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Prescott City Council Special Voting Meeting — 07/03/2018 Page 3 Weaknesses * Limited or does not meet several EAS Criteria (1, 2, 3) > Limited or no current scheduled service offered (inc. no EAS) > No marketing, code share or interline agreements with larger carriers * Passenger forecast does not meet $200 cap * PHX must be TSA screened at LAX or re -screened if connecting to a T3 or T4 carrier at PHX * Lavatories may be unavailable on full (9-seat) flight * May not be able to accommodate two large families on one flight * Passenger accessibility - "Spider Lift" * Start Date: Each option states "schedules will be finalized with community input ... before "first flight in January." ADI (Aerodynamics dba California Pacific Airlines (Proposing Service to: Denver or Phoenix Strengths * Will use 50-seat ERI-145-regional jets (w/ flight attendant) * Both current EAS cities (Pierre & Watertown, SD) are below the subsidy cap (served as "Great Lakes Jet Express") * Accessibility - ADA ramp to be used Weaknesses * Limited or does not meet multiple EAS Criteria (2, 3) > No marketing, code share or interline agreements w/ large carriers * DIA option - "contingent bid" based on Alamosa, CO * Limited EAS experience - two EAS Cities * Ticketing is through Great Lakes old reservations system * Dated web presence (flygreatlakes.com or flyadi.com) -- new California Pacific website is reportedly forthcoming * Single hub operation Boutique Air (Proposing Service to: LAX, or LAX and PHX Strengths * Prior EAS experience, including in Arizona * Code share potential with United at PRC * Would like to establish a maintenance base at PRC * More daily frequency than some bidders Weaknesses * Some options offered with PC-12 single engine aircraft * Will use the regional carrier gates (T6) at LAX * PHX passengers -TSA rescreened to connect to T3/T4 carrier * Not EAS subsidy cap compliant at three EAS airports in 2017 * Lavatories may be unavailable on full (9-seat) flights