## Grant Application Under The



# Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program

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DUNS # 155618283 Congressional District AL

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# Proposal Contents

I. THE AIR SERVICE DEFICIENCY

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S TATEMENT OF P ROBLEM

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O UTLINE OF D EFICIENCY

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A PPLICAT ION OF G RANT

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A CCESS T O T HE O’H ARE G ATEWAY

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T HE G RANT R EQUEST

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I MMEDIATE R ESULTS & E CONOMIC B ENEFITS

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A IRLINE T ARGETS

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P ROGRAM O VERVIEW

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G RANT A DMINISTRATION

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P RIOR G RANT H ISTORY

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P AST A IR S ERVICE D EVELOPMENT A CTIVITIES

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P ROJECT S PONSOR

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II. MONTGOMERY MARKE T REVIEW

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MGM A IR S ERVICE

– C APACITY D OWN 23.4% S INCE 2004

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E NPLANEMENT H ISTORY

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T HE N UMBER O NE D EFICIENCY : A CCESS T O T HE O’H ARE G ATEWAY

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M ONTGOMERY F ARES

– S IGNIFICANTLY H IGHER

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III. OVERVIEW OF PRO POSAL

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T HE N EW A IR S ERVICE D EMANDS A T M ONTGOMERY

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G ENERAL A PPLICATION OF G RANT F UNDING

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III. PROJECTIONS OF CHICAGO/O’HARE SERVI CE

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A IRLINE E XPENSE /R EVENUE P ERFORMANCE

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MGM

- ORD W ILL B E A SCASD S UCCESS

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IV. GRANT ADMINISTRA TION PLAN

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P ROGRAM F UND A LLOCATION

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T HE R ISK

- A BATEMENT P ROGRAM

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M ARKETING & A DVERTISING S UPPORT

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P OST

- G RANT S UPPORT

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V. SUMMARY OF APPLIC ATION

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## I. The Air Service Deficiency

Statement of Problem

Montgomery Regional Airport herein applies for a grant under the 2013 Small Community Air Service Development Program.

The Airport and its community partners believe that Montgomery fits all the criteria established under the SCASD program:

1. Montgomery has a significant air service deficiency

– one that can be addressed by the grant request herein

2. Montgomery has higher fares than peer cities. This is the result of fundamen tal changes in the airline industry

3. Montgomery suffers significant loss of air passenger traffic due to service that is increasingly inadequate to the need of its increasingly global

- focused economy

4. The grant requested herein represents a straightforward solution to Montgomery’s air service deficiency, and does so with minimal risk to the Department’s funds.

Outline of Deficiency

Montgomery Regional Airport is the access point for an economic base that represents relationships with commercial centers across North America , Asia, and the European Union. Over the last decade, this expansion of the region’s industrial and business base has coincided with a contraction in the US airline industry.

In the last decade:

 F ive network a irlines have disappeared. Particular to Montgomery, it has lost access to two airline gateways (Memphis and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky) and three network airline brands have disappeared. 1

 Airline capacity at MGM has plummeted over 23%

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 Fare discrepanc ies are substantial. It is understandable that fares will be somewhat

lower at giant Atlanta , but MGM has a 24% fare disadvantage over close

- by Birmingham

.

 This combination of higher fares and lower capacity have resulted in enplanements at Montgomery plu mmeting 20% from a decade ago.

 Traffic leakage from MGM is estimated at approximately 45%, due to the above factors.

1 This includes the merger of American and US Airways.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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The US airline industry is not expanding in terms of seat capacity nor in terms of fleets. This raises the bar for communities seeking to increase air service. For Montgomery, this means that, in addition to demonstrating the economic opportunity for airline expansion , the community must also show that any additional air ser vice is a better use of airline resources. 2

Application of Grant

This contraction in the airline industry represents the need for Montgomery to assure that the air carrier brands serving the Airport continue to provide the air service access to support t he current and future economic growth of the region.

Being an emerging auto

- centric region, and one focused on international business, Montgomery suffers from lack of adequate access to key commercial centers in the US, as well as in Asia. Specifically, M GM has limited access to the commercial centers of the US Midwest and Ontario that are a growing part of the trade profile of the MGM region.

Access To The O’Hare Gateway

These growing deficiencies will be addressed by the implementation of access to Chicago/O’Hare, where both United and American operate domestic and international hubbing operations. The additional capacity this new service will provide will reverse the dec lines in air access to MGM, as well as bring much

- needed additional fare discipline to the market. This grant application is intended to provide revenue incentives to attract service from one of these carrier systems.

The Grant Request

This grant applic ation is intended to gain access to the Chicago/O’Hare hub of American or
United, which will : a) provide needed new competition, b) reverse the capacity decline, c) provide some additional fare discipline, and d) recapture traffic leaking to ATL and BHM.

2 As of July 10, 2013, US airlines are scheduling 3.5% fewer departures i n the second half of 2013, compared to the same period of 2012. In addition, based on planned retirements and new aircraft orders, jet fleets in are expected to decline by over 200 ai rcraft between 2012 and 2015. Source: Boyd Group International 2013

- 2022 Global Fleet Trend & Demand Forecast.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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Montgomery is applying for a grant in the amount of $7 00,000, with a hard

- dollar local match of 20%, resulting in a total program funding of $ 84 0,000. In addition, the Airport will negotiate other

in

- kind support for the carrier, depending if it is America n (an incumbent) or United (a new

entrant.)

The veracity of Montgomery’s need to address this deficiency is underscored by the increasing delays, misconnections, and other operational problems at Atlanta Jackson

- Hartsfield International Airport. In fact, Hyundai Motors

– a major employer in the region

- has advised repeatedly that these issues are becoming problematic in regard to that company’s future expansion plans in Alabama. This air service deficiency, therefore, is a serious economic issue.

Today, top

- tier jobs such as those generated by Hyundai are critical to the nation’s emergence from the current recession. The service that this grant will facilitate will help preserve and increase such employment in Alabama.

Therefore, Montgomery Regional Airp ort and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce hereby respectfully submit this application for a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development Program.

Immediate Results & Economic Benefits

The grant requested will successfully accomplish the following:

 Resolve A Clear Air Service Deficiency . Montgomery and its important global industries need to replace the capacity lost over the past decade as the airline industry

has contracted.

 Engender New Investment . Atlanta

, being the current major gat eway to Montgomery and other points in the Deep South, is increasingly problematic to the economic growth of Alabama and to Montgomery. The problems of congestion, delays and misconnections at ATL are not going to be addressed in the near future. Opening a ccess to O’Hare will give immediate relief from this traffic bottleneck.

Airline Targets

As a practical matter, there are only two airline targets for this grant, American or United.

 United is the combination of the merger of United and Continental

. The fleet plan for this carrier is not fully determined, particularly in the role of 50

- 66 seat jets, which are the

airliners that are best suited for the MGM

- ORD route.

 American is in the process of merging with US Airways. It is clear that they are re

s tructuring thei r regional feed system. The revenues MGM can generate at ORD represent an opportunity for the carrier.

The grant will be used to recruit one of these carriers

. The Airport would ask the Department’s indulgence in this issue. Analyses indica te that either AA or UA will equally meet the community’s needs.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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Program Overview

The proposed grant will fund a mechanism that has been used successfully in many prior Small Community Air Service Development Grants.

A structured agreement will determin e exact cost and revenue projections for the service, with

shortfalls

– if any

– determined after each three

- month period. Specific requirements will be included regarding flight reliability, fare levels, and service quality.

A part of the $ 84 0,000 fund w ill be used to market and promote the new service in the MGM service area. This will be accomplished by laser

- focused electronic media, including e

- mail, social media, and direct contact with key travel generators in the region.

Grant Administration

This application is submitted jointly by the Montgomery Regional Airport and a community coalition led by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. The community support for this application is broad and encompasses the entire business base of the region.

The uniqu e community enthusiasm for business development that will support this new service is showcased by the growing investment in the region by Hyundai. The community competed with cities across the nation for this huge auto facility. It was the enthusiasm and drive of the business community that convinced this Korean conglomerate to invest in Montgomery. This local pride will assure that the new Chicago service is a success, and that the Department’s grant dollars provide a solid air service return on their inv estment.

Prior Grant History

The community was honored to have been awarded a Small Community Air Service Grant in 2005. The objective of that grant was to support implementation of nonstop service to the Northwest Airlines hub at Detroit to better support the Alabama auto industry.

Unfortunately, a set of events precluded the ultimate use of the 2005 grant. At the bottom line, Northwest Airlines found itself in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and therefore in a contraction mode. As a result, the grant was not utilized.

Past Air Service Devel opment Activities

The airport and the community have worked very hard to retain existing service and recruit new carriers to the market. In the very tough environment of the past five years, it has been a very difficult challenge.

The Airport recruited A merican Airlines for DFW access in 2009. This success will now begin to pay additional rewards as it will provide access to American’s new service to Seoul, as well as Tokyo

The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce is also actively involved in dealing with pote ntial new carrier opportunities. Because of the industrial relationships between this region of Alabama and Asia, there are efforts to increase access with global carriers. The Chicago service outlined in this application will benefit from the research and business connections the Chamber has developed with Asian and EU traffic generators.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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Project Sponsor

The official sponsor of this project is the Montgomery Airport Authority. The community partnership is a coalition of civic organizations led by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce.

The community and the Airport appreciate the time and efforts of the Department in reviewing this application, and look forward to a favorable deci sion. Please direct any correspondence regarding this matter to

Mr. Phil Perry

Executive Director Montgomery Airport Authority 4445 Selma Highway Montgomery, Alabama 36108

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## I I. Montgomery Market Review

The air service market area of Montgomery Regional Airport comprises all or parts of 13 counties, with a population base of approximately 575,000 and a city population alone of 205,764 according to the 2010 census. The city itself experienced a growth of 2 .1% between

2000 and 2010.

Note that basic reviews of air passenger traffic demand generation in the region indicate that there is approximately 45% leakage

– i.e., passengers using other airports (particularly ATL and BHM), or not traveling due to lack o f service options and high fares. 3

The role of Montgomery

– beyond that of being the capital of Alabama

– is a commercial center. Well situated at the intersection of Interstate 65 and Interstate 85, the community has experienced population and economic growth in the past decade.

But this strong location for manufacturing and logistic s also allows relatively easy access to much larger Birmingham and Atlanta, facilitating loss of passenger traffic to those airports. This grant application is inte nded to implement service that will begin to materially reverse this loss.

3 Based on earlier analyses, the region generates a core enplanement level of approximately 320,000 passengers annually.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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MGM Air Service

– Capacity Down 23.4 % Since 2004

Montgomery Regional Airport, despite its growing economy, has suffered material losses of airline capacity. This is the result o f airline consolidation and federally

- approved mergers that have removed several competing airline brands from the marketplace. 4

The additional Chicago service this grant will make possible will begin to reverse this trend. In
addition, it will provide stronger international access to support the economy of this region of

Alabama.

Enplanement History

In conjunction with declines in capacity, enplanements registered at Montgomery Regional Airport have not kept pace with the rapid economic growth and globalization of the industrial

base.

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B ase d upon known and expected airline capacity strategies, passenger enplanements at Montgomery are forecast to decline another 5%

- 6% in 2013.

These data underscore Montgomery Regional Airport’s need

, and t he eligibility of this grant.

The Number One Deficiency: Access To The O’Hare Gateway

One of the most glaring deficiencies in MGM air service is lack of nonstop service to the global hub at Chicago/O’Hare.

Montgomery’s economy is now heavily auto

- centr ic, yet there are limited seats and access to the industrial centers in the US Midwest. Furthermore, there is a huge challenge in that Montgomery is closely tied to key Asian industrial points, such as Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Taipei by virtue of the Hy undai plant. There is a pressing need for more access to these points. Both of the hubbing carriers at ORD (American and United) can provide this access.

The additional capacity that this service would add will bring more fare discipline into the MGM

mark et, as well as substantially reduce travel time to important automotive centers in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin , and Indiana.

Montgomery Fares

– Significantly Higher

Fares at MGM average significantly higher than at either Birmingham or at Atlanta. Below are

average one

- way fares paid, including federal fees and taxes in Montgome ry’s top 15 O&D

markets for 2012

. 5

Overall, MGM consumers pay almost one fourth more for air travel than those at Birmingham

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5 Source: Analysis of BTS data full year 2012, computed as one

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## I II . Overview of Proposal

The New Air Service Demands At Montgomery

Alabama has emerge d as one of the major auto

- manufacturing centers in the world , and Montgomery is the main gateway to this economic growth

.

Addressing the air service deficiencies at Montgomery will benefit not only Alabama, but the entire US. For example, the first

- second

- and third

- tier suppliers to the giant Hyundai plant generate jobs at facilities across the nation. Improved air access to MGM will enhance their

business and engender new economic investment

.

To support these jobs, adequate and affordable air access is essential. Unfortunately, airlines have cut capacity

, and fares have literally skyrocketed at MGM . The new capacity that Chicago/ORD service can provide will be a major step in addressing both of these challenges.

Today, the need for US and global access for Montgomery is more critical than ever. Unfortunately, the main international gateway for MGM remains the Delta Air Lines hub at

Atlanta Jackson

- Hartsfield International Airport. ATL remain s congested and delay

- prone. Without question, flights to another major global portal is necessary to assure that MGM has adequate air access and more reasonable fare levels from the rest of the nation and the globe. Chicago/O’Hare meets this requirement.

Furthermore, there is a substantial demand for nonstop service from Montgomery to the Chicagoland area, and the data support the contention that such service will quickly become profitable on a fully

- allocated flight sector basis.

General Application of Grant Funding

The grant requested in this application will be applied to only to provide assurances regarding the levels of revenue the target airline will attain, based on reasonable, pre

- negotiated passenger projections.

Fundamentally, this is not a su bsidy

– if the revenue targets are met, no funds will be due the carrier. The program will simply provide a safety net to offset the airline’s legitimate initial risks in opening a new nonstop market.

This approach has been used successfully at a number of other small airports with the assistance of SCASD program grants. It will also be successful at Montgomery.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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## III. Projections of Chicago/O’Hare Service

Airline Expense/Revenue Performance

The route and market proformas accomplished by the Airport sh ow that when fully developed,

the MGM

- ORD market is clearly one that this grant can attract and make successful for both the community and for the airline. Below are cost projections based on the 50

- seat ERJ

- 145 aircraft operated by American

– American Eag le. The data for 50

- seat CRJ airliners operated by the United system are nearly identical.

These data represent the market subsequent to the initial ramp period, which the grant is intended to address. The Airport would point out that the grant is intended only to reduce the

risk level to encourage the carrier to enter the market. While these data reflect analyses of the American Airlines system distribution at O’Hare, the results from a review of the United system would not vary materially.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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MGM

- ORD Will Be A SCASD Success

The data compiled by the Airport clearly show that the Chicago

– Montgomery market meet the criteria set by congress in developing the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program. This award will accomplish the fo llowing:

 It will address an immediate air service deficiency

 It will enhance economic development in the region

 It will incubate service that would help address a capacity shortage and have the effect of bringing more fare discipline into the market.

The Airport and the Community respectfully ask the Department to review these compelling data, and give favorable consideration to a grant that will address a demonstrable air service deficiency at Montgomery.Application of Montgomery Regional Airport

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## IV. Grant Administration Plan

Program Fund Allocation

The program is intended to primarily provide a revenue guarantee to reduce the carrier’s initial risk in entering and building the Chicago route from Montgomery. In addition, there will be a local marketing effort that will engender local awareness and support for the new service.

The Risk

- Abatement Program

Montgomery Regional Airport and the community are in on

- going contact with many carriers regarding new service opportunities . These include American and United. Upon favorable notification of grant award, the Airport will enter into substantive negotiations with American Airlines to secure two daily nonstop Eagle flights to Chicago/O’Hare.

The Airport will propose the following, with the final agreement subject to Department approval:

 Provision for two daily ( with reduced week

- end) frequencies, timed to connect with the carrier’s flight banks at ORD;

 A pre

- agreed per

- segment cost for the operation. This will include a fuel factor (escalator and deflator) and will be based on historical American Eagle (or alternatively, United Express) published costs for ERJ (or CRJ) aircraft. The cost will include a reasonable profit hurdle to be agreed upon.

 It is understood that MGM

- ORD is not a market that is a long

- shot from potential profitability. The data definitely show that, with initial risk

- offset in the starting months,

MGM

- ORD can be a strongly contributory route for either of the hubbing carriers (AA or UA) at Chicago. Therefore the period of the risk

- offset agreement will be for one year only, starting from the date of service initiation.

 Reliability is critical to the success of the service. Therefore, the agreement will include specific performance metrics. Schedule reliability: 98% controllable flight completion

. On

- time arrivals within 15 minutes of published schedule: 95%

.

 Pricing dynamics will be driven by the market and by competing service options to Chicago and points served by the target carrier beyond ORD. However, the carrier must agree to price the service within the relative confines of service at other, similar markets

at ORD. Montgomery

Grant Program Risk Abatement Local Marketing

Support Total

Program Funds 625,000

$ 75,000

$ 700,000

$

Local Match 70,000

$ 70,000

$ 140,000

$

Total 695,000

$ 145,000

$ 840,000

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 The performance of the service, including reliability and passenger traffic, will be monitored by the Airport. The airline will be required t o provide revenue reports, including local ORD O&D and beyond traffic revenues, every three months subsequent

to service initiation.

 Risk

- abatement determination and settlement will be made at the end of each three

month period.

The Airport will seek DOT approval prior to any agreement with the target carrier under this
grant.

Marketing & Advertising Support

The Community intends to implement an aggressive targeted program of advertising and marketing to assure that the new service builds traffic quic kly and with minimum draw on the revenue guarantee. These will include:

 Pre

- Operational Media: A targeted program of newspaper and electronic media placement

– including targeted e

- mail and an aggressive social media program

- will begin 30 days prior to the announced date of start

- up service. 6

 Community Outreach. There are only 100 daily departing seats envisioned in this program. Therefore the community outreach will be highly targeted on the specific industries that have a need for Chicago, Upper Midwe st, and Asia access. These efforts

will include direct e

- mail, presentations at Chamber and other civic events, and liaison with the travel managers of key corporations in the MGM region.

Post

- Grant Support

Montgomery Regional Airport and the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce have a recognized program to support and build local businesses. This includes the carriers serving the Airport.

At the end of the grant period of one year, the new Chicago service will c ontinue to receive aggressive marketing support in the community, as do all carriers at MGM. Therefore, the Department’s grant investment will be protected and enhanced into the future.

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## V. Summary of Application

The Montgomery Regional Airport believes that this application is consistent with the goals of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant Program.

 It meets the emerging needs of the globalized MGM region economy

– Access to ORD via either American or United will not only open up new ac cess to the Midwest, but will give MGM much

- needed new access to Asia. United’s nonstops to Tokyo have connectivity via its Haneda hub. American has connectivity over both Haneda and Narita

via its one world Alliance relationship with Japan Air Lines. Both carriers have nonstops between Chicago and China.

 The ORD service will begin to recover leakage to BHM and ATL. The important

local MGM

- ORD today involves a circuitous routing

– almost 20% more travel miles than nonstop flights. This literally drives con sumers to use BHM and ATL.

 It will reduce the reliance on congested Atlanta Jackson

- Hartsfield as the major gateway for Montgomery.

 It represents an opportunity for the target carriers. The Asian and other international traffic generated by MGM represent strong, net new revenues for either of the target

carriers.

 It will help to bring fare discipline to the MGM market. Today, consumers at MGM are actually paying on average almost 25 % more than consumers at nearby Birmingham , resulting in significant leakage and lost economic impact to Montgomery.

Based on these data, the Airport would ask the department for favorable consideration to this application.APPENDIX B

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SUMMARY INFORMATION

All applicants must submit this Summary Information schedule, as the application coversheet,

a completed standard form SF424 and the full application proposal on

www.grants.gov.

For your preparation convenience, this Summary Information schedule is located at
http://www.dot.gov/policy/aviation

- policy/small

- community

- rural

- air

- service/SCASDP

A. P ROVIDE THE LEGAL SPO NSOR AND ITS DUN AND BRAD STREET (D&B) DATA UNIVERSAL

NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER , INCLUDING +4, EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICAT ION

NUMBER (EIN) OR TAX ID

.

Legal Sponsor Name:

Montgomery Regional

Airport

DUNS

Number: 155618283

EIN/Tax ID: 63

- 0638943

B. L IST THE N AME OF THE COMMUNITY OR CONSORTIUM OF COMMUN ITIES APPLYING :

1. City of Montgomery, Alabama

2. Alabama Department of Transportation

3. Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce

4.

C. P ROVIDE THE FULL AIRP ORT NAME AND 3

- L ETTER IATA A IRPORT C ODE FOR THE APPLICAN T ( S )

AIRPORT ( S ) (O NLY PROVIDE CODES FO R THE AIRPORT ( S ) THAT ARE ACTUALLY SE EKING SERVICE ).

1. Montgomery Regional Airport MGM 2.

3. 4.APPENDIX B

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D. L IST THE 2

- DIGIT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CODE APPLICABLE TO THE SPONSORING

ORGANIZATION, AND IF A CONSORTIUM, TO EACH PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY.

1. 02 2. 07

3

. 03 4.

E. A PPLICANT I NFORMATION: (C HECK A LL T HAT A PPLY)

x Not a Consortium □ Interstate Consortium □ Intrastate Consortium 

## D

□ Community now receives subsidized Essential Air Service

x Community (or Consortium member) previously received a Small Community Air Service

Development Program Grant

If previous recipient: Year of grant(s): 2005

F. P UBLIC /P RIVATE P ARTNERSHIPS: (L IST O RGANIZATION NAMES)

PUBLIC PRIVATE

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

G. P ROJECT P ROPOSAL: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) 

# x Marketing j

— j Upgrade Aircraft 

# x New Route



# □ Travel Bank j_] Service Restoration 

# x Subsidy



# □ Surface Transportation □ Regional Service 

# x Revenue Guarantee



# □ Launch New Carrier □ X Start

- up Cost Offset 

# □ First Service



# □ Study □ Secure Additional Service 

# □ Other (explain below)

H. E XISTING L ANDING A IDS AT L OCAL A IRPORT:

X Full ILS Outer/Middle Marker

X L ocalizer □ Other (specify)

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I. PROJECT COST: DO NOTENENTER TEXT IN SHADED AREAS

J. IN

- KIND CONTRIBUTIONS** For funds in lines 5a (Airport In

- Kind contribution) and 5b (Other In

- Kind contribution), please describe the source(s) of fund(s) and the value ($) of each.

Montgomery Chamber of Commerce

- $70,000 toward hiring an Air Servi ce Development director L INE D ESCRIPTION S UB T OTAL T OTAL A MOUNT

1 Federal amount requested 

### 7 0 0,000.00

2 State cash financial contribution 

### 28,000.00

Local cash financial contribution

3a Airport cash funds

3b Non

- airport cash funds 

### 42 ,000.00

3 Total local cash funds (3a + 3b) 

### 42,000.00

4 TOTAL CASH FUNDING (1+2+3) 

### 770 ,000.00

In

- Kind contribution

5a Airport In

- Kind contribution** 

### 70,000

5b Other In

- Kind contribution**

5 TOTAL IN

- KIND CONTRIBUTION (5a + 5b) 

### 70,000.00

6 TOTAL PROJECT COST (4+5) 

### 8 40,000.00K. I S T HIS A PPLICATION S UBJECT T O R EVIEW B Y S TATE U NDER E XECUTIVE O RDER 12372

P ROCESS ?

□ a. This application was made available to the state under the Executive Order 12372

Process for review on (date) n/a

.

□ b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372, but has not been selected by the state for review.

X c. Progr am is not covered by E.O. 12372.

L. I S T HE A PPLICANT D ELINQUENT O N A NY F EDERAL D EBT ? (I F "Y ES ", P ROVIDE

E XPLANATION )

X No □ Yes (explain)

2003 206,341

2004 213,175

2005 204,896

2006 186,574

2007 180,333

2008 169,528

2009 161,272

2010 188,522

2011 184,485

2012 181,997