### Adams , Kevi n (OST) Q. « ^ ^ ^ V1 3 1 3 —From : - Jennifer-Stanfor d [smile4all7@comcast.net ] Sent : Friday , Januar y 15 , 201 0 4:0 2 P M TQ:;?- ^

EAS{0ST ) "" ^ Cc : Adams , Kevi n (OST) ; Christine.Klein@Alasl<a.gov ; smile4all7@comcast.ne t Subject : Answe rt o Karluk/Akhio k proposa l o f Terr y Cratt y 01/15/201 0 L: ] Chief , Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Divisio n '.'.^ Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s j : U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D.C . 2059 0 S Denni s Devan y r i Dea r Mr . Devany : Havin g receive dth e cop y o f Servan t Air' s mos t

recen t lette r concernin g essentia l servic e a t both Akhio k an dKarlu k

Alaska , I offer

thes e point s o f

consideration . 1 . Servan t

Ai r ha s ha dequa l an dampl e opportunit y t o bi dthes e contract s th e sam e a s Islan d Air, i n that

a s state di n th e reques t

for proposa l that

"Intereste dcarrier s shoul dprepar e thei r proposal s wit h every expectatio n tha t thei r initia l proposal s wil l als o b e thei r final an donl y proposals. " A s th e Departmen t accept s multipl e proposal s i n ou r curren t biddin g structur e Servan t Ai r coul dhav e easil y place dthi s alternativel y befor e th e bi dclosing . 2 . It

i s obviou s that

thi s ne w proposa l o f

Servan t Ai r i s onl y aplo y t o forc e th e contrac t int o a rebiddin g statu s followin g asumme r seaso n o f

operation . Thi s i s clearl y intende db y th e restatin g o f

awel l know n fac t

i n thei r lette r o f reques t date d1/11/2010 , (Servan t Ai r retain s it s righ t t o reduc e servic e o n 90-day s notic e i f th e servic e situatio n at

Akhio k an dKarlu k changes. ) 3 . Mr . Cratt y state s that "Servant' s flee t

ha s mor e differen t

aircraf t types , an dit

ca n accommodat e th e variabl e deman dmor e efficiently" . Servant s extr atype s ar e singl e engin e Cessn a20 7 an d20 6 aircraft . Thes e single engin e aircraf t provid e n o substantia l operationa l change . Akhio k

an dKarlu k

ar e difficul t

runway s t o operat e ou t

o f du e t o hig h average crosswind s an dadditionall y length wit h Karluk . Islan dAi r

operate s th e majority o f

al l it s traffi c with tw o 9 passenge r Britta n Norma n Islanders . Ou r thir dIslande r

wil l probabl y b e pu t o n lin e if thi s contrac t

i s awarded . Th e Islander s hav e apublishe d3 0 knot direc t crosswin dcapability , whic h i s substantiall y greate r tha n an y o f

th e single engin e aircraf t no w basedi n Kodiak . With short takeof f an dlan d(STOL ) an dtwi n engin e safet y adde dt o th e equation , ther e i s n o safer aircraf t t o carry ou t

thi s contract . Islan dAir' s optio n II , addresse s this . Ou r

bi di s with th e Islande r

an dagreatl y reduc e seat fare t o th e loca l community . It

simpl y i s th e bes t

communit y optio n t o b e proposed . 4 . Servant' s proposa l i n Akhio k ha s on e les s tri p i n th e thirt y fou r month of f peak season , (two a s oppose dt o Islan dair' s three , an di n asingle engin e aircraft. ) Thi s i s agian t ste p backwards ! Karlu k

maintain s equa l operationa l capabilitie s with both bids , ye t after Servant' s tenur e o f

operatin g thi s contrac t

severa l year s ago , the y coul dno t garnis h Karluk' s triba l o r populatio n support

for furthe r operations ! Furthermor e Islan dAi r ha s consistentl y place dextr asection s t o accommodat e al l that wan t t o trave l o n every contrac t operate dfo r 1/15/201 0Pag e 2 o f 2 th e Departmen t

at n o additional cost . W e hav e don e thi s fo r man y year s (Custome r

Service) . 5 . Finally , Servan t Ai r ha s absolutel y zer o motivatio n t o provid e a s stipulate di n th e Department s directive s "Servic e Reliability" , especiall y i n th e winte r month s withou t

a subsidy . I woul dexpec t

t o se e a9 0 da y notic e initiall y file dfor Karluk . 6 . I n conclusio n Servan t Air s bi di s nethe r

aste p forwar dno r

responsibl e i n th e curren t economi c condition s presen t i n thi s country . Sincerel y Rober t G . Stanfor d Redemptio n In c db aIslan dAi r Servic e 907-539-118 2 cel l Smile4all7@comcast.ne t

(curren t

email )

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