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Presqu e Isl e i s please dt o provid e comment s t o th e U S Departmen t of Transportatio n (USDOI ) regardin g proposal s receive dfro mColga n Air , Ai r Charte r Transpor t

an dSovereig n Air . A

U thre e proposal s wer e reviewe db y th e Presqu e Isl e a t y Council , th e Airpor t Advisor y Boar dan dth e Airpor t Director . W e appreciat e th e time tha t al l flire e airline s too k

t o develo p thei r

proposal s an danswe r

follo w u p questions . Base do n thi s review , i t i s th e recommendatio n o f th e Presqu e Isl e Cit y Counci l tha t

Colga n Ai r

b e awarde dth e Presqu e Isl e Essentia l Ai r Servic e (EAS ) contrac t fo r th e nex t tw o years . Th e prindpa l reason s fo r th e recommendatio n of

Colga n Ai r

b y th e Presqu e Isl e Cit y Counci l wer e a s follows : * > Colga n Ai r

offere d1 9 flights pe r

wee k o f a3 4 sea t cabi n clas s aircraft . Charte r Ai r Transpor t

onl y offere d1 2 flights pe r wee k o f a3 0 sea t cabi n das s aiTcrafl: . Sovereig n Ai r offiereda1 9 sea t

aircraf t wit hn o catri n das s service . A t

onl y 1 2 flights pe r

wee k an donl y 3 0 seats , Charte r Ai r Transpor t

di dno t mee t th e minimu mnumber , o f flight s o r seat s outline di n th e EA S proposa l A s apopula r touris t destination , th e lac k

of servic e o n Saturda y outline di n th e Charte r Ai r Transpor t

proposa l wa s a n are ao f grea t concern . *> • Colga n Ai r

wa s th e onl y carrie r

tha t ha s significan t

experienc e i n providin g schedule dai r

service . Tli e othe r

tw o ar e prindpaU y charte r operation s lookin g t o expan di n th e schedule dai r servic e area . Sovereig n Ai r currentl y doe s no t hav e authorizatio n t o conduc t schedul e flight s usin g a1 9 sea t aircraf t whid i i s aminimu mrequiremen t o f th e EA S propos ^

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764-251. 3 • Ta

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764-250 9 • Welfur

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wa s th e oril

y carrier tha t i s operatin g unde r

FA A Par t 12 1 safet y regulations . Mos t

major carrier s operat e unde r

th e highe r

safet y xequirement s o

f Par t 121 . Charte r

Air Transport i s operatin g unde r

Part 135 . A t present ^ Sovereig n Ai r

doe s no t hav e th e authority t o operate schedule dai r

servic e wit han y aircraf

t over 8 seats . ^ Norther n Main e Regiona l Airport ha s on e o f th e greates t

distance s t o a competin g airport

i n th e lowe r

4 8 states . Give n thi s lon g drivin g distance , i t i s very importan t

i n growin g th e loca

l econom y tha t th e EAS carrier

hav e at leas t on e cod e shar e withamajor carrier lik e U S Airways . Colga

n Ai r wa s th e onl y proposa l tha t

ha dacod e share . I f yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e feel free t o giv e me acan a t (207 ) 764-448 5 or contac t th e Airport

Director , Scot

t Wardwel l a t

(207 ) 764-2550 . Bes t Regards ,



### JB/n m Jame s Bennet t Presqu e Isl e Cit

y Manager