Document:

First Amendment to Amended & Restated Chautauqua Jet Service Agreement by and between USAirways and Chautauqua

     

    
      	
               EXHIBIT
                10.3

            
	
               CONFIDENTIAL
                TREATMENT

            
	
               REQUESTED
                PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2

            
	 
	Certain
              portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
              confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
              Act of
              1934. The omitted materials ahve been filed separately with the Securities
              and Exchange Commission.

    

     

    FIRST
      AMENDMENT TO

    AMENDED
      & RESTATED

    CHAUTAUQUA
      JET SERVICE AGREEMENT

    BETWEEN

    US
      AIRWAYS, INC.

    AND

    CHAUTAUQUA
      AIRLINES, INC.

    

    

    This
      First Amendment (this “First Amendment”) to the Amended & Restated
      Chautauqua Jet Service Agreement between US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) and
      Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. (“Chautauqua”) dated as of April 26, 2005 (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 21st day of July, 2006 (the
“Effective Date”).

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Chautauqua have entered into the Agreement; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Chautauqua wish to amend certain provisions of the Agreement on
      the
      terms and conditions set forth herein; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Republic Airline, Inc. (“Republic”) are parties to that certain
      Republic Jet Service Agreement between US Airways, Inc. and Republic Airline,
      Inc., dated as of September 2, 2005 (the “Republic Agreement”); and

    

    WHEREAS,
      contemporaneously herewith US Airways and Republic are entering into a First
      Amendment to the Republic Agreement (the “Republic Amendment”); 

    

    NOW
      THEREFORE,
      for and
      in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and
      obligations hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, US Airways
      and Chautauqua hereby agree as follows:

    

    1. Defined
      Terms.
      All
      capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
      in the Agreement. 

    

    2. Certain
      Termination Rights.
      The
      Agreement shall be amended by deleting Sections 7.4(c), (d), (e) and (f);
      deleting Section 7.4(g) in its entirety and replacing it with renumbered Section
      7.4(d) as set forth below; renumbering Section 7.4(h) as Section 7.4 (e); and
      adding new section 7.4(c) as follows:

    

    “(c) Subject
      to US Airways continuing to perform its obligations under the Republic
      Amendment, twenty (20) Aircraft (the “Replaced Aircraft”) shall be removed from
      Service hereunder as set forth on Exhibit 7.4 attached hereto.”

    

    “(d)
      Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.4 or Schedule 7.4 to the contrary,
      in
      no event may US Airways terminate, in the aggregate, more than four (4) Aircraft
      in any thirty (30) day period.”

    

    3. Notices.
      The
      persons to receive notices on behalf of US Airways in Article 11 of the
      Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

    

    Andrew
      Nocella

    Senior
      Vice President - Planning

    4000
      E.
      Sky Harbor Boulevard

    Phoenix,
      Arizona 85034

    andrew.norcella@usairways.com

    Telephone:
      (480) 693-8222

    Fax:
      (480) 693-5954

    

    

    with
      a
      copy delivered to:

    

    Deputy
      General Counsel

    4000
      E.
      Sky Harbor Boulevard

    Phoenix,
      Arizona 85034

    Fax:
      (480) 693-5932

    
 

    Except
      as
      amended hereby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect and unchanged
      in
      all respects. Upon its execution by the parties and subject to the satisfaction
      of the conditions subsequent set forth in Section 4 hereof, this First Amendment
      together with the Agreement, will be the complete and binding understanding
      of
      the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

    (signature
      page follows)

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        -1-

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

     

     

    
 

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      US
      Airways and Chautauqua have caused this First Amendment to be executed by their
      duly authorized representatives on the day and year first above
      written.

    

     

     

     

     

    
      	CHAUTAUQUA
              AIRLINES, INC.	 	 	US
              AIRWAYS, INC.
	/s/ Bryan
              Bedford	 	 	/s/ W.
              Douglas Parker
	
              

            	 	 	
              

            
	Name:
              Bryan Bedford
Title: President
	 	 	Name:
              W. Douglas Parker
Title: Chairman, President and
              CEO

    

    

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        -2-

        
          

        

      

      
 

    

    

    Exhibit
      7.4

    Terminated
      Dates for 

    Aircraft
      in Fixed Fee

    Services

    

    
      	
                       Aircraft        

            	
               Removal

            	
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               Removal

            
	
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               Date

            	
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               Date

            

    

    
      	
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    Note:
      US
      Airways Agrees to work in good faith in the event contractor
      must remove aircraft ahead of this schedule in order to
      minimize its costs associated with the early termination agreement

    _________

      
        *
          Confidential

         

        
          
            
            

          

          
            -3-Second Amendment to Republic Jet Service Agreement by and between USAirways
      and Republic Airline

     

     

    
      	
              EXHIBIT
                10.4

            
	
              CONFIDENTIAL
                TREATMENT

            
	
               REQUESTED
                PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2

            
	 
	Certain
              portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
              confidential treatment under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange
              Act of
              1934. The omitted materials have been filed separately with the Securities
              and Exchange Commission. 

    

     

    
 

    

    SECOND AMENDMENT
      TO

    REPUBLIC
      JET SERVICE AGREEMENT

    BETWEEN

    US
      AIRWAYS, INC.

    AND

    REPUBLIC
      AIRLINE INC.

    

    

    This Second
      Amendment (this “Second Amendment”) to the Republic Jet Service Agreement
      between US Airways, Inc. (“US Airways”) and Republic Airlines Inc. (“Republic”)
      dated as of September 2, 2005 (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
      this 21st day of July, 2006.

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Republic have entered into the Agreement; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Republic wish to amend certain provisions of the Agreement on the
      terms and conditions set forth herein; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      US
      Airways and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. (“Chautauqua”) are parties to that certain
      Amended and Restated Chautauqua Jet Service Agreement between US Airways, Inc.
      and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., dated as of April 26, 2005 (the “Chautauqua
      Agreement”); and

    

    WHEREAS,
      contemporaneously herewith US Airways and Chautauqua are entering into a First
      Amendment to the Chautauqua Agreement (the “Chautauqua Amendment”);

    

    NOW
      THEREFORE,
      for and
      in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and
      obligations hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, US Airways
      and Republic hereby agree as follows:

    

    1. Certain
      Definitions.
      All
      capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth
      in the Agreement. In addition, the following term shall have the meanings set
      forth below:

    

    “New
      Aircraft” - shall mean the 30 Embraer 175 aircraft to be placed into Service
      under the terms of this Second Amendment or such other aircraft as may be
      substituted therefore pursuant to the terms of Section 2.8 of the Agreement.
      The
“New Aircraft” shall be deemed included in the definition of “Aircraft” set
      forth in Section 2.1. Republic acknowledges that US Airways currently has orders
      and options with Embraer for Embraer 175 aircraft (the “US Airways’ Order/Option
      Aircraft”). US Airways and Republic shall cause Embraer to transfer the US
      Airways’ Order/Option Aircraft to Republic such that the New Aircraft to be
      placed into Service will be from the US Airways’ Order/Option Aircraft. Prior to
      delivery of any New Aircraft, Republic shall provide written evidence to US
      Airways of Embraer’s transfer of the US Airways’ Order/Option Aircraft to
      Republic.

    

    2. Certain
      Provisions of the Republic Agreement.
      The
      following provisions of the Republic Agreement shall apply to the New Aircraft
      mutatis mutandis: Article 1 (Compliance with Regulations); Article 2 (Air
      Transportation Services to be Provided by Republic), excluding Sections 2.9(a)
      and 2.14; Article 3 (Operation Under the “US Airways Express” Name); Article 4
      (US Airways’ Support Services and Facilities); Sections 5.1 through 5.7 of
      Article 5 (Purchase of Available Seat Miles (“ASMs”); Article 6 (Liability,
      Indemnification and Insurance); Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 of Article 7
      (Term and Termination); Article 8 (Performance Adjustments); Article 9 (Service
      Mark License For Services Provided Pursuant to this Agreement); Article 10
      (Force Majeure); Section 12.8 of Article 12 (Miscellaneous) and Exhibit 2.2
      (Schedule Requirements).

    

    3. Spare
      Aircraft.
      Section
      2.9(a) of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting such section and replacing
      it with the following:

    

    “(a) Republic
      shall designate [*]
      of
      the
      EMB Aircraft, [*]
      of
      the
      New Aircraft until November 30, 2007 and a total of [*]
      of
      the
      New Aircraft after November 30, 2007 as “Spare Aircraft.” For the purposes of
      calculating the payment to Republic as described in Article 5 of this Agreement,
      Spare Aircraft shall not be included as Aircraft in Service, but US Airways
      shall pay to Republic certain associated Direct Costs as detailed in the Pricing
      Model, such as insurance, property taxes and aircraft ownership costs. For
      the
      purposes of calculating the schedule requirements as described in Exhibit 2.2
      to
      this Agreement, the Spare Aircraft shall not be included.”

     

    4. In
      Service Dates.
      The New
      Aircraft shall be placed into Service during the months set forth for each
      New
      Aircraft on Schedule 5.1(b) hereof. Republic shall provide US Airways with
      at
      least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice of the week each New Aircraft will
      be placed into Service and at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of the
      date on which each New Aircraft will be placed into Service.

    

    5. Pricing
      Model.
      The
      Agreement shall be amended by adding the Exhibit 5.1 - Pricing Model for EMB
      175s attached hereto. Payment of all sums due under Article 5 for each New
      Aircraft shall commence on the date each New Aircraft is first placed into
      Service. 

    _____________

    *Confidential

    
      
        
        

      

      
        -1-

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    

    
      	
              6.

            	Term.
              Section 7.1(b) of the Agreement shall be amended by deleting such section
              and replacing it with the
              following:

    

     

    “The
      term
      of this Agreement (the “Term”) (i) with respect to the EMB Aircraft shall
      commence on September 4, 2005, and continue until September 4, 2015, and (ii)
      with respect to each New Aircraft shall commence on the in Service date of
      such
      New Aircraft and continue until the day prior to the twelfth (12th)
      anniversary of the date that such New Aircraft is first placed into Service,
      in
      all cases subject to the prior termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article
      7 hereof.”

     

    
      	
              7.

            	Notices.
              The persons to receive notices on behalf of US Airways in Article 11
              of
              the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the
              following:

    

     

    
      	Andrew Nocella 	with a copy delivered to:
	Senior Vice President - Planning 	Deputy General Counsel
	4000 E. Sky Harbor Boulevard 	4000 E. Sky Harbor Boulevard
	Phoenix, Arizona 85034 	Phoenix, Arizona 85034
	andrew.nocella@usairways.com	Fax: (480) 693-5932
	Telephone:
              (480) 693-8222	 
	Fax:
              (480) 693-5954	 

    

    

    
      	
              8.

            	Schedule Requirements.
              Exhibit 2.2 of the Agreement shall be amended as
              follows:

    

     

    (a) Section
      3
      of Exhibit 2.2 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

     

        [*]

    

    (b) Each
      of
      Sections 4 and 7 of Exhibit 2.2 shall be amended to add [*]
      and
      either [*]
      or
[*]
      as
      Republic may elect pursuant to Section 3 of Exhibit 2.2, as
      amended.

    

    
      	
              9.

            	Modifications.
              Republic shall modify, at its sole expense, each of the existing EMB-170s
              from a seventy-two (72) to a seventy-six (76) seat configuration during
              the normal heavy check for each
              aircraft.

    

     

    Except
      as
      amended hereby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect and unchanged
      in
      all respects. Upon its execution by the parties, this Second Amendment
      together with the Agreement, will be the complete and binding understanding
      of
      the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

    

    (signature
      page follows)

     

    _____________

    *Confidential

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        -2-

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

     

     

    
 

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      US
      Airways and Republic have caused this Second Amendment to be executed by
      their duly authorized representatives on the day and year first above
      written.

     

     

    
 

     

    
      	REPUBLIC
              AIRLINE INC.	 	 	US
              AIRWAYS, INC.
	/s/ Bryan
              Bedford 	 	 	/s/ W.
              Douglas Parker
	
              

            	 	 	
              

            
	
              Name:
                Bryan Bedford
Title: President

               

            	 	 	Name:
              W. Douglas
              Parker
Title: Chairman, President &
CEO

    

     

    
 

    

    

    

    

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      5.1 - Pricing Model for EMB 175s 

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    *Confidential

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      5.1(a)

    

    
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    *Confidential

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Exhibit
      5.1 (b)

    E175
      Aircraft Delivery

    Schedule

    

     

    
      	
               Aircraft

            	
               In-Service

            	
               Aircraft

            	
               In-Service

            
	
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    Note:
      The
      in-service dates reflect best estimates at the date of signing.

    Contractor
      will advise US Airways at least 30 days in advance of the

    actual
      in-service date of each E175 Aircraft

    

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    *
      Confidential

     

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        -7-

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