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Prescott City Council <br />Special Voting Meeting — 07/03/2018 Page 5 <br />* Some prior EAS reputation and reliability concerns -previously replaced by Sky West, <br />Boutique, Contour, Via and <br />Southern (only serving one current EAS city) <br />* The LAS flight is limited to Thursday and Sunday only <br />* Limited west coast presence and maintenance plans <br />* Accessibility -"spider lift" or crew assist <br />SkyWest Airlines Proposing Service to: DIA and LAX (M-F, Sun) as United <br />Express <br />Strengths <br />* United Airlines (UA) code share and co -branding confirmed (fully integrated UA <br />website) <br />* Cooperative marketing agreement with United <br />* Will use 50-seat CRJ 200-regional jets (with flight attendant) <br />* Dual hub model - top two destinations for PRC passengers <br />>Daily UA Departures: DIA-450; LAX-200 <br />* Co -located in same terminals as UA <br />* Most extensive EAS experience (33 cities+) <br />* All EAS cities are below subsidy cap <br />* Accessibility-ADA ramp to Aircraft <br />* Recently signed a multi -year partnership agreement with ERAU <br />Weaknesses <br />* Fewer daily flights than some 9-seat bids <br />Dr. Sobotta said the Airport Advisory Committee voted and SkyWest was selected. <br />Councilman Goode asked if they exceed their cap, can they lose their subsidy from the <br />Department of Transportation and if EAS status is lost by an airport, can it be <br />permanently lost? Dr. Sobotta said that is correct and her understanding is Congress is <br />getting more stringent on making that cap for the airports within 210 miles of a medium <br />or large hub airport. <br />Councilman Blair said he would rather see someone with a track record that has <br />reliability and the fair market will increase the number of trips based upon the <br />enplanements. <br />Councilman Lamerson asked if ERAU (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University) is working <br />with SkyWest. Dr. Sobotta said yes. Councilman Lamerson said this is a huge positive <br />for Prescott and ERAU. <br />Dr. Ayers, Chancellor for ERAU at the Prescott campus, said they have a partnership <br />agreement with SkyWest to help bring their expertise in pilots, but also business <br />degrees and other degree fields to work in partnership to place young people in those <br />fields. ERAU has been named the number one university in Arizona and Florida for <br />job placement. He said ERAU did over 1,000 enplanements and $.5 million of travel last <br />year which none of it was out of the Prescott Airport. <br />