Document ID: DOT-OST-2000-6945-0066-0001
Agency: dot
Document Type: Notice
Title: 90-Day Notice of Redemption, Inc. d/b/a Island Air of Intent to Terminate Service at Alitak, AK
Posted Date: 2005-08-19T04:00Z

BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________

90-Day Notice of						)

								)

	REDEMPTION, INC.				)	               Docket 6945

	d/b/a ISLAND AIR SERVICE			)

								)

under 49 U.S.C. § 41734 and 14 C.F.R. 323 of intent	)

to terminate Essential Air Service at 				)

Alitak, Alaska							)

________________________________________________)

90-DAY NOTICE OF REDEMPTION, INC.

d/b/a ISLAND AIR SERVICE OF INTENT

TO TERMINATE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE

AT ALITAK, ALASKA

NOTE: 	Objections to this notice of intent to terminate service must be
filed on or before September 8, 2005

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Robert Stanford

President

Redemption, Inc.

d/b/a Island Air Service

P.O. Box 125

Kodiak, AK  99615

(907) 486-6196 (office)

(907) 486-5529 (fax)

August 19, 2005

BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________

90-Day Notice of						)

								)

	REDEMPTION, INC.				)	               Docket 6945

	d/b/a ISLAND AIR SERVICE			)

								)

under 49 U.S.C. § 41734 and 14 C.F.R. 323 of intent	)

to terminate Essential Air Service at 				)

Alitak, Alaska							)

________________________________________________)

90-DAY NOTICE OF REDEMPTION, INC.

d/b/a ISLAND AIR SERVICE OF INTENT

TO TERMINATE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE

AT ALITAK, ALASKA

Redemption, Inc. d/b/a Island Air Service (“Island Air”) hereby
gives 90-days notice, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41734 and 14 C.F.R. 323,
of its intent to terminate Essential Air Service (“EAS”) at Alitak,
Alaska.

In support of this notice, Island Air states as follows:

Island Air’s principal place of business if P.O. Box 125, Kodiak AK, 
99615.

Island Air holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity,
authorizing it to engage in scheduled air transportation or persons,
property and mail.

Alitak is not served by any other certificated carrier.

Island Air currently provides roundtrip service between Kodiak and
Alitak subsidy free three flights per week with Cessna 206 4-passenger
aircraft or deHavilland Beaver 6-passenger aircraft on-peak and two
flights per week off-peak.  

The Department made the most recent EAS determination for Alitak in
Order 95-12-4.

Declines in general economic activity and commercial fishing have
reduced the traffic to and from Alitak, particularly during the winter. 
Island Air can no longer provide air service to Alitak without
substantial subsidy.

WHEREFORE: Redemption, Inc. d/b/a Island Air Service gives 90-days
notice of its intent to terminate all air service to Alitak, AK on or
before November 18, 2005.  Island Air also requests waiver of the
provisions of 14 C.F.R. 323 so that it may terminate services as soon as
possible.

Respectfully submitted,

Redemption, Inc. d/b/a Island Air Service

_________________________

Robert Stanford, President

August 19, 2005

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing 90-day notice of
Redemption, Inc. d/b/a Island Air Service to terminate Essential Air
Service at Alitak, AK has been served this date upon the following
persons:

Mayor

Village of Alitak

Alitak, AK 99615

(by registered mail)

The Honorable Frank Murkowski

Governor

State of Alaska

P.O. Box 110001

Juneau, AK  99811-0001

(by registered mail)

Regional Director, Central Region

Alaska Department of Transportation

4111 Aviation Avenue

P.O. Box 196900

Anchorage, AK  99519-6900

(by registered mail)

William J. Jones, Esq.

Assistant General Counsel

Transportation Division

U.S. Postal Service

475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.

Washington, D.C.  20260

_________________________

Robert Stanford

August 19, 2005