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Exhibit 10.1

 

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

REQUESTED
PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DCT-014/2004

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Purchase Agreement
DCT-014/2004, dated as of April 28, 2004 (“Amendment No. 1”) relates to the
Purchase Agreement DCT-014/2004 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between Embraer –
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (“Embraer”) and Republic Airline, Inc.
(“Buyer”) dated March 19, 2004 as amended from time to time (collectively
referred to herein as “Agreement”). 
This Amendment No. 1 is between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred
to herein as the “Parties”.

 

This Amendment No. 1 sets forth additional agreements
between Embraer and Buyer relative to changes in the delivery schedule and
configuration of the Firm Aircraft.

 

Except as otherwise provided for herein all terms of
the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  All capitalized terms used in this Amendment
No. 1, which are not defined herein shall have the meaning given in the
Purchase Agreement.  In the event of any
conflict between this Amendment No. 1 and the Purchase Agreement the terms,
conditions and provisions of this Amendment No. 1 shall control.

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Parties’ agreements
with respect to the aircraft configuration, price and delivery schedule
changes, the Parties have now agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement as
provided for below:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration
which is hereby acknowledged Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT
TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933.  THE OMITTED MATERIALS HAVE
BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

 

1.     Delivery
Schedule:  The
table containing the delivery schedule for the Firm Aircraft designated as Firm
Aircraft 1 through 13 in Article 5.1 of the Purchase Agreement shall be deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

	
  FIRM

  A/C

  	
   

  	
  DELIVERY

  MONTH

  	
   

  	
  FIRM

  A/C

  	
   

  	
  DELIVERY
  MONTH

  	
   

  	
  FIRM

  A/C

  	
   

  	
  DELIVERY

  MONTH

  	
   

  	
  FIRM

  A/C

  	
   

  	
  DELIVERY

  MONTH

  	
   

  
	
  1

  	
   

  	
  Jun 2004

  	
   

  	
  5

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  8

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  11

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  
	
  2

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  6

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  9

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  12

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  
	
  3

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  7

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  10

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  13

  	
   

  	
  Feb 2005

  	
   

  
	
  4

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

2.              Configuration
change to be applied to the Firm Aircraft #2 and all subsequent aircraft:

 

A.            Handicapped
lavatory with soft partition

 

Aircraft # 2 and
all subsequent aircraft shall be configured with the handicapped lavatory with
soft partition.  As a result of this modification,
each Aircraft Basic Price shall be increased by [*] economic conditions, and
the weight increase, once defined, shall be adjusted in any related [*]
provided in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Since the handicap
lavatory with soft partition option has been selected as part of the standard
Republic Airline – [*] build specification, the Parties agree that the work
scope of the retro-fit for the first Republic Airline aircraft (SN 17000007)
will be [*] the installation of the handicap lavatory with soft partition
option.”

 

3.     Price:

 

Article 3.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

 

Buyer agrees to
pay Embraer, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in United
States dollars, the following per unit Basic Prices:

 

	
  Aircraft

  	
   

  	
  Aircraft Basic Price

  	
   

  	
  Economic Condition

  
	
  EMBRAER 170 Aircraft # 1 and on

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  	
   

  	
  [*]

  

 

4.              Miscellaneous:  All other provisions of the Agreement which
have not been specifically amended or modified by this Amendment No. 1 shall
remain valid in full force and effect without any change.

 

* Confidential

 

2

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EMBRAER and BUYER, by their duly authorized
officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment No. 1 to Purchase
Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

	
  EMBRAER – Empresa Brasileira de

  Aeronáutica S.A.

  	
  Republic Airline, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By

  	
  /s/ Frederico Fleury Curado

  	
   

  	
  By

  	
  /s/ Bryan K. Bedford

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name: 
  Frederico Fleury Curado

  	
   

  	
  Name:  Bryan
  K. Bedford

  
	
   

  	
  Title:  Executive Vice President

  Civil Aircraft

  	
   

  	
  Title:  CEO
  Republic Airline Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By

  	
  /s/ Flavio Rimoli

  	
   

  	
  Date:  April
  30, 2004

  
	
   

  	
  Name:  Flavio
  Rimoli

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:  Sr. Vice President

  Airline Market

  	
  Place: 
  Indianapolis, IN

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date:  May 3rd,
  2004

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Place:  Sao Jose
  dos Campos, SP

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Witness: 

  	
  /s/ Juliette O. Zambelli

  	
   

  	
  Witness: 

  	
  /s/ Thomas M. Hanley

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name: 

  	
  Juliette O. Zambelli

  	
   

  	
  Name: 

  	
  Thomas M. Hanley

  	
   

  
														

 

3Exhibit
10.2

 

CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT

REQUESTED PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2

 

United
Contract No. 165824-2

July 6, 2004

 

 

Amendment No. 2 to

 

United
Express® Agreement

 

between

 

United
Air Lines, Inc.

 

and

 

Republic
Airline, Inc.

 

 

CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN
OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24b-2 OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.  THE OMITTED
MATERIALS HAVE BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.

 

 

AMENDMENT NO.
2 TO

UNITED EXPRESSÒ
AGREEMENT

 

This Amendment
No. 2 (the “Amendment”) dated July 6, 2004, amends the United ExpressÒ
Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2004 as previously amended (the
“Agreement”), between UNITED AIR LINES, INC. (“United”), and Republic
Airline, Inc. (“Contractor”).

 

WHEREAS,
United and Contractor entered into the Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS,
United and Contractor seek to amend the Agreement as and to the extent provided
herein;

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, mutual covenants and
obligations hereinafter contained, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:

 

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

 

2.             Assignment.  Contractor shall have the right to assign
temporarily to Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. (“Chautauqua”) Contractor’s obligation
to operate one or more of the aircraft to be operated by Contractor
hereunder.  In the event Operator makes
such assignment, it shall provide written notice(s) to United, as early in
advance as possible, stating the aircraft to be operated by Chautauqua and the
anticipated duration of such assignment, which shall be only until such time as
such aircraft may be operated by Contractor. 
In the event of such assignment, Chautauqua shall be responsible for all
obligations of Contractor hereunder with respect to the assigned aircraft for
the duration of the assignment, however, Contractor shall invoice United and
United shall pay Contractor as if all services were provided by
Contractor.  At the conclusion of such
assignment, Contractor shall provide written notice to United, and Chautauqua
shall have no further rights or obligations with respect to the operation of
the temporarily assigned aircraft.

 

3.             Certification.  The last paragraph of Section II.B of the Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

 

“Contractor and Chautauqua shall each use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain certification for either Contractor or
Chautauqua by no later than October 17, 2004. 
In the event that either Contractor or Chautauqua does not obtain such
certificate by such date, Contractor shall pay United as liquidated damages,
[*] for each day, as outlined on the table below, from such date, until the
date that either Contractor or Chautauqua obtains such certificate, provided
that if either Contractor or Chautauqua does not obtain such certificate by
November 20, 2004, United shall have the right to terminate this Agreement,
without liability to Contractor, Chautauqua or Republic due to such
termination, by providing 5 days prior written notice to Contractor.  If by November 20, 2004 either Contractor or
Chautauqua has not obtained such certificate, the parties may agree to extend
such deadline, in which case Contractor will be obligated to pay delay fees to
United at the same total charge per day until the earlier of (i) the date of
such deadline, or (ii) the date on which either Contractor or Chautauqua
obtains such certificate.

 

* Confidential

 

 

[*]”

 

4.             Appendix B.  Appendix B to the Agreement shall be deleted
and replaced with the Revised Appendix B attached hereto.  In addition to the 20 firm aircraft listed
on Appendix B, Contractor shall have the right to place into service under the
Agreement an additional 3 ERJ-170 aircraft provided that such aircraft can be
delivered prior to June 30, 2005.

 

5.             Miscellaneous.

 

A.            This Amendment
constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, oral
and written, with respect to such specific matter and will not be modified,
amended or terminated by mutual agreement or in any manner except by an
instrument in writing, executed by the parties hereto.

 

B.            This Amendment may
be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute a single
instrument.

 

C.            Except as expressly
amended herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

* Confidential

 

 

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

 

 

	
  REPUBLIC AIRLINE, INC.

  	
  UNITED AIR LINES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Bryan K. Bedford

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Gregory T. Taylor

  	
   

  
	
  Name: 

  	
  Bryan K. Bedford

  	
  Name:

  	
  Gregory T. Taylor

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  	
  Title:

  	
  Senior Vice
  President Planning

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  CHAUTAUQUA
  AIRLINES, INC.

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Bryan K. Bedford

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name:

  	
  Bryan K. Bedford

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Title:

  	
  Chief
  Executive Officer

  	
   

  	
   

  
										

 

 

APPENDIX
B – Revised

RJ
– 70 FLEET PLAN

 

Allocation

 

	
  Delivery Dates

  	
   

  	
  Units

  	
   

  	
  In-Service

  	
   

  	
  Spare

  	
   

  	
  Total
  Deliveries

  
	
  10/17/04

  	
   

  	
  3

  	
   

  	
  2

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  3

  
	
  11/1/04

  	
   

  	
  2

  	
   

  	
  4

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  5

  
	
  11/21/04

  	
   

  	
  2

  	
   

  	
  6

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  7

  
	
  12/1/04

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  7

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  8

  
	
  12/19/04

  	
   

  	
  2

  	
   

  	
  9

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  10

  
	
  1/2/05

  	
   

  	
  2

  	
   

  	
  11

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  12

  
	
  1/16/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  12

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  13

  
	
  2/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  13

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  14

  
	
  3/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  14

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  15

  
	
  4/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  15

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  16

  
	
  5/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  16

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  17

  
	
  6/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  17

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  18

  
	
  6/12/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  18

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  19

  
	
  7/1/05

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  19

  	
   

  	
  1

  	
   

  	
  20

  
	
  Total

  	
   

  	
  20

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

Contractor shall not be liable for any delays resulting from verifiable
manufacturer aircraft, delivery delays, and /or certification delays.

 

Contractor will have the option to deliver 3 additional RJ-170 aircraft
to United, provided the aircraft can be delivered prior to June 30, 2005.

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