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January 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington. D.C. 20590 

Re; Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavu^ 

Petersburg. Wranaell. and Yakutat. Alaska.docket OST-1998-4899 \ ^ 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essentia! air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible: to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type 

Alaska s service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, wlh singfe-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle, From these hubs our community can access the airiine s extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other canriers. The 737-400 

combination Ccombi') passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community.. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airWne has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely, 

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cc: Susan Kurland. Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Parnell, Governor, State of Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken, Commissioner. Alaska Slate Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities 
JanLiary';^, 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Re; Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova, Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wranaell. and Yakutat. Alaska. Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska 3 current pattern of sen^ice - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficuit, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi') passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simpty cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum. Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely. 

cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany. Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Parnell Governor, State of Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken, Commissioner, Alaska State Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities 
January 19. 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C, 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wrangefi. and Yakutat Alaska. Docket 031-1998-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type; 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlir^es proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

earner simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Perfomiante Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

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cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis De'v/any, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis, The Honorable Sean 

Parnell, Governor Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public 

Facilities 
January 19.2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wranaell. and Yakutat. Alaska. Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not Impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft, which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely. 

Po (^ f (\:il 

cc: Susan Kurland. Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief. EAS and Domestic Analysis, The Honorable Sean 

Parnell, Governor. Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public 

Facilities 
January 19, 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Re; Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wranaell. and Yakutat. Alaska. Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essentia! air service to our community. 

Alaska's cun-ent pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type; 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airiine's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft, v^tiich Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

canler simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely. ^. [ /"^ ^ 

PQ (V-K- :zoq&, 

cc: Susan Kuriand/^A^ststant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Don>estic Analysis, The Honorable Sean 

Parnell. Governor, Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public 

Faciiities 
JanugryJo. 2011 

Tt}^ Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue. S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 205S0 

Re- Continuation of Alaska Airtines' Essential Air Sefvice at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wranoelt. and Yakuta^ Alast^^, packet: QST-1998-^899 

Dear Secretary LaHood; 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's cun-ent pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, If ,iot impossibie. to nfieet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

Gommuniti&s of interest, with single-plane sef\'ice'to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan cr 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's eslens'.ve ro'jte 

system and benefit from its mar1<eting relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

oomblr^tion ("comb!") passenger and cargo aircraft, wh'ch Alaska Airiines proposes to 

cor^tinue using on this route, provides frslght, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier sihiply c3nnot provide. Further, the 757-^0 combf aircraft is equipped with 

Required Naviga-Jo.n Pertomiance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during frvdement weather, thus reducing diversions 

snd c^i^'osliatior^s and. in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In Sum. Alaska's jet sen/foe is critical to the ecorromlc well befng of our 

community, 

Fo.r these reasons, -^.'e respectfully urge DOT lo select Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide* ^ssenti^l sjr ser/ice to Southeast Alaska, es the airline has successfully done ^or 

rr^ore tha.n thirty years. 

3!"C9r^ly, 

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Sus^n K'jrisnd, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and Internationa! Affairs 

Oenpis CeV'any, Chief, EAS gnd Domestic Analysis 

Ths Honorsb!© Sea.n P^rr.^ll, GovB.Tior, State c-f Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken. Commissioner, Alaska State Depa-tmen' o'Transportation and 

Pulslic Facilities 

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January 19, 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D C 20590 

Re; Continuation of Alaska Airlines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wrangelf. and Yakutat. Alaska. Docket 081-1996-4599 

Dear Secretary LaHood; 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's e)rtensive route 

system and benefit from its marl^eting relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft, whtch Alaska Airlines pnaposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airline to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely. _^j^l ^ ^ . //^w^^< ^ 

cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis, The Honorable Sean 

Parnell, Governor, Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public 

Facilities 
January , 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue: S.E. 

Washington. D.C. 20590 

Re: Continuation of Alaska Airlines Essential Air Service at Cordova Gustavus. 

Petersburg, Wranqeli. and Yakutat. AiasKa. Docket OST-1995-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood; 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airiine's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft which Alaska Airiines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simply cannot provide Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airiine to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and in turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum, Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic weif being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airline has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely,-^^^v^^'^ : ^-^.^^ ^ 

cc: Susan Kuriand, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Parnell. Governor. State of Alaska 

Marc A. Luiken Commissioner Alaska State Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities 
January , 2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secreta.fy 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Re Continuation of Alaska Airiines' Essential Air Service at Cordova. Gustavus. 

Petersburg. Wranoell. and Yakutat. Alaska, Docket OST-1998-4899 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

This letter is to express strong support for the selection of Alaska Airiines to continue to 

provide essential air service to our community. 

Alaska's current pattern of service - using jet aircraft - meets crucial needs that would 

be difficult, if not impossible, to meet with any other type of service or aircraft type: 

Alaska's service connects Southeast Alaska passengers to one or more major 

communities of interest, with single-plane service to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan or 

Seattle. From these hubs, our community can access the airline's extensive route 

system and benefit from its marketing relationships with other carriers. The 737-400 

combination ("combi") passenger and cargo aircraft which Alaska Airlines proposes to 

continue using on this route, provides freight, mail and cargo capacity that a non-jet 

carrier simply cannot provide. Further, the 737-400 combi aircraft is equipped with 

Required Navigation Performance Technology precision technology, which enables the 

airiine to reliably access the airport during inclement weather, thus reducing diversions 

and cancellations and, In turn, enabling people and products to dependably reach the 

community. In sum. Alaska's jet service is critical to the economic well being of our 

community. 

For these reasons, we respectfully urge DOT to select Alaska Airlines to continue to 

provide essential air service to Southeast Alaska, as the airiine has successfully done for 

more than thirty years. 

Sincerely, ' -' ' ' ^ 

cc: Susan Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and \nleTn3t\ona\ Affairs 

Dennis DeVany, Chief, EAS and Domestic Analysis 

The Honorable Sean Parnell Governor, State of Alaska 

Marc A, Luiken, Commissioner. Alaska State Department of Transportation and 

Public Facilities