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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

Notice of

PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC.

of Termination of Service of Essential Air Service at

Akutan, Alaska,

pursuant to 49 USC 41734 and 14 CFR Part 323

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Docket DOT-OST-2000-7068

NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE

Correspondence with regard to this document should be addressed to:

Scott Bloomquist

President

PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC.

6100 Boeing Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99502

907-243-2485

Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

202 637 4999/5659

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for

Peninsula Airways, Inc.

August 2, 2012
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

Notice of

PENINSULA AIRWAYS, INC.

of Termination of Service of Essential Air Service at

Akutan, Alaska,

pursuant to 49 USC 41734 and 14 CFR Part 323

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Docket DOT-OST-2000-7068

August 2, 2012

NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41734 and 14 C.F.R. Part 323, Peninsula Airways, Inc.

(“PenAir”) hereby gives notice of its intent to discontinue all of its service to Akutan,

Alaska, as soon as replacement service begins. PenAir respectfully requests that the

Department promptly issue a request for proposals to enable PenAir to terminate

service on September 1, 2012, or as soon thereafter as possible.

By Order 2011-3-31, the Department selected PenAir to provide subsidized

essential air service to Akutan with its Grumman Goose aircraft for the two year period

beginning from May 1, 2011. For various reasons, including PenAir’s decision to cease

the costly Grumman Goose operations at Dutch Harbor, as well as the anticipated

opening of the new airport on Akun Island, PenAir desires to discontinue its service to

Akutan by September 1, 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter. However, because

PenAir is the only carrier providing scheduled air service at Akutan, this discontinuation

of service will cause scheduled air service to fall below the EAS level determined by the

Department for Akutan unless the Department selects a replacement carrier.
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Accordingly, PenAir requests that the Department issue (i) an Order as soon as

possible inviting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service to

Akutan through the new airport on Akun Island, and promptly thereafter (ii) an Order

selecting a replacement carrier.

PenAir will work with the community, the State, Department of Transportation,

and the replacement carrier to effect a smooth transition of service.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert E. Cohn

Patrick R. Rizzi

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

+1 202 637 4999/5659

Counsel for Peninsula Airways, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Peninsula Airways, Inc., has

been served this August 2, 2012, upon each of the following addressees:

kevin.adams@dot.gov

dennis.devaney@dot.gov

Joe Bereskin, Airport Manager

City Of Akutan

100 Windy Way

PO Box 109

Akutan, AK 99553

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Robert Cohn