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y Stree t FrankJin , Pennsylvani a1632 3 814/432-582 3 FAX 814/437-245 3 http://www.franklin-pa.or g 7/28/201 0 E-mail : chamber@franklin-pa.org Mr . Denni s J . D e Van y Chief i Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s U.S . Dept . o f

Transportatio n Dea r Mr . D e Vany : I a mwritin g yo u i n suppor t o f th e GulfstreamInt' i Airline s proposal . Optio n On e (1) , t o provid e schedule dai r

servic e t o Franklin/Oi l Cit y (FKL ) unde r

th e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e program . Franklin/Oi l Cit y (FKL ) los t

ai r servic e alon g with othe r

EA S conununitie s i n May o f 200 8 whe n th e contracte dai r carrie r cease doperations . Servic e wa s reinitiate do n Septembe r

3,200 8 v^th GulfstreamInt' l Airline s operatin g a s Continenta l Connectio n throug h th e Continenta l Airline s hu b i n Cleveland , OH . Th e effor t t o regai n th e trave l maiice t los t du e t o th e thre e month s withou t ai r servic e i s o n goin g an dsubstantial . Additionally ; th e natio n experience dth e wors t recessio n mth e pas t fifty (50 ) year s almos t

a s soo n a s Gulfstrea

mbegan FK

L service . Th e economi c ''recovery " ha s bee n sporadi c nationwid e an dnegligible , thu s &r , i n th e Franklin/Oi l City area . Thi s region , whic h ha dbee n particularl y devastate deve n prio r t o 200 8 du e t o plan t

closing s an dlayoff , ha s bee n workin g t o reinven t it s economy . Th e 200 8 recessio n wa s afiirthe r setback . Th e Frankli n Are aChambe r o f Commerc e support s Gulfstream' s optio n #1 servic e throug h Clevelan dan dwil l wor k closel y with th e Airport

an dGulfstreamthroug h th e Sav e ou r Servic e (SOS ) effor

t t o improv e passenge r

enplanement s t o agai n b e unde r th e $20 0 pe r passenge r

cap . Th e servic e offere dusin g Clevelan da s ahu b give s thi s community mor e no n sto p destination s an dreasonabl e connection s an dfares . Th e citizen s o f

Frankli n an dOi l City a s wel l a s th e entire Oi l Heritag e Regio n wan t th e timely , dependabl e ai r

servic e propose db y Gulfstreaman dreques t that th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n provid e thi s chanc e t o continu e th e rebuildin g o f thi s economy . Gulfstream' s optio n 1 ca n serv e a s ahug e stimulu s t o thi s region . Th e regio n i s experiencin g th e beginning s o f apositiv e tren di n busines s developmen t thank s t o th e har dwor

k o f ou r legislator s an dcommunit y leaders . Meaningful , schedule d ai r servic e i s ake y elemen t

i n th e succes s o f

thi s venture . Thi s rura l are ashoul db e

Ou r missio n i s t o provid e leadershi p fo r th e busines s communit

y l} y providin g economic , educational , an dlegislativ e informatio n an d assistanc e which ca n b e use dby member s t o achiev e profit , progres s an dprosperity .allowe dt o compet e wit h th e large r urba n area s o n aleve l playin g field. Viabl e commercial ai r

servic e help s leve l tha t

playin g fieldan di s necessary for busines s developmen t

an dsustaine deconomi c growth . W e as k tha t yo u recommen dthi s proposa l t o th e Deputy Secretary . Thank yo u for you r wor k o n th e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e progra mo n behal f o f th e communitie s o f

Franklin/Oi l Cit

y an dth e Oi l Region . Bes t Regards , I Cochra n Executiv e Directo r Frankli n Are aChamber

o f Commerc e