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- "Cert Carrier List 8_2_2010" (PDF). Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- Jan Norman (1 July 2004). What no one ever tells you about starting your own business: real-life start-up advice from 101 successful entrepreneurs. Kaplan Publishing. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780793185962. OCLC 63693006. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
By 1989, Taquan Air was the second largest air taxi service in Alaska, with seven aircraft, 45 employees, and $2.1 million in sales.
- "Taquan Air spreads its wings. (Alaska)". Entrepreneur reprint of Alaska Business Monthly. July 1997. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
...second only to Anchorage's Era Aviation in terms of passenger count for small, scheduled air-carriers...
- "ABM 1997". Anchorage: Alaska Business Monthly. 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
September 1997 COVER: 1997 NATIVE CORP REVIEW - Matthew Nikolai, Calista Corp., Will May, Tanana Chiefs, Jerry Scudero, Taquan Air pictured on the cover
- Nicole A. Bonham, dateline Ketchikan (March 1998). "New commuter airline for southeast". Alaska Business Monthly. Entrepreneur.com reprint. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
Altogether, Taquan Air is considered the world's largest floatplane operator.
- "Juneau Empire Online Archive Business Spotlight: Business briefs 3/31/98. Kootznoowoo will dedicate plane". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. March 31, 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
The Spirit of Juneau, one of the airplanes to be used in the new regional airline, AirOne, was to be dedicated today by Juneau Mayor Dennis Egan at a special ceremony at Juneau Airport.
- "Juneau Empire Online Archive Business Spotlight: Business briefs 3/10/98. Taquan offers new flights". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. March 10, 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
AirOne will begin service May 1 between Ketchikan and several cities including Junea, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka and Klawock on Prince of Wales Island.
- "State and local briefs. New air carrier starts flying". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Wednesday, June 3, 1998. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
A new regional air carrier began service Monday...
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(help) - Ketchikan(AP) (August 12, 1998). "Review finds no obvious problems in fatal crash". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
The company said it was the first fatal accident involving a passenger in 21 years.
- Mike Rogoway (July 16, 1998). "New CEO chosen for Kootznoowoo, Inc". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
Declining timber sales, from a depressed market and depleted timber on Kootznoowoo's lands, have caused a precipitous decline in the corporation's fortunes.
- Mike Rogoway (October 13, 1998). "25 years of Kootznoowoo". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
Smith told shareholders the current downturn in the timber market comes at a particularly bad time for Kootznoowoo. It means there is less capital available for new investments..."We have already distributed most of our wealth from timber," Smith said...The recent decline in the fish market has left Angoon's economy in tatters...
- Mike Rogoway (June 9, 1998). "Tightening the belt". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
...the timber market is poor right now...Jack Phelps, executive director of the Alaska Forest Association...transportation companies..have...been hurt by the village corporations' downturn...The effect is very widespread," Phelps said.
- Timothy Inklebarger, Associated Press (July 26, 2005). "Treetop excursion zips tourists through Alaska's forest canopy". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
Ketchikan economist Kent Miller said jobs in the wood products industry have dropped from 903 in 1996 to 139 in 2004.
- Paysha Stockton and Kristan Hutchison (February 14, 1999). "AirOne closes up shop after eight months in Southeast". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
'...traffic has gone well below the traffic we projected for the fall and winter season,' Laurance said...Profits were solid when service began last June...
- The Associated Press (September 28, 1999). "Sitka. Taquan Air will cease Sitka flights". Juneau: Juneau Empire. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
Taquan Air Service is shutting down its Sitka operations at the end of this month.
- Svend Holst (November 3, 1999). "Kootznoowoo buys other half of Taquan Air". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
The board of directors of Kootznoowoo Inc. decided to buy the second half of Taquan Air Service, a company the corporation half owned since 1997.
- Mike Stewart (September 5, 2000). "Kootznoowoo turns losses to profits. Village corporation pulling out of timber, airlines for real estate". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
...in late 1999...Kootznoowoo purchased controlling interest in Taquan Air.
- Joanne Erskine, editor, Rachel Baker, Labor Economist (May 2000). "Employment Growth Forecast. Alaska Economic Trends. Volume 20, Number 5. Southeast Forecast. Air transportation will dampen growth" (PDF). Juneau: Department of Labor and Workforce Development (Alaska). p. 21. ISSN 0160-3345. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
Other carriers will try to fill the gap in flight services, but these small carriers probably will not replace all 80 jobs cut by Taquan.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Joanna Markell (May 27, 2001). "Goldbelt struggling, but making progress". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
Alaska Cruises: The Ketchikan-based tour company experienced difficulties in 2000 after a good 1999 season because of Taquan Air's bankruptcy.
- Staff (February 18, 2000). "Sale likely, air service chief says (snippet)". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
...lodge owners and cruise lines are looking for other ways to transport their clients after the virtual shutdown of Ketchikan's largest local air carrier.
- Kristan Hutchison (January 6, 2000). "Regional flight service slashes 80 employees, most of its runs. Cuts are intended to keep Taquin flying". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Melanie Plenda (August 1, 2001). "Kootznoowoo Corp.'s new leader takes the reigns. Latest decision finalizes restructuring". Juneau Empire. Juneau Alaska, Morris DigitalWorks & Morris Communications Corporation. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
<In 2000> the corporation...put...$1.3 million in escrow to finalize the liquidation of Taquan Air...
- "Top 40 under 40: Brien Salazar". AllBusiness, a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet, republication of Alaska Journal of Commerce. November 24, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
Salazar grew up in his family's aviation business, Ketchikan Air, which operated for more than three decades.
- "Keynote speakers rich in knowledge, history". Alaska Journal of Commerce. February 12, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
<Michael Salazar, father of Brien Salazar was> president of Ketchikan Air Service Inc. from 1969-1997...
- AP (May 11, 2000). "Ketchikan businessman buys Taquan Air". Kenai: Kenai Peninsula Online. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- "Stories in the News - Ketchikan, Alaska. News: Forest Service awards new air contract to Taquan Air". Ketchikan: www.sitnews.net. April 23, 2003. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- "Federal contracts to Venture Travel LLC. FY 2000-2009, summary". U.S. Census Bureas's Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS). OMB Watch. March 18, 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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- "Annual SBA award". Alaska Business Monthly, Vol. 6 Nbr. 10,. TheFreeLibrary.com reprint, originally published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. October 1990. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
Frank Cox, SBA's Alaska director, says Taquan air's founder was selected on the basis of his company's growth and development.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Small Business (1995). Entrepreneurship in America: Alaska's small business environment : field hearing before the Committee on Small Business, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, August 17, 1995. U.S. G.P.O. p. 11. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
I was flown along with other SBA state and territorial award winners to Washington D.C. to be honored in SBA functions and a visit with President Bush.
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has generic name (help) - Richard Harding (Winter 2010). "Safety is not a four-letter word" (PDF). Medallion Foundation newsletter. Anchorage: Medallion Foundation. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
<Sen Stevens> was the one that convinced congress to provide funding for our Medallion Foundation
- Rob Stapleton, Anchorage Aviation Community Examiner (designated blogger) (August 15, 2010). "Stevens flight an irony of errors?". Clarity Digital Group LLC d/b/a Examiner.com. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
Stevens was a decorated C-46, C-47 pilot during the WWII, who recently got his float rating...
- "Alaska Briefs. Medallion Foundation awards air carriers for safety". Alaska Journal of Commerce. Anchorage: Alaskan Publications, Morris Communications Company. August 28, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
Sen. Ted Stevens presented Medallion Foundation Awards to several Alaska air carriers...
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- "Stories in the news. Taquan Air Recognized". SitNews, Stories In The News. Ketchikan: sitnews.us. August 31, 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
Senator Stevens (left) and FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell (right) present the Medallion Shield to Taquan Air president and CEO Brien Salazar. Photograph courtesy Alaska Air Carriers Association.
- Anchorage(AP) (July 25, 2007). "Victims on Alaska plane crash identified - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- "Lostflights Aviation Historical Studies. The Airline: Venture Travel, LLC dba Taquan Air is the successor to Taquan Air Service, Inc". SmugMug, Inc. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
Taquan Air is recognized as one of the most successful floatplane operations in Alaska.
- "Southeast Alaska's Island News - Google News Archive Search. Taquan Air moves and grows". Thorne Bay, Alaska: Google reprint of Southeast Alaska's Island News. April 2, 2007. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- "Couple dies in crash on vacation". Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Times Union. July 26, 2007. p. 7. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- Associated Press (July 25, 2007). "Pilot, four from Seattle-based cruise die in Alaska plane crash". Seattle Times. Seattle: The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
The cruise-ship company has cut off Taquan Air tours at this time, Princess spokeswoman Julie Benson said in a prepared statement.
- James Halpin (August 15, 2008 (modified April 18, 2010)). "Tour flight supervision inadequate". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
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(help) - Mark V. Rosenker, Chairman (July 31, 2008). "NTSB Safety Recommendation, A-08-59 through -62" (PDF). National Traffic Safety Board, US Government. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- Ed Readicker-Henderson; Lynn Readicker-Henderson (15 November 2005). Adventure guide Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 167. ISBN 9781588435156. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
Misty Fjords Flightseeing, run by Taquan Air...has been running trips into Misty forever.
- Matt Hannafin; Heidi Sarna (October 20, 2009). Frommer's Cruises and Ports of Call 2010. Frommer's. p. 599. ISBN 9780470497357. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
Everyone gets a window seat aboard the floatplanes that run these flightseeing jaunts over mysterious, primordial Misty Fjords National Monument...
- "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information". Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Aircraft Detail". Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- "satellite view of Taquan Air" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- Brian Johnstone (photographer) (2 July 2005). "N1018A - Taquan Air - De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. Ketchikan Harbor - Seaplane Base (WFB), United States. (photograph)". planespotters.net. Retrieved 3 March 2011.