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Apri l 8 , 201 0 c s

Th e Honorabl e Ra

y LaHoo d Secretar y U.S
. Departraen l o f

Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S.E
. Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : Continuatio n o

f Alask aAirlines'iKsentia l Ai r Servic e a t Adak , Alaska , Docke t DOT-OST-2000-855 6 \ / Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Thi s lette r

i s t o expres s stron g support for th e selectio n o f

Alask aAirline s (o r

"Alaska" ) t o continu e to provid e essentia l ai r

servic e t o th e communit

y o f Adak , Alaska
. Alaska' s je t

servic e i s criticall y importan t t o th e economi c wel l bein g o f th e community : A s amajor Alaskan fishin g compan y w e depen do n th e th e Alask aAirlin e 73 7 siz e aircraf t whic h provide s enoug h seats/spac e t o ge t cre w an dsupplie s i n an dou t of Ada k in a n expeditiou s an dsomewhat economical manner . Additionally , i f th e chang e i n servic e woul dcaus e Adak to ceas e t o exis t

a s a communit y w e woul dloos e th e housin g an demergenc y medical service s tha t thi s remot e locatio n provides
. Al l o f

thes e thing s of

cours e affect

th e incom e producin g capacity o f companie s an d individual s whic h in tur

n affect income capacit

y o f th e countr

y an dyo u a s leader s of

th e country . I kno w i t seem s like asmal l obscur e community in th e middl e o f nowhere ; however , thi s communit y i s par t of th e community/industry that feed s th e worl dandprovide s thousand s o f job s fo r peopl e al l ove r thi s country . Th e 737-40 0 combinatio n ("combi" ) passenge r an dcarg o aircraft , whic h Alask aAirline s propose s t o continu e usin g o n thi s route , provide s freight , mai l an dcarg o capacity tha t anon-je t carrie r simpl y canno t provide
. Further , th e 737-40 0 comb i aircraf t i s equippe dwit

h Require dNavigatio n Performanc e Technology , whic h enable s th e airlin e t o reliabl y acces s th e airpor t durin g inclemen t weather , thu s reducin g diversion s an dcancellation s and , i n turn , enablin g peopl e andproduct s t o dependabl y reac h th e community
. Moreover , Alaska' s servic e provide s Ada k passenger s wit

h th e benefi t of expedite dan dseamles s on-lin e connection s t o mos t major citie s i n th e "lowe r

48, " vi ath e airline' s Anchorag e hub
. Al l o f thes e je t servic e capabilitie s are critica l to th e succes s of th e Ada k communit y i n maintainin g an dgrowin g our economy .



# Th e Fishin g Compan y o f Alaska , Inc
. 20 0 WES T THOMAS , SUIT E 44 0 • SEATTLE , WASHINGTO N 9811 9

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Alask aAirline s ha s alon g histor y of ai r servic e throughou t

th e stat e o f

Alask aan dto th e Ada

k community
. W e respectfull y urg e th e Departmen t t o selec t Alask aAirline s t o continu e t o provid e essentia l ai r

servic e to th e Ada

k community
.

ire m Personne l Administrato r

cc : Susan Kurland , Assistan t Secretar y fo r Aviatio n an dInternational Affair s Denni s DeVany , Chief

, EA S an dDomesti c Analysi s Th e Honorabl e Sea

n Parnell , Governor , Stat e o f Alask a Le o vo n Scheben , Commissioner , Alask aStat e Departmen t o f Transportatio n andPubli c Facilitie s Th e Honorabl e Do n Young , U.S
. Congressman Th e Honorabl e Lis aMurkowski , U.S
. Senato r Th e Honorabl e Mar

k Begich , U.S
. Senato r