Home | Search | Help
OST by Number | OST by Order | OST by Carrier | OST by Subject | OST by Day
OIA by Carrier/Subject | OIA by Day | FAA by Number | FAA by Subject | FAA by Day
Carrier Financials | Charter Office | Answer/Reply Calendar
Updated:
OST-2008-0217 - EAS at Kake, Alaska
|
Essential Air Service at Kake, Alaska July 11, 2008 90-Day Notice of LAB Flying Service of Intent to Terminate Essential Air Service L.A.B. currently provides roundtrip service between Juneau and Kake subsidy free as needed with Piper PA-32 6-passenger aircraft daily. Kake is not served by any other certificated carrier. Declines in general economic activity and commercial fishing have reduced the traffic to and from Kake, particularly during the winter. Additionally, the reliability of single-engine aircraft over this long route could be greatly improved through the use of multi-engine Piper PA-31 aircraft which can operate under Instrument Flight Rules. L.A.B. can no longer provide air service to Kake without substantial subsidy. By: LAB Flying Service, Eric Bennett, 907-766-2222
Order 2008-7-29 Issued and Served July 25, 2008 By this order, the Department is requesting proposals by August 1, 2008, from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Kake and Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for a two-year period, beginning when the carrier can inaugurate service pursuant to a Department order, with or without subsidy. At Excursion Inlet, we request proposals corresponding to that we had subsidized under Order 2007-8-20, three round trips per week peak and one round trip per week off-peak to Juneau with small aircraft. At Kake there is a clear peak and off-peak period, and proposals should reflect that fact. Typically, peak and off-peak periods consist of eighteen weeks in the summer, and off-peak periods of 34 weeks in the winter. Proposals at Kake should be sufficient to accommodate recent historical traffic at a reasonable load factor during the separate peak and off-peak periods. Kake is a very strong traffic-generating community by Alaska standards. As a result, we expect proposals that require a modest amount of subsidy, if any. We note that in its notice LAB indicated that its single-engine aircraft service to Kake was less than reliable because of operating factors. By: Todd Homan
OST-2002-12014 - Excursion Inlet
August 1, 2008 Service Proposal By Alaska Juneau Aeronautics d/b/a Wings of Alaska
Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. offers the following service proposal to provide essential air service with subsidy at Excursion Inlet, Alaska and Kake, Alaska. Wings has provided Essential Air Service at both points previously. Furthermore, since the emergency revocation of LAB Flying Service's operating authority on July 24, 2008, Wings has provided ad‑hoc Essential Air Service for passengers, freight and have accommodated the United States Postal Service with mail delivery to both Excursion Inlet and Kake. By: Wings of Alaska
August 1, 2008 Proposal of Alaska Seaplane Service for EAS at Excursion Inlet - Corrected Filing Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC bids the Essential Service for Excursion Inlet using the historic traffic for LAB Flying Service for the year ended March 31, 2008. Traffic has been flat and variable over the last few years with no consistent recent trend. Seaplanes assumes a slight increase in passenger fares and freight yields to reflect current fuel prices, as well as an increase in mail rates related to the seaplane service. The totals subsidy need for using the seven month (30 weeks) off-peak and five months (22 weeks) peak service with 17 weeks of Cessna 180 service and 35 weeks of Beaver service is $33,217.03. Using L.A.B.’s four month peak period would reduce the subsidy need somewhat, but the fish processing season generally runs from April 15-September 15, a five month period. If other bidders use a four month peak period, Seaplanes requests the ability to submit a four month peak period bid or have the competing bidders use the five months we assumed. By: Craig Loken
August 3, 2008 Re: Request for Comments on Service Proposals As you know, on July 24, 2008, the Federal Aviation Administration revoked the operating certificate of LAB Flying Service, Inc., on an emergency basis. By Order 2008-7-29, July 25, the Department issued an emergency request for proposals, with proposals due no later than August 1. The order requested "best and final" proposals to serve Excursion Inlet and Kake, Alaska, for a new, two-year period beginning with the start of service pursuant to a Department order. In response, Wings of Alaska provided separate proposals for Excursion Inlet and Kake. While there are no options from which to choose, we nonetheless wanted to give you an opportunity to submit any comments on the record, if you wish, before we present our recommendation to the Assistant Secretary who will make the final decision in this case. By: Dennis DeVany
August 5, 2008 Petition of Alaska Seaplane Service to File an Otherwise Unauthorized Document Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC requests leave to file an otherwise unauthorized document in order to submit its bid for Essential Air Service at Excursion Inlet, Alaska. Due to an internet service provider failure and resulting hardware failures, the bid of Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC could not be filed on August 1. Attempts to file the document subsequently through the Regulations.gov web link failed because the docket number shown of Order 2008-7-29 for the Excursion Inlet EAS proceeding was incorrect (2003-12014). When the correct docket number was learned, the filing was submitted through the web link with copies to E.A.S. staff. Additionally, an explanation of the internet problem was left by voice mail with EAS staff over the weekend and no call rejecting the Alaska Seaplane Service was received. Acceptance of this filing will not harm any party or unduly delay the proceeding. At the time the Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC filing was submitted, no other party had a bid on the public docket file. According to the current docket file, both the submissions were docketed on August 5, 2008. Had the Wings of Alaska submission been timely filed with the docket section, it would have been docketed on Monday, August 8. Counsel: Alaska Seaplane, Craig Loken
Order 2008-7-29 Issued and Served July 25, 2008 Order Requesting Proposals - Corrected Copy By this order, the Department is requesting proposals by August 1, 2008, from carriers interested in providing essential air service at Kake and Excursion Inlet, Alaska, for a two-year period, beginning when the carrier can inaugurate service pursuant to a Department order, with or without subsidy. At Excursion Inlet, we request proposals corresponding to that we had subsidized under Order 2007-8-20, three round trips per week peak and one round trip per week off-peak to Juneau with small aircraft. At Kake there is a clear peak and off-peak period, and proposals should reflect that fact. Typically, peak and off-peak periods consist of eighteen weeks in the summer, and off-peak periods of 34 weeks in the winter. Proposals at Kake should be sufficient to accommodate recent historical traffic at a reasonable load factor during the separate peak and off-peak periods. Kake is a very strong traffic-generating community by Alaska standards. As a result, we expect proposals that require a modest amount of subsidy, if any. We note that in its notice LAB indicated that its single-engine aircraft service to Kake was less than reliable because of operating factors. By: Todd Homan
Order 2008-8-16 Issued and Served August 15, 2008 By this order, the Department is selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc., d/b/a Wings of Alaska, Inc. to provide essential air service at Excursion Inlet and Kake, Alaska, at annual subsidy rates of $34,659 at Excursion Inlet and $314,302 at Kake, for the two-year period ending August 31, 2010. We grant the request by Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC to file an unauthorized document enclosing its proposal, but reject that proposal due to its untimely filing. We also grant a request by Alaska Seaplane to file an unauthorized document stating an excuse for its untimely filing, but we reject its argument on the merits. By: Michael Reynolds |
|||