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                                                            Exhibit 10.5(b)

         NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
THEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
"SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
SECURITIES LAWS, OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

                                     WARRANT
                       TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                       OF
                         REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS, INC.

Date:  April 25, 2002

                  THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT, for value received, AMR CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("AMR"), is entitled, subject to the terms herein, to
purchase from REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), at any time, or from time to time, the number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares set forth herein of the Company's common stock, $.001 par
value (the "COMMON STOCK"), at the Exercise Price (as defined below), all on the
terms and conditions and pursuant to the provisions hereinafter set forth. The
term "WARRANT SHARES," as used herein, refers to the shares of Common Stock
purchasable hereunder. As used herein, the term "HOLDER" shall initially mean
AMR, and shall subsequently mean each person or entity to whom this Warrant is
duly assigned.

         1. VESTING AND EXERCISE OF WARRANT; CANCELLATION OF PRIOR WARRANT.

                  (a) This Warrant shall be exercisable for vested Warrant
Shares commencing on the closing date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") of the Company's
initial public offering of shares of Common Stock registered under the
Securities Act (the "IPO"). Warrant Shares constituting three and three quarters
percent (3.75%), subject to increase or decrease as provided herein, of the
Number of IPO Shares (as defined below) shall vest over a ten-year period (at
the rate of 10% on each anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (as defined
below), beginning on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date (the
"TEN-YEAR VESTING PERIOD"). The "VESTING COMMENCEMENT DATE" is June 11, 2001.
Warrant Shares constituting five percent (5%) of the Number of IPO Shares shall
vest over a five-year period (at the rate of 20% on each anniversary of the
Vesting Commencement Date), beginning on the fifth anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date (the "FIVE-YEAR VESTING PERIOD" and collectively with the
Ten-Year Vesting Period, the "VESTING PERIODS") (for any Warrant Share the
Holder elects to purchase hereunder, the date upon which such Warrant Share
vests is referred to herein as its "VESTING DATE"). A Warrant Share that has
vested may be purchased pursuant to this Warrant at the option of the Holder, in
whole or part, at any time between the Effective Date and the later of the fifth
anniversary of (a) the Effective Date or (b) its Vesting Date (with respect to a
Warrant Share, such time period is referred to herein as its "EXERCISE PERIOD").
Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding anything contained in this
Warrant to the contrary, no unvested Warrant Share shall continue to vest and
the option to purchase unvested Warrant Shares shall automatically expire upon
the earlier of (a) the date that the Holder issues notice to the Company to
terminate that certain Air Services Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2001, by and
between AMR and Airlines, Inc. ("CHAUTAUQUA"), as thereafter amended (the "AIR
SERVICES AGREEMENT") and (b) the date that the aggregate number of Committed
Aircraft that (i) are in service and (ii) are committed to be placed into
service under the Air Service Agreement and (iii) excluding any aircraft that
are removed from service under the Air Service Agreement pursuant to an
agreement between AMR or any Affiliate and the Company ("REMOVED AIRCRAFT"), is
less than ten.

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                  (b) To the extent an increase in the Number of Committed
Aircraft as defined below after the Effective Date results in a corresponding
increase in the Applicable Percentage Shares (as defined below) and, thereby,
Warrant Shares, pursuant to SECTION 2 hereof, such additional Warrant Shares
shall be deemed to have been issuable on the Execution Date for purposes of
vesting, and shall vest over a ten-year period (at the rate of 10% on each
anniversary of the Execution Date), beginning on the first anniversary of the
Execution Date. Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, to the extent
that the removal from service under the Air Service Agreement of one or more
Removed Aircraft results in a corresponding decrease in the Applicable
Percentage Shares and, thereby, Warrant Shares, pursuant to Section 2 hereof,
such reduced Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issuable on the
Execution Date for purposes of vesting, and shall vest over a ten-year period
(at the rate of 10% on each anniversary of the Execution Date), beginning on the
first anniversary of the Execution Date. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to
the contrary, if as a result of such decrease, on the date(s) of the events
giving rise to such decrease the Holder shall have exercised this Warrant for a
greater number of Warrant Shares than shall have vested, the vesting of
additional Warrant Shares shall be suspended until such time as the decreased
number of vested Warrant Shares is equivalent to the number of Warrant Shares as
to which the Holder shall have exercised this Warrant.

                  (c) This Warrant shall supercede and replace the Warrant to
purchase the common stock, $.01 par value, of Chautauqua dated June 11, 2001
(the "Prior Warrant"). Effective the date hereof, the Prior Warrant and all
rights conferred thereunder shall be cancelled and be of no further force and
effect.

         2. NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES ISSUABLE. At any given time, the total
number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant to this Warrant shall be determined
by multiplying the Applicable Percentage of IPO Shares (as defined below) by the
Number of IPO Shares (as defined below). The "NUMBER OF IPO SHARES" shall equal
the greater of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock registered under the
Securities Act, including any over allotment option granted to the underwriters
whether or not exercised, pursuant to the IPO or (b) sixty percent (60%) of the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing of
the IPO (such number of shares of Common Stock to be computed on a fully diluted
basis assuming the conversion or exchange of all securities of the Company
convertible or exchangeable, either directly or indirectly, into Common Stock
and the exercise of all options, warrants and rights exercisable, either
directly or indirectly, for Common Stock). The "Applicable Percentage of IPO
Shares" shall be equal to the percentage of IPO Shares corresponding to the
Number of Committed Aircraft (as defined below) as set forth on Schedule A
attached hereto. The Number of Committed Aircraft means the number of aircraft
at any given time committed to Feeder Air Service (as defined in the Air
Services Agreement), pursuant to the Air Services Agreement, including Firm
Approved Aircraft and Option Aircraft (as those terms are defined in the Air
Services Agreement) that AMR and any Affiliate (as defined in Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act) have committed to engage in Feeder Air
Service but that are not then in service, but excluding any Removed Aircraft.

         3. EXERCISE PRICE. The per share price at which the Warrant Shares may
be purchased shall equal ninety-three percent (93%) of the public offering price
per share of Common Stock as set forth on the cover page of the final prospectus
delivered in connection with the IPO (the "EXERCISE PRICE").

         4. MANNER OF EXERCISE; PAYMENT FOR SHARES; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES;
DEFINITIONS.

                  (A) MANNER OF EXERCISE. Subject to the provisions of this
Warrant, the Warrant Shares may be purchased by the Holder, in whole or in part,
by the surrender of this Warrant together with a completed election to purchase
agreement in the form attached to this Warrant (the "ELECTION AGREEMENT"), to
the Company during normal business hours on any business day, during the
Exercise Period, at the Company's principal executive offices (or such other
office or agency of the Company as it may reasonably designate by notice to the
Holder), and upon payment to the Company of an amount of consideration equal to
the aggregate Exercise Price of the purchased Warrant Shares ("TOTAL PURCHASE
PRICE").

                  (B) PAYMENT FOR SHARES. The Total Purchase Price may be paid
(a) in cash, by certified or official bank check or by wire transfer for the
account of the Company (the "CASH EXERCISE"); (b) notwithstanding (a), if the
Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the Company's Common Stock is greater
than

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the Exercise Price, in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the
Holder may elect to receive shares of Common Stock (the "CASHLESS EXERCISE")
computed as of the date of such calculation using the following formula:

                                    X=  Y(A-B)
                                        -------
                                                A

                  Where X = the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to
                  the Holder

                  Y = the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable under the
                  Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being
                  exercised, the portion of the Warrant being exercised and
                  canceled
                  A = the Fair Market Value of one share of the Company's Common
                  Stock
                  B = the Exercise Price

         or (c) in any combination of the foregoing.

                  (C)      DEFINITIONS.

                           (i) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, as of any date of
                  determination, with respect to any Common Stock, (x) if there
                  is a Qualified Public Market (as defined below) for such
                  Common Stock, the value per share determined pursuant to
                  clause (i) or (ii) below of this definition or (y) if there is
                  no such Qualified Public Market, the value determined pursuant
                  to clause (iii) below of this definition:

                                            (i) if such Common Stock is listed
                                    or quoted on a national securities exchange
                                    or admitted to unlisted trading privileges
                                    on such an exchange, the average last
                                    reported sale price (as reported in THE WALL
                                    STREET JOURNAL) of a share of such Common
                                    Stock over the 21 trading day period
                                    immediately prior to the date of
                                    determination or if no such sale is made on
                                    any such day, the mean of the closing bid
                                    and asked prices for such Common Stock on
                                    such day on such exchange; or

                                            (ii) if such Common Stock is not so
                                    listed or admitted to unlisted trading
                                    privileges, the average mean of the last bid
                                    and asked prices reported for a share of
                                    such Common Stock over the 21 trading day
                                    period immediately prior to the date of
                                    determination (A) by the National
                                    Association of Securities Dealers Automatic
                                    Quotation System or (B) if reports are
                                    unavailable under clause (A) above by the
                                    National Quotation Bureau Incorporated; or

                                            (iii) if such Common Stock is not so
                                    listed or admitted to unlisted trading
                                    privileges and bid and asked prices are not
                                    so reported, then the Company shall give
                                    prompt written notice to the Holder of the
                                    need to determine the Fair Market Value of
                                    such Common Stock, as well as a statement of
                                    the fair market value of such Common Stock
                                    determined by the Board of Directors of the
                                    Company. In such event, the Fair Market
                                    Value of such Common Stock shall be the fair
                                    market value per share agreed to by the
                                    Board

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                                    of Directors of the Company and the
                                    Holder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, if no such
                                    agreement is reached within thirty (30) days
                                    of the date on which the event for which the
                                    Fair Market Value is required to be
                                    determined occurs, then the Fair Market
                                    Value shall be determined as follows: the
                                    Company and the Holder shall each designate
                                    promptly in a written notice to the other
                                    its determination of the fair market value
                                    of such Common Stock as of the applicable
                                    reference date, and the Fair Market Value of
                                    such Common Stock as of the applicable
                                    reference date shall then be determined by a
                                    nationally recognized independent appraiser
                                    (the "INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL EXPERT")
                                    selected by the Holder from a group of three
                                    appraisers chosen by the Company (with whom
                                    the Company does not have an existing
                                    business relationship) and the Holder
                                    assuming an arm's-length private sale
                                    between a willing buyer and a willing
                                    seller, neither acting under compulsion. The
                                    determination by the Independent Financial
                                    Expert of the Fair Market Value shall be
                                    final and binding on the Company and the
                                    Holder. The costs and expenses of any such
                                    Independent Financial Expert making such
                                    valuation shall be paid by the Company,
                                    except that such expenses shall be borne
                                    solely by the Holder to the extent that the
                                    Independent Financial Expert concludes that
                                    the valuation of such Common Stock made by
                                    the Board of Directors of the Company is
                                    within ten percent (10%) of the Fair Market
                                    Value.

                           (ii) "QUALIFIED PUBLIC MARKET" shall mean with
                  respect to the Common Stock of the Company, an active trading
                  market on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter
                  market which consists of such publicly held Common Stock in
                  the Company, with a minimum market value of $10,000,000 for
                  such Common Stock. A "Qualified Public Market" shall be deemed
                  to exist if the financial parameters set forth in the
                  immediately preceding sentence have been met for the Common
                  Stock for a period of 21 consecutive days.

                  (D) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. The Warrant Shares so purchased
shall be deemed to be issued to the Holder, as the record owner of such shares,
as of the close of business on the date on which this Warrant shall have been
surrendered, the completed Election Agreement shall have been delivered, and
payment of the Total Purchase Price shall have been made as set forth above.
Certificates for the Warrant Shares so purchased shall be delivered to the
Holder within a reasonable time, not to exceed three (3) business days after
this Warrant shall have been so exercised. The certificates so delivered shall
be in such denominations as may be requested by the Holder and shall be
registered in the name of the Holder. If this Warrant should be exercised in
part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this Warrant, execute and
deliver a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase
the balance of the Warrant Shares issuable hereunder.

         5. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY. The Company hereby covenants and
agrees as follows:

                  (A) SHARES TO BE FULLY PAID. All Warrant Shares will, upon
issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect
to the issue thereof.

                  (B) RESERVATION OF SHARES. During the Exercise Period, the
Company shall at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of
issuance upon exercise of this Warrant, a sufficient number of shares of Common
Stock to provide for the exercise of this Warrant.

                  (C) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Warrant will be binding upon
any entity succeeding to the Company by merger, consolidation or acquisition
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

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         6. ADJUSTMENT TO THE NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES. During the Exercise
Period, the number of Warrant Shares and the Exercise Price shall be subject to
adjustment from time to time as provided in this SECTION 6.

                  (A) SUBDIVISION OF COMMON STOCK. During the Exercise Period,
if the Company subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
reorganization, reclassification or otherwise) any shares of Common Stock into a
greater number of shares, then, after the date of record for effecting such
subdivision, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant shall be proportionally increased so that the percentage of Warrant
Shares, after the subdivision, of the total number of shares of Common Stock
will be equal to the percentage of Warrant Shares, immediately prior to such
subdivision, of the total number of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to
such subdivision. In addition, the Exercise Price shall be proportionally
decreased to appropriately reflect such subdivision.

                  (B) CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE. During the Exercise Period,
in case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into
any other corporation, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company other than in connection with a
plan of complete liquidation of the Company, then as a condition of such
consolidation, merger or sale or conveyance, adequate provision will be made
whereby the Holder of this Warrant will have the right to acquire and receive
upon exercise of this Warrant in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately
theretofore acquirable upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of stock,
securities or assets as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange
for the number of shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore acquirable and
receivable upon exercise of this Warrant had such consolidation, merger or sale
or conveyance taken place. In any such case, the Company will make appropriate
provision to insure that the provisions of this SECTION 6 will thereafter be
applicable as nearly as may be in relation to any shares of stock or securities
thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

         7. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be
issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of delivering any fractional
shares to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the number of shares of
Common Stock shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.

         8. ISSUE TAX. The issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder or such
shares for any issuance tax or other costs in respect thereof.

         9. NO RIGHTS OR LIABILITIES AS A SHAREHOLDER. This Warrant shall not
entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the
Company. No provision of this Warrant, in the absence of affirmative action by
the Holder to purchase Warrant Shares, and no mere enumeration herein of the
rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of such
Holder for the Exercise Price or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such
liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

         10. TRANSFER AND REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT.

                  (A) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER. This Warrant and the rights
granted to the Holder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of
this Warrant, together with a properly executed assignment in the form attached
hereto, at the office of the Company referred to in SECTION 11 below; PROVIDED,
that any transfer or assignment shall be subject to the conditions set forth in
SUBSECTION 10(E). Until due presentment for registration of transfer on the
books of the Company, the Company may treat the registered Holder as the owner
and Holder of this Warrant for all purposes, and the Company shall not be
affected by any notice to the contrary.

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                  (B) REPLACEMENT OF WARRANT. Upon receipt of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction, or
mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft, or
destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in
form and amount to the Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company, at its expense, will
execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

                  (C) CANCELLATION; PAYMENT OF EXPENSES. Upon the surrender of
this Warrant in connection with any transfer or replacement as provided in this
SECTION 10, this Warrant shall be promptly canceled by the Company. The Company
shall pay all taxes and all other expenses (other than legal expenses, if any,
incurred by the Holder) in connection with the preparation, execution, and
delivery of Warrants pursuant to this SECTION 10.

                  (D) REGISTER. The Company shall maintain, at its principal
executive offices (or such other office of the Company as it may designate by
notice to the Holder), a register for this Warrant, in which the Company shall
record the name and address of the person or business entity in whose name this
Warrant has been issued, as well as the name and address of each transferee and
each prior owner of this Warrant.

                  (E) EXERCISE OR TRANSFER WITHOUT REGISTRATION. If, at the time
of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any exercise, transfer, or
exchange of this Warrant, this Warrant (or in the case of any exercise, the
Warrant Shares issuable hereunder) shall not be registered under the Securities
Act, and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws, the Company may
require, as a condition of allowing such exercise, transfer, or exchange (i)
that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, furnish to
the Company a written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such exercise, transfer
or exchange may be made without registration under said Act and under applicable
state securities or blue sky laws, and (ii) that the Holder or transferee
execute and deliver to the Company an investment intent representation letter in
form and substance acceptable to the Company. AMR, as the initial Holder of this
Warrant, by taking and holding the same, represents to the Company that such
Holder is acquiring this Warrant for investment and not with a view to the
distribution thereof. Notwithstanding anything in this SUBSECTION 10(E) to the
contrary, the Company may transfer this Warrant to any Affiliate of the Company
without compliance with CLAUSE (I) of this SUBSECTION 10(E).

                  (F) LEGENDS.

                                    (i) Each Warrant Share (and each Warrant
                           Share issued to transferees of the Warrant), unless
                           and until such time as the same is no longer required
                           under the applicable requirements of the Securities
                           Act, or any applicable state securities laws, shall
                           bear the following legend:

                                    "NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE
                           SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF HAVE BEEN
                           REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
                           AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY
                           APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE
                           SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR
                           OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION
                           UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE
                           SECURITIES LAWS, OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION
                           THEREFROM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
                           AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS."

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                                    (ii) Each certificate or instrument (if any)
                           representing any Warrant Shares issued upon the
                           exercise of this Warrant (and each certificate or
                           instrument representing any Warrant Shares issued to
                           transferees of this Warrant or such certificate or
                           instrument), unless and until such time as the same
                           is no longer required under the applicable
                           requirements of the Securities Act, or any applicable
                           state securities laws, shall bear substantially the
                           following legend:

                                    "THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
                           CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
                           SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES
                           ACT"), OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
                           THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY
                           NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR
                           OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
                           REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE
                           PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
                           STATE SECURITIES LAWS."

         11. NOTICES. All notices, requests and other communications required or
permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the Holder of this Warrant shall
be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent by certified
or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage prepaid and
addressed, to such Holder at the address shown for such Holder on the books of
the Company, or at such other address as shall have been furnished to the
Company by notice from such Holder. All notices, requests, and other
communications required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder to the
Company shall be in writing, and shall be personally delivered, or shall be sent
by certified or registered mail or by recognized overnight mail courier, postage
prepaid and addressed to the office of the Company at 2500 South High School
Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241, Attention: President, or at such other address as
shall have been furnished to the Holder of this Warrant by notice from the
Company. Any such notice, request or other communication may be sent by
facsimile, but shall in such case be subsequently confirmed by a writing
personally delivered or sent by certified or registered mail or by recognized
overnight mail courier as provided above. All notices, requests and other
communications shall be deemed to have been given either at the time of the
receipt thereof by the person entitled to receive such notice at the address of
such person for purposes of this SECTION 10 or, if mailed by registered or
certified mail or with a recognized overnight mail courier upon deposit with the
United States Post Office or such overnight mail courier, if postage is prepaid
and the mailing is properly addressed, as the case may be.

         12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW.

         13.      MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (A) AMENDMENTS. This Warrant may only be amended by an
instrument signed by the Company and the Holder.

                  (B) DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of the
several paragraphs of this Warrant are inserted for purposes of reference only,
and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions of
this Warrant.

                  (C) SEVERABILITY AND SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason (i) objected to,
contested or challenged by any court, government authority, agency,

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department, commission or instrumentality of the United States or any state or
political subdivision thereof, or any securities industry self-regulatory
organization (collectively, "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY"), or (ii) held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the Company and the Holder
agree to negotiate in good faith to modify such objected to, contested,
challenged, invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision. It is the intention of
the Company and the Holder that there shall be substituted for such objected to,
contested, challenged, invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision a provision
as similar to such provision as may be possible and yet be acceptable to any
objecting Governmental Authority and be valid, legal and enforceable. Further,
should any provisions of this Agreement ever be reformed or rewritten by a
judicial body, those provisions as rewritten will be binding, but only in that
jurisdiction, on the Holder and the Company as if contained in the original
Agreement. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any one or more
provisions of this Warrant will not affect the validity and enforceability of
any other provisions of this Warrant.

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         WITNESS the signature of a proper officer of the Company as of the date
first above written.

                                REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.

                                By:
                                   -------------------------------------------
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

Acknowledged and Agreed:

AMR CORP.

By:
   -----------------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

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                                 SCHEDULE A

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        Number of Committed Aircraft         Percentage of IPO Shares

   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                 Less than 5                           0 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                      5                               6.25%
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                      6                               6.50%
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                      7                               6.75%
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                      8                               7.00%
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                      9                               7.25%
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                     10                               7.50%
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                     11                               7.75%
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     12                               8.00%
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     13                               8.25%
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     14                               8.50%
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     15                               8.75 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     16                               9.00 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     17                               9.25 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     18                               9.50 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     19                               9.75 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     20                              10.00 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     21                              10.25 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     22                              10.50 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     23                              10.75 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     24                              11.00 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     25                              11.25 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     26                              11.50 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     27                              11.75 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     28                              12.00 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     29                              12.25 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     30                              12.50 %
   ------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
                     31                              12.75 %
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       Number of Committed Aircraft             Percentage of IPO Shares
  -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                    32                                 13.00%
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                    33                                13.25 %
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                    34                                13.50 %
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                    35                                13.75 %
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For purposes of calculating the Applicable Percentage of IPO Shares, the Number
of Committed Aircraft after the expiration of the term of the Air Services
Agreement shall equal the Number of Committed Aircraft on the last day of the
term of the Air Services Agreement.

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                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

                   (TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IF
                  SUCH HOLDER DESIRES TO TRANSFER THE WARRANT)

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
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hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

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(Please print name, address and taxpayer identification number or social
security number of transferee.)

the accompanying Warrant, together with all right, title and interest therein,
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint:

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attorney, to transfer the accompanying Warrant on the books of the Company, with
full power of substitution. The transferee's tax identification or social
security number is
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Dated:                     , 20     .
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                                  [HOLDER]

                           By:
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                           Name:
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                           Title:
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                                     NOTICE

                  The signature to the foregoing Assignment must correspond to
the name as written upon the face of the accompanying Warrant or any prior
assignment thereof in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any
change whatsoever.

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                    [FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT ]

                   (TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IF
                  SUCH HOLDER DESIRES TO EXERCISE THE WARRANT)

      To:                        :
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         The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to (i) purchase [INSERT
NUMBER OF SHARES IN WORDS] ([INSERT NUMBER OF SHARES IN NUMBERS]) of the shares
of common stock of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. $.001 par value, ("COMMON
STOCK"), pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 4(A) of the accompanying warrant
(the "WARRANT"), and tenders herewith payment of the aggregate purchase price
for such Warrant Shares in full; (ii) elects to exercise the Warrant for the
purchase of [INSERT NUMBER OF SHARES IN WORDS] ([INSERT NUMBER OF SHARES IN
NUMBERS]) of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of SECTION
4(B) (the "CASHLESS EXERCISE" provision) of the attached Warrant; or (iii)
elects to exercise this Warrant for the purchase of [INSERT NUMBER OF SHARES IN
WORDS] ([INSERT NUMBER OF SHARES IN NUMBERS]) of the shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the provisions of SECTION 4(C) (the "COMBINATION EXERCISE"
provision) of the attached Warrant. The undersigned requests that certificates
for such shares of Common Stock be issued in the name of:

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(Please insert social security or other identifying number.)

         The undersigned hereby confirms and acknowledges that it is acquiring
the shares of Common Stock solely for investment for its own account and not
with a view to distribution, and it will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of
any such shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or any applicable state securities laws.

         If such number of shares of Common Stock shall not be all of the shares
of Common Stock evidenced by the accompanying Warrant, the undersigned requests
that a new Warrant for the balance remaining of such Warrant Shares shall be
issued to, registered in the name of, and delivered to:

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Dated:                     ,        .      [HOLDER]
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                                        By:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Name:
                                              ---------------------------------
                                        Title:
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                                     NOTICE

                  The signature to the foregoing Election to Purchase Agreement
must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the accompanying Warrant
or any prior assignment thereof in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.<Page>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.6

                                SERVICE AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT made this 9th day of February, 1994 by and between USAIR, INC.
(USAir), a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business at Crystal
Park Four, 2345 Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22227 and Chautauqua
Airlines, Inc., (Contractor), a New York corporation having a principal place of
business at Chautauqua county Airport, RD #1, Airport Drive, Jamestown, New York
14701 as follows:

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, USAir holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity
issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) authorizing USAir to engage in
the interstate and overseas air transportation of persons, property and mail
between all points in the United States, its territories and possessions:

     WHEREAS, Contractor is a commuter air carrier engaged in air transportation
of persons and property pursuant to Part 298 of the DOT's Economic Regulations:

     WHEREAS, USAir owns various trademarks, service marks and logos, including
"USAir," "USAir Express," and distinctive exterior color decor and patterns on
its aircraft, hereinafter referred to individually and collectively as the
"USAir Servicemarks;"

     WHEREAS, contractor wishes to acquire a nonexclusive license, and USAir
does hereby grant unto the Contractor, the use

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Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment under Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933. The
omitted materials have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

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of one or more of USAir's Trademarks in connection with the scheduled air
transportation services operated by Contractor pursuant to this Agreement,
including the use of the "US" designator code; and

     WHEREAS, Contractor desires to operate, and USAir is willing to contract
for, USAir Express operations in the manner and to the extent hereinafter
described;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties to this
Agreement hereby agree as follows:

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Article 1 - COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS

     Contractor hereby represents, warrants, and agrees that all air
transportation services performed by it pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise
shall be conducted in full compliance with any and all applicable statutes,
orders, rules, and regulations, whether now in effect or hereafter promulgated,
of all governmental agencies having jurisdiction over Contractor's operations,
including, but not limited to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the
DOT. Contractor's compliance with such governmental statutes, orders, rules, and
regulations shall be the sole and exclusive obligation of Contractor, and USAir
will have no obligations or responsibilities, whether direct or indirect, with
respect to such matters.

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Article 2 - AIR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY CONTRACTOR

          Section 2.01 SCHEDULES TO BE OPERATED

I. Section 2.u1(a) is hereby amended by adding the following under the two
column headings:

<Table>
<Caption>
     "MARKETS                EFFECTIVE DATES

<S>                 <C>
     PIT-HGR        The effective dates for these markets are
     PIT-YXU        subject to a transition plan with Jetstream
     PIT-LNS        International Airlines which provides, INTER
     PIT-YHM        ALIA, for the inception of service at various
     PIT-A00        dates in such markets. The first effective date
     PIT-JST        will be on or about 11/05/95 and the last effective
     DAY-DTW        date for such routes will be on or about 03/01/96."
     DAY-GRR
     CMH-GRR
</Table>

Unless otherwise approved by USAir in writing, Contractor will operate a minimum
of three weekday round trips with reduced frequency weekends in each of these
approved markets.

          (b) USAir, at its sole discretion, shall allow Contractor to operate
as "USAir Express" in non-exclusive markets provided the Contractor complies
with Sections 2.01(c) and (e), Section 8.O1(c), and provided, further, that
USAir reserves the right to withdraw its approval of all or any part of
Contractor's schedules at any time and to require Contractor to reduce its
schedules if USAir's facilities do not have the ability or

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capacity to handle Contractor's schedules as determined by USAir in the exercise
of its sole discretion and judgment.

          (c) Any changes in the schedules operated by Contractor pursuant to
Section 2.01(a) or 2.01(b), whether necessitated by altered connections,
operating experience or other reasons, must be submitted to USAir by the
deadline date established by USAir but not less than sixty (60) days prior to
the effective date of such changes, and all such changes must be approved, in
advance by USAir. Requests for new markets to Section 2.01(a) and 2.01(b)
must be submitted to USAir one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to
requested service start date. Requests for changes in Contractor's schedules
must be made in writing. Before such requests, USAir and Contractor will, as
far in advance as practicable, advise each other of any desired modifications
or amendments of their respective schedules so as to ensure that the primary
needs of both the local and connecting traffic between the cities operated by
Contractor as a USAir Express carrier are being adequately met. Within the
operating capability of the aircraft used by Contractor as described in
Section 2.03, or some other substitute aircraft used by Contractor with the
prior written consent of USAir, all reasonable and practicable requests by
USAir to Contractor to adjust the service schedules required by Section 2.01
will be complied with by Contractor; provided that the primary needs of the
markets listed in Section 2.01(a) are met.

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          (d) Contractor shall be the sole and exclusive air carrier
authorized by USAir to operate as "USAir Express" in the markets listed in
2.01(a) of this Agreement.

          (e) If Contractor provides service per Section 2.01(b) as
"USAir Express" in a non-exclusive market operated in conjunction with USAir
Group aircraft, Contractor's scheduled departures cannot be scheduled within
sixty (60) minutes of any USAir Grouip departure, unless specifically approved
in writing by USAir.

          (f) In the event Contractor suspends operations in any city pair
previously approved under Section 2.01 for a period of thrity (30) days or
more, that market shall automatically be deleted from this Agreement.

          (g) No terms, provision or condition contained in this Article
shall be construed so as to prohibit the operation of additional schedules
beyond those frequencies in cities pairs previously approved in 2.01(a) or
2.01(b) with the aircraft described in Section 2.03, if, in contractor's
judgment, described in Section 2.03, if, in Contractor's judgment, such
additional schedules are economically feasible; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that the
operation of such additional schedules shall be subject to the terms of
Section 2.01(c) and 8.01(c).

          Section 2.02 OPERATION OF NON-AFFILIATED FLIGHTS Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01, Contractor shall be
entitled to operate additional services under its own name in the markets
covered by this Agreement, provided that such services, shall not make use of
any

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of the services or facilities afforded to Contractor by USAir under this
Agreement and that any aircraft used in providing such services shall not
bear any USAir Express logo or markings.

III. Section 2.03(a) is deleted in its entirety and the following is
substituted:

          (a) Contractor will provide the scheduled air services described in
Section 2.01 with short-to-medium range, multi-engine, turbine propeller
aircraft, which aircraft shall meet the requirements for commuter air carrier
operations set forth in Part 298 of the DOT's Economic Regulations and the
Federal Aviation Regulations. Such aircraft shall have a design capacity of
at least 19 seats and appropriate capacity for passenger baggage, freight
and mail. Contractor and USAir agree that the Fairchild Metro III aircraft,
Jetstream J31 series of aircraft and SAAB 340 aircraft are acceptable for
purposes of this Agreement.

          (b) The aircraft scheduled and any replacement aircraft utilized by
Contractor pursuant to this Section 2.01, shall bear USAir's Trademarks,
consisting of the red, white, and blue aircraft exterior color decor and
pattern provided by USAir and the name "USAir Express." At any time during
the life of this Agreement, and at the sole discretion of USAir, Contractor
may be permitted to use such new or different trademarks and exterior color
decors and patterns on its aircraft as USAir may determine. Upon written
notice from USAir, which shall include the specifications for any such
changes in trademarks and/or exterior aircraft decor and patterns, Contractor
shall effect such changes as promptly as is reasonably practicable.

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          In addition to use of the USAir Trademarks on its aircraft,
Contractor shall use and display a suitable sign on the exterior of its
aircraft identifying Contractor as the operator of the services being
provided pursuant to this Agreement. The use and display of such sign shall
be subject to the prior written approval of USAir as to its nature, size and
location on Contractor's aircraft.

          (c) In addition to the aircraft described in Section 2.03(a) above,
Contractor will arrange for, and will have available for its use such spare
or substitute aircraft as are required to maintain effectively the scheduled
services operated pursuant to Sections 2.01 during periods when Contractor's
primary aircraft may be out of service due to unforeseen and irregular
maintenance requirements. Such spare or substitute aircraft shall meet the
specifications contained in Section 2.03.

          Section 2.04 FLIGHT CREWS TO BE USED

          All services performed by Contractor pursuant to Sections 2.01 and
10.01 shall be operated with at least the minimum number of qualified flight
crew members required by the Federal Aviation Agency. All such crew members
shall at all times meet all currently applicable governmental requirements, as
such requirements may be amended from time to time during the life of this
Agreement, and shall be fully licensed and qualified for the services to be
performed hereunder, and, in addition, all of Contractor's captains shall hold a
current Airline Transport Pilot Certificate. All of contractor's first officers
must have

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satisfactorily completed the Airline Transport Pilot written examination by
no later than the second anniversary of consecutive employment by Contractor.
Such crew members shall also meet any and all requirements imposed by the
insurance policies which are to be maintained pursuant to Section 7.03.

          2.05 MAINLINE OPERATIONS

          Nothing contained in Section 2.01 or any other provision of this
Agreement shall prevent the operation of nonstop, single-plane or connecting
jet service by USAir Group in any market covered by this Agreement.

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Article 3 - SUPPORT SERVICES AND FACILITIES

          Section 3.01 GENERAL PROVISION

          USAir and Contractor will provide ground support services and
facilities to the extent and in the manner set forth in the subsequent
sections of this Article 3. Such ground support services and facilities will
be furnished only with respect to Contractor's scheduled air services
described in Sections 2.01; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that with respect to schedules
operated by Contractor in addition to the minimum schedules established by
Section 2.01(a), USAir's obligation to provide ground support and facilities
to Contractor under Section 3.05(a) shall be subject to the ability of
USAir's facilities to handle such additional schedules at no additional cost
as reasonably determined by USAir in the exercise of its sole discretion and
judgement.

          Section 3.02 COMMUNICATIONS

          Reservation telephone lines will be maintained by USAir at the points
in Section 2.01 connecting those cities with USAir's reservations center.

          Section 3.03 RESERVATIONS

          (a) All reservations will be requested and confirmed for passengers
using the services described in Sections 2.01 through USAir's reservations
system (PACER). Connecting reservations to USAir or to other air carriers will
be requested and confirmed through USAir's PACER system in accordance with
currently established industry methods and procedures. For

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passengers originating their travel at points other than those served by
Contractor pursuant to Section 2.01, either on USAir's system or on the systems
of other airlines, connecting reservations to the services of Contractor will
also be made in accordance with currently established industry methods and
procedures. In all cases, USAir will confirm the reservations of Contractor's
passengers through the entire itinerary of their scheduled trips. When a contact
number is supplied by the passengers making such reservations, USAir will assume
the responsibility of notifying passengers of any changes in Contractor's
schedules or operations, PROVIDED that Contractor furnishes USAir with
sufficient advance notice of such changes.

          (b) Contractor agrees to make available the minimum of [*].

          (c) In the event of flight delays, cancellations or other schedule
irregularities affecting Contractor's scheduled services, and as soon as
information concerning such irregularities is available, Contractor shall notify
USAir's reservations control center in a manner prescribed by USAir and furnish
USAir such information in as much detail as practicable.

          (d) Contractor shall be solely responsible for, and USAir shall
have no obligation or duties with respect to the

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dispatch of Contractor's flights operated pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise. For the purposes of this section 3.03(d), the term flight dispatch
shall include, but shall not be limited to, all planning of flight
itineraries and routings, fueling and flight release.

          (e) From time to time, and solely upon request of Contractor or its
flight crews, USAir may furnish Contractor's flight crews with such U.S. Weather
Bureau information or data as may be available to USAir; PROVIDED, that in
furnishing any such weather information or data to Contractor, neither USAir nor
its employees or agents will be responsible or liable for the accuracy thereof.

          Section 3.04 RESERVED

          Section 3.05 Station Facilities and Ground Support Service

          (a) USAir will provide the following services at locations (except as
mutually agreed) outlined in Sections 2.01 and 2.06 where USAir personnel are
represented, subject to provisions outlined in Section 3.01 and 8.01(c).

               (1)  check-in and ticketing of Contractor's passengers at
                    USAir's ticket counters or, as appropriate, at the
                    gate check-in areas;
               (2)  use of USAir's passenger facilities by Contractor's
                    passengers;
               (3)  ramp handling of Contractor's aircraft. Including
                    loading, unloading and the handling

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                    of Contractor's passengers, baggage, freight, and mail;
                    but not including aircraft servicing, catering and GPU's.

               (4)  interline transfer of baggage, mail, and freight in
                    accordance with currently established industry methods
                    and procedures;

               (5)  such security facilities, personnel, and passenger
                    screening procedures as are required (a) by applicable
                    orders, rules, and regulations of the FAA, and (b) by
                    USAir's FAA-approved aircraft security
                    plan;

               (6)  arrangements, made at Contractor's request and its sole
                    cost and expense, for alternate transportation, meals,
                    lodging, and other accommodations for Contractor's
                    passengers as the need therefor may arise from time to
                    time due to schedule irregularities in Contractor's
                    operations; and

               (7)  in the event USAir is unable to accommodate Contractor's
                    scheduled air services beyond the minimum requirements of
                    Section 2.01(a) at USAir's own facilities, USAir reserves
                    the right to provide the services and facilities herein at
                    another suitable location on the airport selected by mutual
                    agreement by the

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                    parties subject to provisions outlined in Section 8.01(c).

          (b) Contractor will provide the following services and facilities at
locations not provided under Section 3.05(a):

               (1)  airport ticket counters, staffed by an adequate number of
                    uniformed ticket agents and passenger service personnel;

               (2)  adequate check-in areas including passenger waiting room
                    facilities;

               (3)  all ground support personnel, facilities, and equipment
                    necessary to accommodate Contractor's passengers, freight,
                    and mail; and

               (4)  such security facilities, personnel and passenger screening
                    procedures as are required by applicable orders, rules and
                    regulations of the FAA as may be required.

          Section 3.06 TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, SALES AND PROMOTION

          (a) USAir's Terms of Transportation, with certain exceptions as listed
therein, shall be applicable to services provided by Contractor pursuant to this
Agreement. Such Terms of Transportation shall at all times be available for
public inspection at Contractor's corporate offices and at each airport ticket
counter and sales office maintained and operated by or on behalf of Contractor.

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          (b) USAir and contractor agree that each carrier is authorized to sell
air transportation of passengers and property on the scheduled flights operated
by the other carrier; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither USAir nor Contractor shall
issue passenger tickets or exchange orders which provide for space on a
particular flight except on the basis of a confirmed reservation for such space.

          (c) The party issuing a ticket or exchange order for passenger
transportation shall pay to the party furnishing the transportation pursuant
thereto, or pursuant to a ticket issued in exchange for such exchange order, the
charges applicable to the transportation furnished. Such payments shall be made
as follows:

               (1)  with respect to passenger tickets and exchange orders issued
                    by Contractor for transportation on Contractor, USAir and
                    other air carriers, Contractor shall remit to USAir through
                    the Airlines Clearing House, Inc. (Clearing House) in
                    accordance with the procedures set forth in the currently
                    effective MANUAL OF PROCEDURES issued by said Clearing
                    House, but in no event later than the twenty-eighth (28th)
                    day of the month following the month in which the sale
                    occurred, all of the monies or proceeds of such sales.
                    Contractor shall prepare and

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                    furnish to USAir all written reports, accounts, and
                    documentation that USAir may require daily or at such lesser
                    frequency as USAir may prescribe, at its sole reasonable
                    discretion, from time to time during the life of this
                    Agreement; and

               (2)  with respect to passenger transportation furnished by
                    Contractor pursuant to this Agreement, invoices for all
                    flight coupons collected by Contractor from its passengers,
                    whether issued by, or on behalf of Contractor, USAir or
                    other air carriers, shall be forwarded to the Clearing House
                    in accordance with the procedures set forth in the currently
                    effective MANUAL OF PROCEDURES issued by said Clearing
                    House. All payments for transportation furnished by
                    Contractor shall be made by the Clearing House, including
                    all passenger transportation accounts receivable from USAir
                    and other air carrier participants in the Clearing House.

          (d) With respect to airbills issued by Contractor for transportation
of property on Contractor, USAir and other air carriers, and with respect to
inbound collect shipments, including without limitation, inbound C.O.D.
shipments, handled by Contractor as the final carrier, all monies or proceeds

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collected and received by Contractor in connection with such transactions shall
be remitted to USAir through the Clearing House in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the currently effective MANUAL OF PROCEDURES issued by
said clearing House, but in no event later than the twenty-eighth (28th) day of
the month following the month in which such monies or proceeds were collected.
In addition, Contractor shall prepare and furnish to USAir all written reports,
accounts and documents that USAir may reasonably require, on a daily basis or at
such lesser frequency as USAir may prescribe, at its sole discretion, from time
to time during the life of this Agreement.

          (e) USAir may prescribe in its reasonable discretion from time to time
during the life of this Agreement such new or different passenger and air
freight sales and accounting procedures as may reasonably be required by
experience or changed circumstances. In addition, USAir and Contractor by mutual
agreement, may reasonably establish alternative or modified passenger sales and
accounting procedures in order to accommodate tickets or exchange orders issued
by air carriers which are not participants in the Clearing House.

          (f) No commission will be paid for the sale of air transportation when
such sale is made directly by the parties hereto and not by a travel agent. When
Contractor accepts as payment a credit card charge on behalf of USAir in
exchange for issuing tickets, exchange orders or air freight bills for
transportation of persons or property on Contractor, USAir or

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other carriers, USAir shall pay all commissions charged by the issuer of
such credit card with respect to such credit card charge sale.

          (g) Contractor shall assume full liability for and shall indemnify,
defend, protect, save, and hold harmless USAir, its directors, officers,
agents, and employees from any and all liabilities, damages, claims, suits,
judgments, and all related expenses or losses on account of the loss,
misapplication, theft or forgery of passenger tickets, exchange orders,
airbills or other supplies furnished by or on behalf of USAir to Contractor,
or the proceeds thereof, whether or not such loss is occasioned by the
insolvency of either the purchaser of the aforesaid passenger tickets,
exchange orders, airbills or other documents or of a bank in which Contractor
may have deposited such proceeds. Contractor's responsibility hereunder for
passenger tickets, exchange orders, airbills, and other supplies shall
commence immediately upon delivery of said passenger tickets, exchange
orders, airbills, and other supplies into the possession of Contractor or any
duly authorized officer, agent or employee of contractor. USAir shall furnish
Contractor prompt and timely notice of any claims made, or suits instituted
against USAir which in any way may result in the indemnification hereunder,
and Contractor shall have the right to compromise or participate in the
defense of same to the extent of its own interest.

          (h) USAir will include the scheduled air services provided by
Contractor pursuant to Section 2.01 in its public

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timetables. All references in USAir's public timetables to Contractor's USAir
Express services shall also contain notations indicating that such scheduled
services are performed by Contractor as an independent contractor under the
appropriate USAir Trademarks.

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Article 4 - PASSENGER FARES AND DIVISION OR REVENUES

          Section 4.01 [*]

          [*]

          Section 4.02 ALL OTHER FARES

          [*]

          Section 4.03 DIVISION OF REVENUES

          (1)  [*]

          (2)  [*]

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Article 5 - AIR FREIGHT RATES

          Section 5.01 JOINT AIR FREIGHT RATES

          Throughout the life of this Agreement, USAir and Contractor shall
establish and maintain joint air freight rates, including rates covering
general commodity, small package, and priority air freight shipments.

          Section 5.02 Compensation to Contractor FOR AIR FREIGHT

          For the transportation of air freight on the scheduled services to be
operated by Contractor pursuant to Section 2.01 above, USAir will pay Contractor
the following:

          (a)  General Commodity Freight - [*] per pound;
          (b)  Priority Freight - [*] per pound;
          (c)  Small Package Freight - [*] per shipment, originated or
               terminated.

The foregoing rates to be paid Contractor for the transportation of air freight
shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as required by experience and
as mutually agreed to by USAir and Contractor.

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Article 6 - U.S. MAIL

          (a) Contractor shall accept for transportation, and shall transport on
the regularly scheduled air transportation services it shall operate pursuant to
Section 2.01 of this Agreement, such U.S. mail as shall be tendered to it by the
United States Postal Service (USPS) and by USAir. In the performance of its
transportation of the U.S. mail as aforesaid, Contractor shall observe and
comply with any and all applicable postal regulations, instructions and
procedures and with any applicable orders or regulations of the DOT governing
the transportation of mail by scheduled air carriers.

          (b) All mail transported by Contractor pursuant to this Article 6
shall be transported under the currently effective service mail rates
established by the DOT or the USPS for the transportation of the U.S. mail by
USAir. USAir shall make all reports and keep all records and accounts and
perform such other administrative functions as may be required by the USPS in
connection with the transportation of the mails by Contractor in the markets
covered by this Agreement.

          (c) All payments by the USPS under USAir's effective service mail
rates for the transportation of the mails by Contractor in the markets covered
by this Agreement, shall be made to USAir. USAir shall pay to Contractor
monthly, via procedures of the Airline's Clearing House, a sum of money equal to
20 CENTS per pound for all categories of mail boarded on Contractor's scheduled
flights. The rate of [*] per pound of

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mail boarded established by this paragraph (c) shall be subject to adjustment
from time to time during the effectiveness of this Agreement as mutually agreed
upon by USAir and Contractor.

          (d) Contractor shall assume full liability for and shall indemnify,
defend, protect, save, and hold harmless USAir, its directors, officers, agents,
and employees from and against any and all liabilities, damages, claims,
demands, suits, judgments, including, without limitation, any and all fines,
penalties or other sanctions imposed by the USPS (including all costs, fees, and
expenses in connection therewith or incident thereto), for the loss, delay,
damage or destruction of any of the mails tendered to Contractor by the USPS or
by USAir for transportation pursuant to this article and for any and all
violations or failures on the part of Contractor, its directors, officers,
agents, employees or independent contractors to observe and comply with any
applicable rules, regulations or orders of the USPS, the DOT, or any other duly
authorized governmental agency relating to the transportation of the mails,
arising out of, or in any way connected with the performance by Contractor, its
directors, officers, agents, employees, and independent contractors of the
transportation of the mails pursuant to this Agreement. USAir shall give
Contractor prompt and timely notice of any claims made, suits instituted or
fines, penalties or other sanctions imposed against USAir which may in any way
result in a claim for the indemnification hereunder, and Contractor shall have
the right to participate in the compromise, or the defense

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of same, at its sole expense and to the extent of its own interest. In the event
USAir shall be required to pay any fine, penalty or other monetary sanction
imposed against USAir which in any way results in the indemnification hereunder,
it is mutually agreed that the amount of such fines, penalties or other monetary
sanctions shall be deducted and set off against payments USAir is required to
make to Contractor pursuant to paragraph (c) above, such deduction and setoff to
continue until USAir recovers the full amount of any fine, penalty or other
monetary sanction it shall be required to pay by reason of any act or omission
of Contractor, its directors, officers, agents, employees, and independent
contractors in the performance under this article.

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Article 7 - LIABILITY, INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

          Section 7.01 Contractor Shall Act as An INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

          (a) The employees, agents, and/or independent contractors of
Contractor engaged in performing any of the services Contractor is to perform
pursuant to this Agreement shall be employees, agents, and independent
contractors of Contractor for all purposes, and under no circumstances shall be
deemed to be employees, agents or independent contractors of USAir. In its
performance under this Agreement, Contractor shall act, for all purposes, as an
independent contractor and not as an agent for USAir. USAir shall have no
supervisory power or control over any employees, agents or independent
contractors engaged by Contractor in connection with its performance hereunder,
and all complaints or requested changes in procedures shall, in all events, be
transmitted by USAir to a designated officer of Contractor. Nothing contained in
this Agreement is intended to limit or condition Contractor's control over its
operations or the conduct of its business as a commuter air carrier, and
Contractor and its principals assume all risks of financial losses which may
result from the operation of the air services to be provided by Contractor
hereunder.

          (b) The employees, independent contractors, and agents of USAir
engaged in performing any of the services USAir is to perform pursuant to this
Agreement shall be employees, independent contractors, and agents of USAir for
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agents of Contractor. contractor shall have no supervisory power or control over
any such USAir employees, independent contractors, and agents engaged by USAir
and any complaint or requested change in procedure shall be transmitted by
Contractor to USAir's designated representative.

          Section 7.02 LIABILITY AN INDEMNIFICATION

          (a) Each party hereto assumes full responsibility for any and all
liability to its own directors, officers, employees, or agents on account of
injury, or death resulting from or sustained in the performance of their
respective services under this Agreement.

          (b) Contractor shall indemnify, defend, protect, save, and hold
harmless USAir, its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against
any and all liabilities, claims, demands, suits, judgments, damages, and losses
(including the costs, fees, and expenses in connection therewith and incident
thereto), brought against USAir, its directors, officers, employees or agents by
or on behalf of any director, officer, employee, agent or independent contractor
of Contractor or anyone else claiming through such persons, or by reason of
damage or destruction of property of any such person, or injury to or death of
such person caused by, arising out of, or in any way related to the services
contimplated by the Agreement, and any acts or omissions of Contractor occurring
while this Agreement is in effect. USAir shall give Contractor prompt and timely
notice of any claim made or suit instituted against USAir which in any way
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indemnification hereunder, and Contractor shall have the right to compromise or
participate in the defense of same to the extent of its own interest.

          (c) Each party, with respect to its own employees, accepts full and
exclusive liability for the payment of worker's compensation and/or employer's
liability insurance premiums with respect to such employees, and for the payment
of all taxes, contributions or other payments for unemployment compensation or
old age benefits, pensions or annuities now or hereafter imposed upon employers
by the government of the United States or by any state or local governmental
body with respect to such employees measured by the wages, salaries,
compensation or other remuneration paid to such employees, or otherwise, and
each party further agrees to make such payments and to make and file all reports
and returns, and to do everything necessary to comply with the laws imposing
such taxes, contributions or other payments.

          (d) Contractor hereby assumes liability for and shall indemnify,
defend, protect, save, and hold harmless USAir, its directors, officers, agents,
and employees from and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, suits,
judgments, damages, and losses (including all costs, fees, and expenses in
connection therewith or incident thereto), for death of or injury to any person
whomsoever, including, but not limited to Contractor's directors, officers,
employees, or agents, and for loss of, damage to, or destruction of any
property whatsoever, including

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any loss of use thereof, and including, but not limited to, property of
Contractor, its directors, officers, employees or agents, caused by, arising out
of, or in any way related to the performance, operations, and any acts or
omissions of either Contractor or USAir, or their respective directors,
officers, employees, and agents, except for the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of USAir, its directors, officers, employees or agents, which are in
any way related to the services contemplated by this Agreement, and in the case
of Contractor alone, any other services, or acts or omissions or the use,
operation, storage or possession of any aircraft, whether or not bearing USAir
Express exterior decor, colors, and logo, and whether or not used in performance
of the services contemplated hereby or in connection with any other services
permitted by Article 10, or otherwise. USAir shall give Contractor prompt and
timely notice of any claim made or suit instituted against USAir which in any
way results in indemnification hereunder, and Contractor shall have the right to
compromise or participate in the defense of same to the extent of its own
interest.

          Section 7.03 INSURANCE COVERAGE

          (a) In consideration of the privileges granted herein, Contractor
shall, at all times during the effectiveness of this Agreement, commencing with
the first day thereof, have and maintain in full force and effect policies of
insurance satisfactory to USAir, of the types of coverages, including coverage
on all aircraft described in Section 2.03, and in the

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minimum amounts stated below with companies satisfactory to USAir and under
terms and conditions satisfactory to USAir as follows:

                                                            Minimum
                                                  Amounts of Insurance coverages
                                                        (U.S. CURRENCY)

1.   AIRCRAFT LIABILITY
     AND GROUND LIABILITY
     INSURANCE;
     (Including Comprehensive
      Public Liability)

     a. Bodily Injury and
        Personal Injury -
        Passengers
     b. Bodily Injury and
        Personal Injury -
        Third Parties
     c. Property Damage

          The minimum amounts of insurance coverages required under this
paragraph shall be [*] per occurrence, combined single limit for all coverages
required under this paragraph 1 utilizing aircraft with less than twenty
seats and [*] per occurrence combined single limit liability for all
coverages utilizing aircraft with twenty or greater seating capacity.

                                           PER ACCIDENT

2.   WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
     INSURANCE:
     (Company Employees)                   [*]

3.   EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY:
     (Company Employees)                   [*]

4.   ALL RISK HULL INSURANCE
     ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMING                [*]
     SERVICES HEREUNDER:

5.   BAGGAGE LIABILITY:                    [*]

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6. CARGO LIABILITY:                        [*]

          (b) The parties hereby agree that from time to time during the life of
this Agreement, USAir may require Contractor to have and maintain amounts set
forth in paragraph (a) above, should the circumstances and conditions of
Contractor's operations under this Agreement be deemed in USAir's sole
judgment,' to require reasonable increases in any or all of the foregoing
minimum insurance coverages.

          Section 7.04 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

          (a) Contractor shall cause the policies of insurance described in
Section 7.03 to be duly and properly endorsed by Contractor's insurance
underwriters as follows:

               (1)  as to the policies of insurance described in paragraphs 1,
                    2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of said Section 7.03(a);

                    (A)  to provide that any waiver of rights of subrogation
                         against other parties by contractor will not affect the
                         coverage provided hereunder with respect to USAir; and

                    (B)  to provide that Contractor's underwriters shall
                         waive any and all subrogation rights against USAir,
                         its directors, officers, agents, and employees
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                         of warranty on the part of Contractor or to provide
                         other evidence of such waiver of recourse against
                         USAir, its directors, officers, agents, or employees
                         as shall be acceptable to USAir.

               (2)  as to policies of insurance described in paragraphs 1, 5,
                    and 6 of said Section 7.03(a):

                    (A)  to provide that USAir, its directors, officers,
                         agents and employees shall be endorsed as Additional
                         Insured parties thereunder; and

                    (B)  to provide that said insurance shall be primarily
                         insurance and to acknowledge that any other insurance
                         policy or policies or USAir shall be secondary or
                         excess insurance;

               (3)  as to policies of insurance described in paragraphs 1 and 4
                    of said Section 7.03(a) to provide a breach of warranty
                    clause to said policies acceptable to USAir;

               (4)  as to policies of insurance described in paragraph 1 only of
                    said Section 7.03(a):

                    (A)  to provide, with respect to claims in favor of USAir,
                         its directors, officers,

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                         agents and employees against Contractor, its
                         directors, officers, agents and employees, that
                         USAir, its directors, officers, agents, and
                         employees shall not be deemed to be insured under
                         the said insurance policies, and to this end to
                         provide a cross-liability clause (acceptable to
                         USAir) as though separate policies were issued for
                         USAir and Contractor and to provide a reciprocal
                         cross-liability clause in favor of Contractor; and

                    (B)  to provide contractual liability insurance coverage for
                         liability assumed by Contractor under this Agreement.

               (5)  as to policies of insurance described in paragraph 4 above
                    of said Section 7.03(a), to provide that said Aircraft Hull
                    Insurance shall be on an agreed value basis, and, except
                    with the consent of USAir, shall not be subject to more than
                    the standard market deductibles in the event of loss,
                    settled on the basis of a total loss, all losses shall be
                    payable in full:

               (6)  as to any insurance obtained directly from foreign
                    underwriters, to provide that USAir

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                    may maintain against said Contractor's underwriters a direct
                    action in the United States upon said insurance policies and
                    to this end provide a standard service of suit clause
                    designating a United States attorney in Washington, D.C. or
                    New York, N.Y.

          (b) Contractor shall cause each of the insurance policies referred
to in Section 7.03 to be duly and properly endorsed to provide that said
policy or policies or any part or parts thereof shall not be cancelled,
terminated or materially altered, changed or amended by Contractor's
insurance underwriters, until after thirty (30) days' written notice to USAir
which thirty (30) days' notice period shall commence to run from the date
such notice is actually received by USAir.

          (c) Upon the effective date of this Agreement, and from time to time
thereafter upon request by USAir, Contractor shall furnish to USAir evidence
satisfactory to USAir of the aforesaid insurance coverages and endorsements,
including certificates certifying that the aforesaid insurance policy or
policies with the aforesaid policy limits are duly and properly endorsed as
aforesaid and are in full force and effect. Initially, this evidence shall be
certified copies of the policies required hereunder.

          (d) In the event Contractor fails to maintain in full force and
effect any of the insurance and endorsements described in Sections 7.03 and
7.04, USAir shall have the right (but not

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the obligation) to procure and maintain such insurance or any part thereof.
The cost of such insurance shall be payable by Contractor to USAir upon
demand by USAir. The procurement of such insurance or any part thereof by
USAir does not discharge or, excuse Contractor's obligation to comply with
the provisions of Sections 7.03 and 7.04. Contractor agrees not to cancel,
terminate or materially alter, change or amend any of the policies referred
to in Section 7.03 until after providing thirty (30) days' advance written
notice to USAir, of its intent to so cancel, terminate or materially alter,
change or amend said policies of insurance, which thirty (30) day notice
period shall commence to run from the date notice is actually received by
USAir.

          Section 7.05 CARGO LIABILITY INSURANCE

          USAir agrees to make available to Contractor cargo liability
insurance coverage under USAir's cargo liability insurance policy solely with
respect to air freight transported by Contractor under a USAir airbill in
scheduled air services operated pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 and such
coverage shall be deemed to satisfy Contractor's obligation to have and
maintain in full force and effect cargo liability insurance coverage in
accordance with the terms of Section 7.03(a)(6), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
USAir may cancel, terminate, alter, change or amend the cargo liability
insurance coverage furnished to Contractor pursuant to this Section 7.06,
upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Contractor, and PROVIDED, FURTHER, if

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USAir cancels or terminates such coverage with respect to Contractor, Contractor
shall furnish USAir evidence, on or before the effective date of such
cancellation or termination, that it has obtained cargo liability insurance
coverage in accordance with Section 7.03(a)(6).

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Article 8 - CONSIDERATION, RECORDS AND REPORTS

          Section 8.01 CONSIDERATION

          (a) For and in consideration of system charges, such as but not
limited to reservations (OAL CRS charges excluded) ground services, credit
card fees, facilities and other related services to be provided to contractor
hereunder; the nonexclusive, nontransferable license granted to Contractor
authorizing the specified uses of USAir's Trademarks and other valuable
consideration provided by this Agreement, Contractor shall pay to USAir
Service Charges of [*] per passenger boarded on all of the scheduled air
services operated by Contractor pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement,
except for passengers boarded at airports covered in Section 3.05(a) where
Contractor shall pay USAir [*] per revenue passenger boarded.

          (b) Contractor shall remit such Service Charges to USAir through
the Clearing House referred to in Article 3 in accordance with the procedures
set forth in the currently effective MANUAL OF PROCEDURES issued by said
Clearing House, but in no event later than the twenty-eighth (28) day of the
month following the month in which services were provided. In the event
Contractor fails to pay USAir in full all Service Charges payable hereunder
when due, Contractor agrees to pay to USAir, in addition to such Service
Charges, interest on the unpaid balance of such Service Charges computed at
the rate per annum of [*] plus the prime rate which the Chase Manhattan Bank

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(National Association) from time to time charges at its principal office in
New York on short-term loans to large businesses with the highest credit
standing, with a minimum rate per annum of ten percent (10%), from the date
thereof to the date of payment.

          (c) It is hereby mutually agreed and understood by the parties
hereto that the aforesaid Service Charges per Contractor passenger boarded
contemplate that in the performance of the services described in Article 3
hereof, USAir will use only the personnel in its employ and the equipment and
facilities which it owns or leases. In the event USAir is required to employ,
retain or otherwise furnish additional personnel or obtain, by purchase,
lease or otherwise any additional facilities or equipment, or incur in any
manner whatsoever any expenses or disbursements in connection with its
performance of this Agreement in excess of the personnel, facilities or
equipment being provided in the normal course of business, Contractor shall
reimburse USAir in full, through the Clearing House for the actual costs of
such additional personnel, facilities and/or equipment, and for any actual
expenses or disbursements incurred by USAir in connection with its
performance under this Agreement.

          (d) The Service Charges per passenger boarded referenced in
Paragraph (a) of this Section shall be subject to adjustment from time to
time during the term of this Agreement in order to more accurately reflect
USAir's cost experienced in furnishing the services contemplated hereby. Such
reasonable

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adjustments shall be made upon thirty (30) days' advance notice in writing
from USAir to Contractor.

          (e) All payments and/or reimbursements contemplated in this Article
shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in lieu of any other payments
and/or reimbursements required of either party hereto by other articles of this
Agreement, including but not limited to Article 3.

          Section 8.02 RECORDS AND REPORTS

          (a) Contractor shall provide reports in a form acceptable to USAir
detailing scheduled air services operated by Contractor pursuant to Sections
2.01.

          (1) Reports due by the 10th working day of the following month shall
contain the following minimum:

              -     The total number of scheduled and actual departures
                    for the month, by flight number and city of departure;

              -     The total number of passengers boarded, by flight number
                    and city of departure;

              -     The total poundage of air freight, air express, and mail
                    boarded by city of departure;

              -     Number of passenger by market;

              -     Market destinations connected to/from USAir by month;

              -     Percentage of passengers connected to/from USAir Group,
                    yearly forecast of passenger

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                    boardings, by city.  (Updates are required for all
                    significant schedule changes and must be submitted
                    one month in advance of change).

          (2) Reports due by the 5th working day of the month following shall
contain the following minimum:

              -     Passenger enplanements by city, total passengers
                    connected to/from USAir Group, total number of frequent
                    traveler passengers, total RPM's and ASM'S, performance
                    report information.

          (b) Contractor shall furnish USAir once every three (3) months
unaudited financial statements including Contractor's current corporate
balance sheets and profit and loss statements, and within (90) days after the
close of its fiscal year, Contractor shall furnish USAir with audited
financial statements including, separately and on a consolidated basis, the
balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Contractor. If Contractor is a
subdivision, subsidiary, or other entity, then this paragraph shall be a
specific requirement of that entity, not the consolidated unit.

          (c) At USAir's option, an authorized representative of USAir may
inspect Contractor's corporate records and accounts at least once during each
calendar quarter during the life of this Agreement.

          (d) Contractor shall promptly furnish USAir a copy of every report
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successor agency, and such other traffic, operating and financial information as
USAir may request, from time to time, during the life of this Agreement.

          (e) Contractor shall also promptly furnish USAir with a copy of
every report that Contractor prepares, whether or not such report is filed with
the FAA, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) or any other governmental
agency, relating to any accident or incident involving an aircraft used by
Contractor in performing services under this Agreement, whether or not such
aircraft bears any USAir Trademarks, when such accident or incident is claimed
to have resulted in the death of or injury to any person or the loss of, damage
to or destruction of any property.

          (f) Contractor shall promptly notify USAir in writing of (i) any
change in or relinquishment of the ownership or control of Contractor or (ii)
any agreement contemplating such a change or relinquishment. Contractor agrees
to provide promptly a copy of such agreement, if in writing, to USAir.

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Article 9 - EFFECTIVE DATE, TERMINATION AND CANCELLATION

     II. Section 9.01(a) is deleted in its entirety and the following is
     substituted:

          (a) This Agreement will become effective on May 8, 1994 and will
          continue in effect thereafter until February 9, 2004, unless it is
          terminated at an earlier date pursuant to one or more of the
          provisions of Article 9.

operated by Contractor pursuant to Section 2.01 shall be maintained, without
interruption, throughout the term of this Agreement.

          (c) In the event there is any change in the statutes governing the
economic regulation of air transportation, or in the applicable rules,
regulations or orders of the DOT or some successor agency or department of
the government having jurisdiction over air transportation which change or
changes materially affect the rights and/or obligations presently in force
with respect to the air transportation services of USAir or Contractor, or
both, then the parties hereto will consult, within thirty (30) days after any
of the occurrences described herein, in order to determine what, if any,
changes to this Agreement are necessary or appropriate, including but not
limited to the early termination and cancellation of this Agreement. If the
parties hereto are unable to agree whether any change or changes to this
Agreement are necessary and proper, or as to the terms of such changes, or
whether this Agreement should be cancelled in light of the occurrences
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agreement shall continue for a period of [*] following the commencement of
the consultations provided for by this Section 9.01(c), then [*].

          Section 9.02 TERMINATION

          (a) In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Article, this
Agreement may be cancelled or terminated by either USAir or Contractor if
there is an assignment of this Agreement or of any of the rights, duties or
obligations created hereunder with respect to any party to this Agreement
without the written consent of the other party. In the event that this
Agreement is assigned, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without such
consent having been given in writing, the party not making the assignment
shall gave the right immediately to terminate the Agreement by telegraphic or
written notice to the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, USAir may,
without consent of the other party hereto, assign, or transfer this Agreement
to any company into which or with which USAir or its successors may be
merged, combined or consolidated, or which may otherwise succeed to
substantially all of USAir's assets.

          (b) In the event that USAir shall file a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy or that proceedings in bankruptcy shall be instituted against it and
USAir shall be adjudged bankrupt, or that a court shall take jurisdiction of
USAir and its assets pursuant to proceedings brought under the provisions of any

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federal reorganization act, or that a receiver of USAir's assets shall be
appointed and such taking or appointment shall not be stayed or vacated
within a period of [*], Contractor may thereupon terminate this
Agreement by [*] prior written notice to USAir.

          (c) If USAir shall fail to perform, keep, and observe any of the
terms, covenants or conditions herein contained on the part of USAir to be
performed, kept or observed, Contractor may give USAir notice in writing to
correct such condition or cure such default and, if any such condition or
default shall continue for [*] after the receipt of such notice by USAir and,
if within such period of time USAir has not prosecuted with diligence the
correction of such condition or default, Contractor may then terminate this
Agreement upon [*] prior written notice, and this Agreement shall thereupon
cease and expire at the end of such [*] in the same manner and to the same
effect as if it were the expiration of the original term.

          (d) USAir, in addition to the other provisions of this section and
Section 9.01 above, may terminate this Agreement upon not less than ten (10)
days' written notice to the other party hereto should one of the following
conditions occur during the time this Agreement is in effect:

               (1)  if Contractor fails to maintain the minimum operations in
                    any of the markets as specified in Section 2.01 during the
                    effectiveness of

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              this Agreement, or fails to retain and/or utilize the aircraft
specified in Section 2.03 in the manner provided in Article 2, except as
otherwise provided herein;

              (2)(a)  If, during the life of this Agreement, Contractor's
flight completion factor shall fall below:

                 [*]

                 due to cancellations attributable to maintenance or
operational deficiencies within Contractor's normal management control;

                 (b)  if, during the life of this Agreement, Contractor's
arrival performance as measured by the D.O.T. shall fall below:

                      [*]

               (3)  if Contractor fails to comply with the trademark license
                    provisions of Article 11 of this Agreement;

               (4)  in the event that Contractor shall file a voluntary petition
                    in bankruptcy or that proceedings in bankruptcy shall be
                    instituted against it and Contractor shall be adjudged

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                    bankrupt, or that a court shall take jurisdiction of
                    Contractor, and its assets pursuant to proceedings
                    brought under the provisions of any federal
                    reorganization act, or that a receiver of the assets of
                    Contractor shall be appointed and such taking or
                    appointment shall not be stayed or vacated within a
                    period of sixty (60) days, or that Contractor shall be
                    divested of, or be prevented by any action of any
                    federal authority from conducting and operating its air
                    transportation operations, or any of Contractor's aircraft
                    shall be grounded by any governmental authority having
                    juristiction;

                    if Contractor shall fail to perform, keep, and observe
                    any of the terms, covenants or conditions herein
                    contained on the part of such party to be performed,
                    kept or observed, USAir may give Contractor notice in
                    writing to correct such condition or cure such default
                    and, if any such condition or default shall continue for
                    ten (10) days after the receipt of such notice and if
                    within such period of time the correction of such
                    condition or default has not been accomplished; provided,
                    however, that Section 9.02(d)(2) above shall not be
                    applicable to this sub-section.

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               (6)  if there is, without the written approval of USAir first had
                    and obtained, any change in or relinquishment of the [*].
                    For the purposes of this Agreement, ownership or control of
                    Contractor shall consist of [*] of [*] of the [*] stock of
                    Contractor,

          (e) Either USAir or Contractor may terminate this Agreement without
cause [*] to the other party. USAir incurs substantial personnel, facilities
and other costs in contemplation of continued provision of Contractor's USAir
Express services, which costs cannot be eliminated without adequate advance
notice. In the event Contractor terminates this Agreement on less than [*],
Contractor agrees to [*].

          (f) Any early termination or cancellation of one or more of the
provisions of this Article 9 shall not be construed so as to relieve any party
hereto of any debts or monetary obligations to the other party that shall have
accrued hereunder prior to the effective date of such termination of
cancellation.

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          Section 9.03 FORCE MAJEURE

          Neither USAir nor Contractor shall be liable for any failure to
perform under this Agreement if such failure is due to causes beyond its
control, including, but not limited to, acts of God or the public enemy, fire,
floods, epidemics, quarantine, work actions or strikes; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the foregoing shall not apply to the obligations assumed by Contractor under
Article 7 of this Agreement.

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Article 10 - OPERATING RESTRICTIONS

          Section 10.01 USE OF CONTRACTOR'S AIRCRAFT

          In the event that aircraft owned and/or operated by Contractor
bearing the USAir Trademarks are available and can be utilized without adversely
affecting in any manner the regular scheduled services operated pursuant to
Sections 2.01, such aircraft may be used:

               (1)  for nonscheduled planeload passenger charters; or

               (2)  for scheduled or nonscheduled services limited to the
                    transportation of freight and/or mail in markets other than
                    the markets described in Section 2.01; or

               (3)  on an emergency basis in operations not covered by this
                    Agreement.

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Article 11 - TRADEMARK LICENSE FOR OPERATIONS TO BE CONDUCTED
             BY CONTRACTOR PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT

          Section 11.01 GRANT OF TRADEMARK LICENSE

          Contractor will conduct all operations described in Section 2.01
above, and any additional operations undertaken by subsequent amendment hereto
under the trademark "USAir Express" and shall utilize the USAir Trademarks
consisting of the exterior color decor and patterns on its aircraft as
prescribed by USAir. USAir hereby grants to Contractor a nonexclusive,
nontransferable license to use such USAir Trademarks in connection with the
services to be rendered by Contractor under this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that at any time during the life of this Agreement, USAir may alter, amend or
revoke the license hereby granted and require Contractor's use of any new or
different USAir Trademarks in conjunction with the air transportation services
provided hereunder as USAir may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion
and judgment.

          Section 11.02 TERMS AND CONDITIONS GOVERNING TRADEMARK LICENSE

          (a) Contractor hereby acknowledges USAir's ownership of the USAir
Trademarks, further acknowledges the validity of the USAir Trademarks, and
agrees that it will not do anything in any way to infringe or abridge USAir's
rights in its trademarks or directly or indirectly to challenge the validity of
the USAir Trademarks.

          (b) Contractor agrees that, in providing the services to be provided
under this Agreement in conjunction with one or more of the USAir Trademarks, it
will conform to such standards of service (including types of aircraft,
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service standards, and other reasonable quality control measures) as may be
prescribed by USAir either specifically in this Agreement or by subsequent
written communications to Contractor. USAir shall have the right, through such
agents or representatives as it may designate, to inspect the services and
standards being performed by Contractor under this Agreement, and in the event
that, in USAir's opinion, there has been some deviation from such services
and/or standards, Contractor agrees upon written notice from USAir to rectify
promptly any such deviation.

          (c) Contractor shall not, without USAir's express prior written
consent, advertise the services to be rendered hereunder, nor make use of the
USAir Trademarks referred to in Section 11.01 above in any advertising. USAir
shall have absolute discretion to withhold its consent concerning any and all
such advertising and use of the USAir Trademarks in advertising by Contractor.
In the event USAir approves the use of such USAir Trademarks in any advertising,
such advertising shall identify USAir as the owner of such trademark(s), and to
the extent that any mark is registered, shall so specify.

          (d) To the extent that Contractor is licensed to use the mark
"USAir," Contractor will use said mark only in the mark "USAir Express" and then
only in conjunction with the services specifically embraced by this Agreement.

          (e) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give Contractor
the exclusive right to use the USAir trademarks, or to bridge USAir's right to
use and/or to license its trademarks, and USAir hereby reserves the right to
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Trademarks and to license such other uses of said trademarks as USAir may
desire.

          (f) No term or provision of this Agreement shall be construed to
preclude the use of the trademarks "USAir Express" or the aircraft exterior
color decor and patterns by other individuals or corporations not covered by
this Agreement, except in the markets covered by Section 2.01 (a) of this
Agreement.

          (g) Should this Agreement be cancelled or otherwise terminated for
any reason as set forth in Article 9 hereof, the USAir Trademarks shall revert
to USAir and shall not thereafter be used by Contractor in connection with any
operations of Contractor.

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Article 12 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT, NOTICES AND TITLES

          Section 12.01 ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS

          (a) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the
parties hereto unless subsequently amended as hereinafter provided, and said
Agreement shall not be modified or cancelled by mutual agreement or in any
manner except by an instrument in writing, executed by the parties or their
respective successors in interest.

          (b) The parties hereto may by mutual agreement amend any provision
of this Agreement, or delete or add any provision to this Agreement by an
instrument in writing, executed by each of the parties or their authorized
representatives or successors in interest. Any amendment, deletion or additions
executed as prescribed herein shall become a part of, and shall be construed as
part of this Agreement.

          (c) Effective May 8, 1994, this Agreement supersedes and cancels the
prior Service Agreement between the parties, dated June 26, 1984.

          Section 12.02 NOTICES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

          (a) Any and all notices, approvals or demands required or permitted
to be given by the parties hereto shall be sufficient if sent by certified mail,
postage prepaid, to USAir addressed to:

          Vice President-Express Division
          USAir, Inc.
          Crystal Park Four
          2345 Crystal Drive
          Arlington, VA 22227

and to Contractor, addressed to:

          President
          Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
          RD #1, Airport Drive
          Jamestown, NY 14707

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With a copy to:

          Glenn W. Sturm
          Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough
          400 Colony Square, Suite 2200
          1201 Peachtree Street
          Atlanta, Georgia 30361

or to such other addresses in the continental United States as the parties may
specify by notice as provided herein.

          (b) Description titles contained in this Agreement are for convenience
only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any
provision of this Agreement.

          (c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be entered into and signed as of the day and year first written above.

                                                       CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.

WITNESS: /s/                                           By  /s/ Bryan Bedford
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                                                       USAIR, INC.

WITNESS: /s/                                           By /s/ Keith D. Houk
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                                                          Keith D. Houk
                                                          Vice President-
                                                          USAir Express Division

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No.1 to
said Agreement to be entered into and duly executed as of the day and year first
written above.

                                                       CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, INC.

                                                       By /s/
                                                         -----------------------

                                                       Title President
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ATTEST:
/s/
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                                                       USAIR, INC.

                                                       By /s/ Keith D. Houk
                                                         -----------------------
                                                            Keith D. Houk
                                                            Vice President-
                                                              USAir Express and
                                                              Shuttle Divisions

ATTEST:
/s/
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