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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: February 12, 1991
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT OF USAIR LEASE
SPECIFIC REQUMIS)OR RECOMMENDA11ON(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSIMCATION
I. Recommended Action:
APPROVE amendment of lease between Contra Costa County and USAir Express and
AUTHORIZE Chairman to sign said amendment.
11. Financial Impact:
None
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
USAir has notified the County that it will be terminating service at Buchanan Field Airport with
the BAe 146 aircraft. It has replaced the Buchanan Field airport service with States West
Airlines, Inc., dba USAir Express operation.
The primary aircraft will be a twin-engine turbo prop aircraft called a DeHavilland Dash 8. This
aircraft will hold 34 passengers. Their announced schedule is to provide 4 round trips per day
to Los Angeles. The flight time with this aircraft would be 1 hour and 25 minutes which is
approximately 20 minutes longer each direction than the BAe 146. The DeHavilland Dash 8 is
6 decibels quieter on approach and 11.4 decibels quieter on take off than the BAe 146.
The proposed amendment to the lease would extend the allowed operating time to 11 p.m. for
arrival only. Because of the greater amount of flying time to make the round trip between Los
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_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRA _RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 26, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
APPROVED with the stipulation that the flights allowed in this agreement are to be
counted as part of the seven daily flights allowed under the Airport Access Plan.
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Subject: USAir Lease Amendment
February 12, 1991
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Angeles and Buchanan Field Airport, the USAir Express flight times would require an arrival
between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. USAir Express currently does have authorization from the Federal
Aviation Administration to land at uncontrolled airports and does so at several. The primary
requirement is that they would have to have trained weather observers on the airport to give
weather observations during the 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. time period. Because of its quieter approach
levels than the BAe 1467 it is not anticipated that this later arrival would cause any added problems
in the surrounding community.
The current USAir lease specifies that only the BAe 146 aircraft may be used. USAir Express has
requested that in addition to the DeHavilland Dash 8 that they also be allowed to utilize the Beech
1900 aircraft. This is a 19-passenger airplane and falls into our "commuter category". The Beech
1900 noise levels are 3.6 decibels quieter than the Dash 8 on landing and 2.9 decibels quieter than
the Dash 8 on take off. (9.6 decibels quieter than the BAe 146 on landing and 14.3 decibels quieter
on take off.
All references to USAir Incorporated have been changed to States West Airlines Inc., dba USAir
Express. The address for correspondence has also been changed. At the renewal date of July 1,
1991 the lease will be rewritten incorporating these changes.
All other conditions of the lease remain unchanged.
The Public Works Director recommends approval of this amendment.