than 3 50 Un ited or U nited Ex pre ss departure s per day , Denver Internati o n a l Airport makes it easy to get to destinations aro und th e world. In ad di ti on to being a major hub , D e n ver i s al so a t op des tination for th e community.

### Although subject to change , our proposed schedule is as follows: DEN 8:00AM 8:48AM PUB PUB 9:30AM 10:18 AM DEN DEN 3:30PM 4:18PM PUB PUB 5:00PM 5:48PM DEN Superior Aircraft Service in Pueblo will be provided using the Canadair Regional Jet 200 (CRJ200) 50-seat aircraft. SkyWest has been named the most reliable CRJ200 operator in North America five times since 2007 and is one of the largest domestic operators of th i s reliable , comfortable aircraft type . Summary SkyWest believes this proposal provides the best overall option for air service in the Pueblo community . Given the connectivity at Denver, the well-timed schedu le and reliable equipment we expect to see continued growth in the number of passengers utilizing the service. We will a lso work with community and airport partners to market the service. SkyWest i s excited about the opportunity to continue providing reliable air service to Pueblo , Co lorado. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely ,



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- Market Development SkyWest AirlinesSkyWest Airline s Es s ential Air Servi c e Bid 1/15/2015 PUB DEN Number of round-trips per week 12 Aircraft type CRJ200 Pa s senger Revenue Passengers 1 0,000 Average fare $ 55 .00 Revenue $ 550,000 Bloc k Time Trip block time (minutes) 48 Total scheduled block time 998 Total completed block time 98% 978 RPMS Passengers 10,000 Stage l ength 1 09 1,090,000 A5M s Sched u l ed d epart ures 1,248 Competed d e p art u res 98% 1 ,223 Stage le n gth 109 Availab l e Seats 

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Revenue $ SSO,OOO Direct operating e x penses $ 2,641,766 RPM related $ 3,717 Departure related $ 868,517 ASM re l ated $ 63 ,39 1 Total expenses $ 3,577,392 Operating income (loss) $ (3,027,392) 5% profit margin $ 1 78,870 Annual sub sidy require m e nt $ 3,206 , 261 SkyWest eff e ctive rate s per unit Cost per tr i p $ 2,925 Cost per passenger $ 358 SkyWest cos t per blo ck hour $ 3,656 Effective Subs idy rat e per unit Subsidy per trip $ 2,622 Subsidy per pas senge r $ 321
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