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### Purpose: 

# Proposal to provide Essential Air Service Docket DOT-OST-2002-11586 Docket DOT-OST-2006-25542 October 22nd, 2014



### Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. ("Harris Air") is responding to The Department ofTransportation's Order

### 2002-11586 and 2006-25542 requesting proposals toprovide Essential Air Service for the communities ofAngoon, Tenakee 

### & Pelican, Alaska. Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. is aFARPart 135 CommuterAir Operator offering scheduled and charter flights throughout SoutheastAlaska. The Company is based in Sitka, Alaska and currently offers nonsubsidized service to the communities ofAngoon, Tenakee & 

### Pelican at the frequency the meets or exceeds the EAS requirements. Ourproposal uses the Sitka airport terminal building as the hub providing access to the major airlines route structure. The schedule we offerto these communities allows community members to travel to and from Sitkato connect with Alaska airlines hub in Sitka. Although the currenthub for these communities is located inJuneau, Sitka is comparable in distance to Juneau by sixteenmiles orless to Angoon, Tenakee & 

### Pelican. AlaskaAirlines offers three departures from Sitkain the offpeak season and five departures during the peak season.



### Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. Background: Harris Aircraft Services, Inc., based in Sitka, Alaska, is locally owned and operated and has served the communities ofSoutheastAlaska since 1999. The company operates amphibious Cessna 

### 185 and de Havilland Beaver. These aircraft are modified for higherthan standard gross weights, and fully equipped with state-of-the-art CAPSTONE avionics equipment. Harris air is anFAAcertificated air operator commuter operation. Harris Air currently provides non subsidized service to these three communities at a frequency level that meets orexceeds essential air service requirements. Harris Air has applied for Air Carrier authority form the

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### Department ofTransportation August 28, 2014. Harris "Airbelieves DOTAir Carrier authority 

### will be granted inthe next 60 days.

Harris Air operates year-around, offering scheduled service and chartersto communities throughout the region. Harris Airhas been supporting the community ofAngoon, Tenakee & Pelican, Alaska since 1999 and, through commuter authority grantedbythe FAA, hasbeen providing scheduled service to Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican since 2012. Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. has been an Essential Air Service provider in the State ofAlaskafor 15 years offering yeararound, reliable service betweenthe communities ofSitka and PortAlexander, Alaska. 

### Itis the on-going mission ofour company to provide safe and reliable air transportationthroughout SoutheastAlaska, taking greatpride in our standing relationships and dedication to these communities. 

### Proposal: Harris Air's proposal is based on use ofour 6 passenger de Havipand Beaver and will be performed without subsidy. Ourproposal is based on 100% completionusing this aircraft. 

### Facilities:
Harris Air is based in Sitka, Alaska, with a facility located right at the airport. Ourbuilding is adjacentto the AlaskaAirlines terminal, making connections easy for those travelling from these communities. Harris Air is also equipped wit? walk-in freezer and cooler, making the transportation offrozen and perishable goods to these communities easier and morereliable. 

### Reliability: Harris Airis an active participant inthe AlaskaAir Carrier Association's MedallionFoundation, which concentrates onpracticing aviation safety by enhancing internal control and providing

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management resources. Ouractive participation has led us to achieving enrollment inthe Safety Program, CFIT Avoidance, Operational Control and Maintenance Ground Service programs. Harris Air also is a keyparticipant in the FAA CAPSTONE Phase Two program, which is used to promote more reliable, safer airtransportation. Onboard data linktransceivers and ADS-B receivers allow our pilots to viewreal-time weather information and see other airborne traffic from the multi-function displays in the cockpit. The terrain databases are continuallyupdated and providesthe pilots with excellentmoving maps and access to critical flight information services. These are but a few ofthe resources available through this programthat increases ourreliability factor. With our unparalleled experience and continual focus on safety andreliability, we believe Harris Airto bethe best candidate for the proposed service.



### Current Service: Harris Airhas established schedulesto Angoon, Tenakee, and Pelican, from Sitka, offering people the abilityto travel from these communitiesto Sitka safely and reliably. The communities lack certain amenities and is dependent onthe scheduled air service to provide basicnecessities, routine medical and health services and supplies. Foryears, Harris Airhas provided air transportation for passengers corning to SoutheastRegional Health Consortium ("SEARHC") hospital in Sitkafor routine and emergencymedical needs. When a member ofthe community has an emergency, we neverhesitate to add additional flights to our schedule to accommodate those needs In 2012, Harris Airwas awarded a SEARHC contractfor patient and stafftravel for service throughout southeast. The contract was based on a competitive bid basis and Harris Air was selected among otherregional operators to provide service to not only Angoon, Tenakee, and Pelican, but also seven other communities within the region including Juneau, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Klawock, Petersburg, and Wrangell. The key factors intheir selectionwerebased on ourexperience, reliability, and superior equipment for the environment ofSoutheastAlaska.

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### Schedules: The Department ofTransportation is requesting a frequency often roundtrips for Angoon, seven for Tenakee and six for Pelican during the peak season, whichruns from May through September, and five roundtrips for Angoon, three for Tenakee and six for Pelican during the offpeak season, which runs from Octoberthrough ApriL Harris Airplans to meet or exceed the Department's needs byoffering two scheduled flights daily in the peak season, and one flight daily inthe off-peak seasonfor Angoon and Tenakee and one flight daily year-round for Pelican. We believe thatthis schedule allows passengers to travel in and out ofthese three communities the same day in the summer, while ensuring a consistent and reliable schedule throughoutthe year. In orderto provide the communities ofAngoon, Tenakee, and Pelican with the ability to make connections and interline arrangements in Sitka, Harris Airhas created a schedule to benefit those needing access to the major airline connections out ofSitka. Harris Air will monitor and communicate with communitymembers to ensure sufficient flights are offered to meet the ridership demand. 

### Fares: Harris Aircraft's current nonsubsidized fares are fair and competitive for the region. The current fares for Angoon and Tenakee are $175.00 and Pelican is $190.00 one way. Childrenundertwo years ofage ride free ofcharge. 

### Marketing & 

### CustomerEngagement: Due to ourunderstanding ofthe communities ofAngoon, Tenakee & 

### Pelican, Harris Airplans uses a diverse mix ofmarketing efforts to ensure high-levels ofcustomer engagement. Harris Air promotes heavilythrough school sporting events by offering discounted fares for group travel. Our continual supportto the Chatham School District and the Pelican Schools has proven to benefit the communities ofAngoon & 

### Tenakee & 

### Pelicanthrough an increase in team charters. Harris Air also uses radio promotional activities to keep customers throughout engaged. TheHarris Aircraft Services, Inc. • Essential Air Service Bid 

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### Company has an annual sponsorship agreement with KCA W and CoastAlaska radio stations, which use local announcements to help support local communities and events. These announcements not only reach Sitka, butAngoon, Tenakee, Pelican, Elfin Cove, Yakutat and Port Alexander, Alaska. You will also see Harris Air participate inpromotional activities with The Sitka Soup, a free local advertisementthat includes public service announcements, upcoming events, classified ads and more throughoutthe communities ofSitka, Angoon, Tenakee, Pelican, Port Alexander and Kake. Although we do use traditional marketing methods,
we also focus on engaging customers through local support. Whether it is through donations or discounted transportation for local fundraisers or school events, we believe our continual support to the communities is the greatest marketing impact we have to ensure customer engagement, while building relationships and creating a positive presence to the communities and economy as a whole.

### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFTICEOFTHESECRETARY OFTICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE A. The subsidized essential air service carrier certifies that itwill, or will continue, to provide adrugfree workplace by: (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use ofa controlled substance is prohibited in the carrier's workplace, and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation ofsuch prohibition; (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about-- (1) The dangers ofdrug abuse inthe workplace; (2) The grantee's policy ofmaintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance ofwork supported by the subsidy be given a copy ofthe statement required by paragraph (a); (d) Notii)ring the employee in the statementrequired by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment supported by the subsidy, the employee will-- (1) Abide by the terms ofthe statement; and (2) Notify the employer in writing ofhis orherconviction for a violation ofa criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no laterthan five calendar days after such conviction; (e) Notii)ring the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice ofconviction. Employers ofconvicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to the Office ofAviation Analysis. Notice shall include the order number ofeach affected subsidized service; (f) Taking one ofthe following actions, within 30 days ofreceiving notice underparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted-- (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, or (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in adrug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency;(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation ofparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).
B. The subsidized essential air service carrier

### may, but is not required to, insert in the space provided below the site for the perfonnance ofwork done in connection with the specific grant.
Places ofPerfonnance (street address, city, county, state, zip code). Forthe provision ofessential air service, workplaces include outstations, maintenance sites, headquarters office locations, training sites and any other worksites where work is performed that is supported by the subsidy.

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### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OmiTCEOFTHESECRETARY OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION REGARDING INFLUENCING ACTIVITIES Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and CooperativeAgreements The undersigned certifies, to the best ofhis or herknowledge and belief, that: (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalfofthe undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee ofany agency, a Member ofCongress, an officer or employee ofCongress, or an employee ofa Member ofCongress in connection with the awarding ofany Federal contract, the making ofany Federal grant, the making ofany Federal loan, the entering into ofany cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification ofany Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) Ifany funds otherthan Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing orattempting to influence an officer or employee ofany agency, a Member ofCongress, an officer or employee ofCongress, or an employee ofaMember of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Influencing Activities," in accordance with its instructions. (3) The undersigned shall require thatthe language ofthis certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation offact upon whichreliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission ofthis certification is aprerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subjectto acivil penalty ofnot less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Essential Air Service Point(s) To Which Certification AppliesUNITED STATES OFAMERICA DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION OFFICE OFTHE SECRETARY OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS TITLE VI ASSURANCE (Implementing Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended) ASSURANCE CONCERNING NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OFDISABILITY IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING ORBENEFITING FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (Implementing the Rehabilitation Act of1973, as amended, and the Air CarrierAccess Act of 1986) 49 CFRParts 21 and 27 and 14 CFRParts 271, and 382

I. As a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the Department ofTransportation, it will comply: with Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Actof 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d--42 U.S.C. 2000d-4; all requirements imposed by or pursuant to: Title 49, Code ofFederal Regulations, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs ofthe Department ofTransportation--Effectuation ofTitle VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964; and other pertinent directives so that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds ofrace, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program oractivity for whichthe Recipientreceives Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation. This assurance is required by Title 49, Code ofFederal Regulations, section 21.7(a) and Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations, section 271.9(c). II. As a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the Department ofTransportation, it will comply with: section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794); the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. 1374(c)); and all requirements imposed by or pursuantto Title 49, Code ofFederal Regulations, Part 27, Nondiscrimination on the Basis ofHandicap in Programs and Activities Receiving or Benefitting from Federal Financial Assistance, Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations, Part 382, Nondiscrimination onthe Basis ofHandicap in AirTravel; and otherpertinent directivesso that no otherwise qualified person with adisability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, be discriminated against by reason ofsuch handicap inthe provision ofairtransportation, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program for which the Recipientreceives Federal financial assistance from the Department of Transportation. This assurance is required by Title 49, Code ofFederal Regulations, section 27.9 and Title 14, Code ofFederal Regulations, sections 271.9(c) and 382.9. III. It will promptly take any meaures necessary to effectuate this agreement. The Recipient further agrees that it shall take reasonable actions to guarantee that it, its contractors and subcontractors subjectto the Department ofTransportation regulations cited above, transferees, and successors in interest will comply with all requirements imposed or pursuantto the statutes and Department ofTransportation regulations cited above, other pertinent directives, and the above assurances. IV. These assurances obligate the Recipient for the period during which Federal financial assistance is extended. The Recipient agrees that the United States has arightto seekjudicial enforcement with regard to any matterarising underthe statutes and Department ofTransportation regulations cited above, other pertinent directives, and the above assurances. V. These assurances are given for the purpose ofobtainingFederal subsidy underthe Essential Air Service Program and are binding on the Recipient, contractors, subcontractors, transferees, successors in interest, and all other participants receiving Federal subsidy in the Essential Air Service Program. The person or persons whose signatures appear below are authorized to sign this agreement on behalfofthe Recipient. VI. In addition to these assurances, the Recipient agrees to file: a summary ofall complaints filed against it withinthe pastyear that allege violation(s) by the Recipient of Title VI ofthe Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, section 504 ofthe Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, or the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986; or a statement that there have been no complaints filed against it. The summary should include the date the complaintwas filed, the nature ofthe complaint, the status or outcome ofthe complaint (!&, whetherit is still pending orhow it was resolved).

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