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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 of Transportation's 

Order 2002-11586 and 2006-25542 requesting proposals to provide Essential Air Service for the 

communities of Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican, Alaska. Harris Aircraft Services, Inc. is aFAR Part 

135 Commuter Air Operator offering scheduled and charter flights throughout Southeast Alaska. 

The Company is based in Sitka, Alaska and currently offers nonsubsidized service to the 

communities of Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican at the frequency the meets or exceeds the EAS 

requirements. Our proposal uses the Sitka airport terminal building as the hub providing access 

to the major airlines route structure. The schedule we offer to these communities allows 

community members to travel to and from Sitka to connect with Alaska airlines hub in Sitka. 

Although the current hub for these communities is located in Juneau, Sitka is comparable in 

distance to Juneau by sixteen miles or less to Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican. Alaska Airlines 

offers three departures from Sitka in the off peak 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 of Southeast Alaska since 1999. The company operates amphibious 

Cessna 185 and de Havilland Beaver. These aircraft are modified for higher than standard gross 

weights, and fully equipped with state-of-the-art CAPSTONE avionics equipment. 

Harris air is an FAA certificated air operator commuter operation. Harris Air currently provides 

non subsidized service to these three communities at a frequency level that meets or exceeds 

essential air service requirements. Harris Air has applied for Air Carrier authority form the 
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Department of Transportation August 28, 2014. Harris "Air believes DOT Air Carrier authority 

will be granted in the next 60 days. 

Harris Air operates year-around, offering scheduled service and charters to communities 

throughout the region. Harris Air has been supporting the community of Angoon, Tenakee & 

Pelican, Alaska since 1999 and, through commuter authority granted by the FAA, has been 

providing scheduled service to Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican since 2012. Harris Aircraft Services, 

Inc. has been an Essential Air Service provider in the State of Alaska for 15 years offering yeararound, reliable service between the communities of Sitka and Port Alexander, Alaska. It is the 

on-going mission of our company to provide safe and reliable air transportation throughout 

Southeast Alaska, taking great pride in our standing relationships and dedication to these 

communities. 

Proposal: 

Harris Air's proposal is based on use of our 6 passenger de Havipand Beaver and will be 

performed without subsidy. Our proposal is based on 100% completion using this aircraft. 

Facilities: 

Harris Air is based in Sitka, Alaska, with a facility located right at the airport. Our building is 

adjacent to the Alaska Airlines terminal, making connections easy for those travelling from these 

communities. Harris Air is also equipped wit? walk-in freezer and cooler, making the 

transportation of frozen and perishable goods to these communities easier and more reliable. 

Reliability: 

Harris Air is an active participant in the Alaska Air Carrier Association's Medallion Foundation, 

which concentrates on practicing aviation safety by enhancing internal control and providing 
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management resources. Our active participation has led us to achieving enrollment in the Safety 

Program, CFIT A voidance, Operational Control and Maintenance Ground Service programs. 

Harris Air also is a key participant in the FAA CAPSTONE Phase Two program, which is used 

to promote more reliable, safer air transportation. On board data link transceivers and ADS-B 

receivers allow our pilots to view real-time weather information and see other airborne traffic 

from the multi-function displays in the cockpit. The terrain databases are continually updated and 

provides the pilots with excellent moving maps and access to critical flight information services. 

These are but a few of the resources available through this program that increases our reliability 

factor. With our unparalleled experience and continual focus on safety and reliability, we 

believe Harris Air to be the best candidate for the proposed service. 

Current Service: 

Harris Air has established schedules to Angoon, Tenakee, and Pelican, from Sitka, offering 

people the ability to travel from these communities to Sitka safely and reliably. The communities 

lack certain amenities and is dependent on the scheduled air service to provide basic necessities, 

routine medical and health services and supplies. For years, Harris Air has provided air 

transportation for passengers corning to Southeast Regional Health Consortium ("SEARHC") 

hospital in Sitka for routine and emergency medical needs. When a member of the community 

has an emergency, we never hesitate to add additional flights to our schedule to accommodate 

those needs 

In 2012, Harris Air was awarded a SEARHC contract for patient and staff travel for service 

throughout southeast. The contract was based on a competitive bid basis and Harris Air was 

selected among other regional 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 in their selection were based on 

our experience, reliability, and superior equipment for the environment of Southeast Alaska. 
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Schedules: 

The Department of Transportation is requesting a frequency of ten roundtrips for Angoon, seven 

for Tenakee and six for Pelican during the peak season, which runs from May through 

September, and five roundtrips for Angoon, three for Tenakee and six for Pelican during the offpeak season, which runs from October through ApriL Harris Air plans to meet or exceed the 

Department's needs by offering two scheduled flights daily in the peak season, and one flight 

daily in the off-peak season for Angoon and Tenakee and one flight daily year-round for Pelican. 

We believe that this schedule allows passengers to travel in and out of these three communities 

the same day in the summer, while ensuring a consistent and reliable schedule throughout the 

year. 

In order to provide the communities of Angoon, Tenakee, and Pelican with the ability to make 

connections and interline arrangements in Sitka, Harris Air has created a schedule to benefit 

those needing access to the major airline connections out of Sitka. Harris Air will monitor and 

communicate with community members 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. Children under two 

years of age ride free of charge. 

Marketing & Customer Engagement: 

Due to our understanding of the communities of Angoon, Tenakee & Pelican, Harris Air plans 

uses a diverse mix of marketing efforts to ensure high-levels of customer engagement. Harris Air 

promotes heavily through school sporting events by offering discounted fares for group travel. 

Our continual support to the Chatham School District and the Pelican Schools has proven to 

benefit the communities of Angoon & Tenakee & Pelican through an increase in team charters. 

Harris Air also uses radio promotional activities to keep customers throughout engaged. The 
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Company has an annual sponsorship agreement with KCA W and Coast Alaska radio stations, 

which use local announcements to help support local communities and events. These 

announcements not only reach Sitka, but Angoon, Tenakee, Pelican, Elfin Cove, Yakutat and 

Port Alexander, Alaska. You will also see Harris Air participate in promotional activities with 

The Sitka Soup, a free local advertisement that includes public service announcements, 

upcoming events, classified ads and more throughout the communities of Sitka, 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 it will, or will continue, to provide a drugfree workplace by: 

(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 

dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the carrier's workplace, and 

specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; 

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about--

(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; 

(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining 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 of work 

supported by the subsidy be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); 

(d) Notii)ring the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of 

employment supported by the subsidy, the employee will--

(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and 

(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal 

drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than 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 of conviction. 

Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to the 

Office of Aviation Analysis. Notice shall include the order number of each affected 

subsidized service; 

(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under paragraph 

(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 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, or 

(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug 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 of paragraphs (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 of work done in connection with the specific grant. 

Places of Perfonnance (street address, city, county, state, zip code). For the provision of essential 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. 

Check [ ] ifthere are workplaces on file that are not identified here. 

Date 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OmiTCEOFTHESECRETARY 

OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS 

CERTIFICATION REGARDING INFLUENCING ACTIVITIES 

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: 

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the 

undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee 

of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee 

of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the 

making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any 

cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or 

modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any 

person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a 

Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member 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 that the language of this 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 of fact upon which reliance was placed when 

this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite 

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 subject to a civil penalty of not 

less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. 

Date 

Title 

Essential Air Service Point(s) To Which Certification Applies 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

OFFICE OF AVIATION ANALYSIS 

TITLE VI ASSURANCE 

(Implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended) 

ASSURANCE CONCERNING NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE 

BASIS OF DISABILITY IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS 

AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING OR BENEFITING FROM 

FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

(Implementing the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the 

Air Carrier Access Act of 1986) 

49 CFR Parts 21 and 27 and 14 CFR Parts 271, and 382 

I. As a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the 

Department of Transportation, it will comply: with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 

as amended, 42 U.S. C. 2000d--42 U.S.C. 2000d-4; all requirements imposed by or pursuant 

to: Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted 

Programs of the Department of Transportation--Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964; and other pertinent directives so that no person in the United States shall, on the 

grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 

benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for 

which the Recipient receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of 

Transportation. This assurance is required by Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, section 

21.7(a) and Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, section 271.9(c). 

II. As a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the 

Department of Transportation, it will comply with: section 504 of the 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 pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 

27, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and Activities Receiving or 

Benefitting from Federal Financial Assistance, Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 

382, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Air Travel; and other pertinent directives 
so that no otherwise qualified person with a disability, be excluded from participation in, be 

denied the benefits of, be discriminated against by reason of such handicap in the provision 

of air transportation, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program for 

which the Recipient receives Federal financial assistance from the Department of 

Transportation. This assurance is required by Title 49, Code of Federal 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 subject to the Department of Transportation regulations cited 

above, transferees, and successors in interest will comply with all requirements imposed or 

pursuant to the statutes and Department of Transportation 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 a right to 

seek judicial enforcement with regard to any matter arising under the statutes and Department 

of Transportation regulations cited above, other pertinent directives, and the above 

assurances. 

V. These assurances are given for the purpose of obtaining Federal subsidy 

under the 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 behalf of the Recipient. 

VI. In addition to these assurances, the Recipient agrees to file: a summary of all 

complaints filed against it within the past year that allege violation(s) by the Recipient of 

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, section 504 of the 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 complaint was filed, 

the nature of the complaint, the status or outcome of the complaint (!&, whether it is still 

pending or how it was resolved). 

Legal Name ofRecipient 

By: 

Signature of Authorized Official