Alaska Seaplane Service

Alaska Seaplane Service

Infobox Airline
airline = Alaska Seaplane Service

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fleet_size = 2
destinations = 5
IATA = J5
ICAO = -
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founded = 1954
headquarters = Juneau, Alaska, United States
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hubs = Juneau International Airport
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Alaska Seaplane Service is an airline based in Juneau, Alaska, USA. It operates scheduled services around Alaska, as well as charters. Its main base is Juneau International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 72 | date= 2007-03-27] As the name of the airlines indicate, the fleet consists of seaplanes.

The airline has seen its insurance premiums increase and its coverage decrease. [cite news|url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/010201/Biz_FlightInsurance.html|title=Flight services face insurance nightmare|last=Hinman|first=Mike |date=January 2, 2001|work=The Juneau Empire|accessdate=2008-09-25]

History

The airline was established in 1954 and was formerly known as Loken Aviation.

Destinations

Alaska Seaplane Service operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (as of 2006)Fact|date=April 2007: Angoon, Elfin Cove, Juneau, Pelican and Tenakee Springs and hubs out of Juneau. It also offers charters as well as several flightseeing tours.

Fleet

The Alaska Seaplane Service fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):
* 2 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver I

References

*cite news
first = Volker
last = Mehnert
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title = Alaska: Die Lehrerin kommt aus der Luft
url = http://www.faz.net/s/RubB4457BA9094E4B44BD26DF6DCF5A5F00/Doc~E4B1FE43FD279454C94791EBB1E21A43D~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html
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date = March 24, 2004
accessdate = 2008-09-24
language = German
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External links

* [http://www.akseaplanes.com/ Alaska Seaplane Service]


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