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2012
Date of Meeting: September 25I

Agnes 0.4mm Mg
Seattle Cargo Ofce

16745 Air Cargo Rd.

Seattle WA 98158

TEL: (206) 988-1888

FAX: (206) 439-1094

DATE: Aug 09'2012
To:
Ofce of the Port of Seattle Commission

2711 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121

Dear Port of Seattle Commission President Tarleton,

China Airlines (Cl), a signatory carrier at SEA since 1999, respectfully requests that the Port of Seattle
Commission authorize improvements to the airport cargo hardstands, notably Cargo Hardstand 6.

Improvements to Cargo Hardstancl 6, as depicted by airport capital projects proposed in the February
2012 Majority-In-lnterest Proposal and Ballot, would greatly benet CI operations at SEA through safety
and efciency improvements and financial savings in several ways.

The hardstand improvement project includes an extension of the airport fuel hydrant system to Cargo
Hardstand 6. Cl is a signatory member of the Sea-Tac Fuel Consortium and pays a component of fuel
charges that serve to nance the existing hydrant system, which Cl freighters cannot currently use as the
system is only installed in the terminal gate area and not in the cargo hardstands. The hydrant system
should be completed to serve all carriers that are paying for it.

Fueling through the hydrant system is signicantly faster than the only existing method of fueling in the
cargo hardstands - by tanker truck. Faster fueling reduces aircraft groundtime signicantly, by an
average of more than one hour, from a typical 2V2 hours to less than ]'/2 hours. In most cases ground-time
for our freighter at SEA is dictated by the time required for truck fueling. All other activities such as
crew change, aircraft provisioning and cargo loading and unloading are usually completed in less than 90
minutes, however the aircraft and crew must often wait an additional hour or more for truck fueling to be
completed. The proposed extension of the fuel hydrant system would reduce our fueling time to less than
the time required for other ground functions and no longer contribute to departure delays.

The time saved through expedited fueling is often critical due to the long ight time to Taipei and the
limits to active crcw time. In some cases the additional time spent fueling by truck requires additional
flight crew to complete the stage, at considerable expense.

Fuel cost savings will be realized as the additional charge for fuel delivery from the hydrant system into
the aircraft is signicantly less that the cost ofdelivering fuel using tanker trucks, on average
approximately $400 per ight.

Safety to airline and ground crews will be increased by removing the fuel tanker trucks from the
congested hardstand area where cargo loading operations are conducted. The hardstand improvement
project will also increase the size of the hardstand area, alleviating congestion of vehicles, cargo and
personnel and increasing safety and efciency of ground operations.

The hardstand improvement project also includes the installation of iii-ground electrical power units as
a
substitute for fuel burning auxiliary power units. This will reduce our fuel expense considerably while
also importantly reducing emissions.

As you are aware this is currently a difcult economic environment for airline operations, and achieving
cost savings is critical to continuing our service levels and positioning for growth in the region. Seattle
has invested in a variety of airport improvements in recent years to the runways, terminal area, and
fueling systems, but unfortunately not to the cargo hardstand areas. We view the proposed hardstand
improvement projects very favorably and request that the Port Commission authorize their
implementation.

Sincerely,

Cc: Port of Seattle Commissioners Albro, Bryant, Creighton and Holland





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William Wu
Cargo Sales Manager,
China Airlines, Seattle Office