BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC 

### } Application of } 

### } Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC } 

### } for reissuance ofits certificate of } public convenience and necessity }



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APPLICATION OF .-- ..., . '·' i j .

Docket DOT-OST-2013-

ALASKA SEAPLANE SERVICE, LLC FOR REISSUANCE OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF

PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

Communications with respect tothis document should be addressed to:

March 6, 2013 Kent Craford President Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC Suite 110 1873 Shell Simmons Drive Juneau, AK 99801 907-789-3331BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC 

### ) Application of ) 

### ) Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC ) 

### ) for reissuance ofits certificate of ) public convenience and necessity )



# ______________________) APPLICATION OF Docket DOT-OST-2013-

ALASKA SEAPLANE SERVICE, LLC FOR REISSUANCE OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF

PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC, pursuantto 14CFR215.4 requests reissuance ofits certificate of public convenience and necessity in the name of Kalinin Aviation LLC, d/b/aAlaska Seaplanes. Alaska Seaplane Service is commonly owned with anotherJuneau certificated carrier, Air Excursions, LLC which operates subsidized Essential AirService totwo points, and unsubsidized service to anotherfour points. It is the plan ofthe owners ofthetwo carriers to establish a single business namefor all operations by both carriers, and that business name will be Alaska Seaplanes. Separate certificates would be maintained because thetwo carriers have contractual obligationsto provide Essential Air Service, operate differentfleets ofaircraft and have unique operations specifications.The Department has approved many identical requests for name change, includingthe request of MurrayAir, Inc. to change its certificated nameto National Air Cargo Group, Inc. while maintainingthe business name MurrayAir (Order 2006-12-20). More recently, Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a/Wings ofAlaska had its certificate ofpublic convenience and necessity reissued in the name SeaportAirlines, Inc. while maintainingthe business name Wings ofAlaska (Order 2010-12-12).

Use ofasingle business name by commonly owned carriers has also been approved, with the case on point ofthejoint use ofthe business name "Era Alaska" being used by Frontier Flying Service, Inc., Hageland Aviation, Inc. and Era Aviation, Inc.

In support ofthis application, Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC states as follows:

1. Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC holds a certificate ofpublic convenience and necessity authorizing itto engage in interstate scheduled airtransportation ofpersons, property and mail. 2. Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC has elected to change its name to Kalinin Aviation LLC, d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes. Appended as Attachment A is a copy ofthe Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles filed with the State ofAlaska, Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development wherebythe name Alaska Seaplane Service, LLC has been change to Kalinin Aviation LLC.3. This application involves a change in corporate name only. There is no change whatsoever in structure, management, ownership, control, operations, financial condition or citizenship ofAlaska Seaplane Service, LLC. 4. OST Form 4523 (Montreal Agreement), executed in the name of Kalinin Aviation LLC, is beingfiled simultaneously with this application. Pursuant to 14CFR215.4(b), three copies ofthe Montreal Agreement are appended as Attachment B. 5. The Department has promptly reissued certificates in comparable circumstances, see e.g. Order 2010-12-12 (Alaska Juneau Aeronautics), Order 2006-12-20 (MurrayAir), Order 2005-1-10 (Eagle Canyon Airlines) and 2003-3-6 (ATA Airlines). Alaska Seaplane Service requests similar expedited treatment. This will enablethis use ofthe new name and business name in the market place in atimely manner.

CERTIFICATION The contents ofthis application and the attached exhibits are true and correct tothe best ofmy knowledge and belief. Pursuant totitle 18, United States Code section 1001, I, in my individual capacity and as the authorized representative ofthe applicant, have not in any manner knowingly and willfullyfalsified, concealed orfailed to disclose any material fact or made any false, fictitious, orfraudulent statement or knowingly used any documentswhich contain such statements in connection with the preparation, filing or prosecution ofthe application. I understand that an individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C. section 1001 shall be fined not morethan $10,000 or imprisoned not morethan five years, or both.WHEREFORE, the applicant requests thatthe Department reissue the certificate ofpublic convenience and necessity held byAlaska Seaplane Service, LLC in its new corporate name of Kalinin Aviation LLC, d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes. Respectfully submitted, ALASKA SEAPLANE SERVICE, LLC



# ;;;4rfi By Kent Craford It's President March 6, 2013