News Items

• Aviation Lifeline Video
• Aviation Lifeline Fact Sheet Talking Points 1M
• Plane Talk - Statewide Aviation Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2012 570 KB
• Plane Talk - Statewide Aviation Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2012 651 KB
• Alaska Airports and Aviation, Annual Report 2011 1M
• State Aviation Journal Nov. and Dec. 2011 Edition featuring D.C. Hatter 7M
• Commissioner Luiken provides comments on JPARC EIS scoping1M
• DOT&PF Commissioner Selects Aviation Deputy Commissioner
• Rural Airports Proposed Regulations Changes 1.16M
• Governor's Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1.4M
• Melissa Osborn, Fairbanks International Airport Operations Officer, Earns Prestigious Certification 63KB
• Airport Employees Receive American Association of Airport Executives Certification
• Tiny Airports Provide Big Services in Alaska 83KB
• Incentive Program Aims to Increase Asian Flights to Alaska
• The FAA is looking for aviator feedback about proposed Alaskan RNAV routing. Visit this link to help determine where RNAV Enroute Structure in Alaska might be developed.
• Deputy Commissioner releases The Economic Contribution of the Aviation Industry to Alaska's Economy study.

Aviation/Airport Resources

• FAA Strategic Plan for the Alaska Airport Improvement Program 194KB
• Alaska International Airport System (AIAS) Organizational and Business Relations Review1M
• Alaska Aviation System 2010 brochure1M
• Alaska Airports and Aviation Annual Report 20093.37M
• Alaska Airports and Aviation, Annual Report 2010 1M
• In Alaska's skies, the future of air traffic control an article about Capstone in the publication The Hill by Senator Mark Begich
• Air Carrier Financial Responsibility
  • Application for Air Carrier Certificate of Financial Responsibility (to be filled in by air carrier) 27KB
  • Verification of Air Carrier's Insurance (to be filled in by insurance company) 57KB
• Capital Spending Plan
  • Fiscal Year 2006-2012 Rural Airports Draft AIP Spending Plan 85KB
  • Aviation Project Evaluation Criteria 20KB
  • Aviation Project Evaluation Criteria Guidance, 12-10-03 Revision 53KB
  • Aviation Project Evaluation Board (APEB) Process Overview 165KB
• Airport Manager List: Certificated Airport Managers List 25KB

Certificated Aircraft Operators

• Searchable database of certificated aircraft operators is maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration. It can be searched by name, location, and type of certificate. The local FAA contact info is:

  300 West 36th Avenue, Suite #101
  Anchorage, Alaska 99503
  Phone: (907) 271-2000 or (800) 294-5116
  FAX: (907) 271-4777
  Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Alaska Time, Monday – Friday

Liability for "Certain airfield owners and operators" in Alaska

• Liability for "Certain airfield owners and operators" in Alaska: Alaska statute, AS 09.65.93(a), was amended this legislative session to read "(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, a person who without compensation owns, operates, constructs, maintains, or repairs an aircraft runway, airfield, or landing area may not be held civilly liable, except for an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or recklessness or intentional misconduct, for the injury to or death of a person or for damage to an aircraft, resulting from the use of the runway, airfield, or landing area to take off, land, park, or operate an aircraft." The Governor signed the law February 13, with an effective date of May 13, 2008. For full text of the statute click here.

Pilot Employment with the State of Alaska

• Pilot Employment: The State of Alaska employs very few pilots directly. The Department of Transportation & Public Facilities does not hire any pilots. The Division of Forestry in the Department of Natural Resources and the Alaska State Troopers a division of the Department of Public Safety hire a few pilots. However pilot requirements for both agencies vary and usually involve a minimum of 1,500 hours of Pilot-in-Command time to be eligible. Employment registers are only open periodically.