# e •'H M U S . 0«partm«n t o f 1 20 0 Ne w jerse y Avenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretor

y o f Transportatio n Jul y 26 , 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Mik

e Woolsto n Mayo r o f th e Cit y of Jopli n 60 2 S Mai n St . Joplin , M O 6480 1 Dea r Mayo r Woolston : I woul d lik

e t o updat e yo u o n th e essentia l ai r servic e (EAS ) situatio n a t Jopli n and For

t Leonard Wood , and giv e you a

n opportunit y to submi t

an y comment s o n th e recor d befor e w e submi t

a recommendatio n t o th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an d Internationa l Affairs . In respons e t o Grea t Lake s Aviation' s notic e o f inten t to terminat e it s schedule d ai r servic e a t Jopli n and For

t Leonard Wood , th e Departmen t issue d Orde r

2010-6-9 , Jun e 8 , 2010 , t o solici t proposal s fro

m al l intereste d air

carrier s t o provid e EA S a t Jopli n and/o r

For t Leonar d Wood . I

n respons e to that order , w e receive d proposal s fro mfou r carriers : Alask aJunea

u Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/

aSeaPor t Airline s (SeaPort) , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/aCap e Ai r (Cap e Air), Executiv e Airline s d/b/a America n Eagl e Airline s (American Eagle) , and Multi-Aero , Inc . d/b/aAi r Choic e On e (Ai r Choic e One) . Copie s of di e proposal s ma

y b e accesse d onlin e throug h th e Federal Docke t Management

Syste m (FDMS ) at : http://www.regulations.gov / b y enterin g DOT-OST-2006-2393 2 fo r Jopli n o r DOT

OST-1996-116 7 fo

r For t Leonar d Woo d in th e "Ente r Keyword or

ID " field . SeaPor t propose s t o serv e For

t Leonard Woo d wit

h tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o St . Loui s (1 4 total per

week) an d tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s t o Kansa s City (1 4 total per week) , utilizin g 9-passenge r

Pilatu s PC-1 2 aircraft . It s firs t yea r subsid y reques t

i s $1,838,255 , and it s secon d yea

r subsid y reques t

i s $1,888,509 . Cap e Air ha s propose d servic e fromFor t Leonard Woo d t o St . Loui s usin g 9-passenge r Cessn a 40 2 aircraft . I

t propose s t o operat e fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h day (2 8 total per week ) to St . Loui s fo r a n aimua l subsid y o f

$1,478,102 . Dependin g o n th e community' s luggag e demand . Cap e Air propose s combinatio n passenge r an d freighter

service . Th e freighter

servic e woul d onl y b e use d whe n required . A s a n example , i

f 70 % of departure s require d th e freighte r service , i t woul d resul t

i n a n additiona l $959,66 4 in annua l subsidy .America n Eagl e propose s to operat e tw o dail y nonsto p roun d trip s (1 4 total pe r week) fro m Jopli n to Dallas/For

t Wort h Inteniationa l Airport , fo r a n annual subsidy rat e o

f $2,778,756 . American Eagl e propose s t o operat e 66-passenge r ATR-7 2 aircraft' . Air Choic e On e ha s propose d servic e t o Jopli n an d For t Leonar d Wood . I

t woul d operat e 9-passenge r

Cessn aCaravan aircraf

t to St . Loui s unde r

al l of it s proposals . Ther e ar

e tw o option s fo r Jopli n - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekday an d weeken d (2 4 total per week ) fo r a n aimua l subsidy of

$2,054,483 , o r

fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (3 0 total per week) , fo r a n annual subsid y o

f $2,442,623 . Ther e ar

e thre e option s fo

r For t Leonard Woo d - fou

r nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (2 4 total per week) fo r a n annual subsidy of $1,704,203 , fiv e nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekday an d weeken d (3 0 total per week) , fo r a n annual subsidy o f

$1,960,797 , o r

si x nonsto p roun d trip s eac h weekda y an d weeken d (3 6 total pe r week) , fo r a n annua l subsid y o

f 2,263,853 . Th e schedule s tha

t th e carrier s hav e propose d are illustrativ e only , and the y ma y make schedul e change s t o reflec t

changin g conditions , e.g. , t o bette r mee t shiftin g cormectin g ban

k time s a t th e hub . Th e Departmen t

expect s subsidize d ai r

carrier s t o maintai n well-time d an d well-space d flight s in orde r

t o ensure full compensation . W e reques t

tha t yo u revie w eac h proposal and submi t an y comment s you ma

y hav e a s soo n a s possible , bu t

n o later tha n Augus t 9 , 2010 . W e wil l carefull y conside r your comment s befor

e w e submi t arecommendatio n to th e Assistan t Secretar y fo r adecision . Letter s requestin g feedback hav e als o bee n sen

t t o official s o f

bot h conmiunities . Pleas e sen d your

comment s vi ae-mai l to : EAS@dot.go v o r b y fa x t o 202-366-7638 . I

f you hav e any questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t

Kevi n Schlemme r

of m y staf f a t kevin.schlemmer@dot.go v o r 202-366-3176 .

Sincerely , 

# ^ . /

X 

# /^- ^ Denni s J . DeVan y Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e of Aviatio n Analysi s

cc : Jeffrey Hartz , American Eagl e Airline s Andre w Bonney , Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . d/b/aCap e Ai r Shan e Storz , Multi-Aero , Inc . d/b/aAi r Choic e On e Ro b McKinney , Alask aJuneau Aeronautics , Inc . d/b/ aSeaPor t Airline s

' America n Eagl e request s t

o substitute , whe

n needed , a44-passenge r

Embrae r 14 0 o r a50-passenge r

Embrae r 14 5 aircraft , t o b e reimburse d a

t th e sam e subsidy rate .