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Full Time Positions

Customer Service Representative

Location: Ketchikan
The Customer Service Representative is responsible for all aspects of the customer’s experience including but not limited to ticketing passengers and freight, answering phones, booking reservations, retail, and assisting customers knowledgeably, professionally and efficiently.  
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Dock Hand

Location: Ketchikan

Freight / Dock employees are responsible for the pickup and delivery of mail daily. Transference of mail/freight to and from aircraft. Assisting with the loading and unloading of aircraft. The fueling/handling of aircraft. Cleaning/maintaining of aircraft. Maintaining freight equipment. Keeping work areas clean/organized. Other tasks as needed or requested.

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Taquan Air Tour Manager

Location: Ketchikan

Aggressive, high pressure sales person wanted to sell day tours to cruise ship passengers in Southeast Alaska. Previous sales experience required.

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Seaplane Pilot

Location: Ketchikan
Taquan Air in Ketchikan is looking to fill pilot positions for winter and summer 2023. Taquan Air is also looking to fill the Chief Pilot position.
We operate DeHavilland Beavers and Turbine Otters on straight floats exclusively. All pilot positions involve flying freight and mail to multiple destinations near Ketchikan, as well as on and around Prince of Wales Island. The summer season will include flight seeing tours to the Misty Fjords National Monument and surrounding areas. Applicants must be physically fit and able to load and unload cargo, have good customer service skills, be able to work well with others as part of a team, with good judgement and a safety-first frame of mind.
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Aviation Supply
Specialist

Location: Ketchikan
The Aviation Supply Specialist ensures appropriate inventory levels, receives and ships parts. Tracking parts and materials is accomplished by using Corridor software. The Aviation Supply Specialist will have a direct impact on our team by providing administrative support, logistical support, and oversight of all aviation parts and consumable procurement and inventory.
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Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic

Location: Ketchikan
The Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic will be responsible for maintaining De Havilland Beavers and Turbine Otters, performing phase inspections on company aircraft, and follow all company manuals; adhering to all applicable 14 CFR’s, company policies & procedures, and SMS program. Duties include (but are not limited to): inspections, troubleshooting and fixing line discrepancies, keeping company aircraft operating efficiently and safely, maintaining a clean and friendly working environment.
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Taquan Air operates under a special use permit from the US Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Requirements for pilots:

  • Commercial Pilot Certificate with Airplane Single-engine Sea Rating
  • 500 hours total time
  • 100 hours cross-country time, including 25 hours night cross-country time
  • Instrument Rating or ATP (per FAR 135.243)
  • Taquan Air will consider a variety of experience levels, but 1000 hours total time and 50 hours on floats is preferred.
  • A history of instructing seaplane applicants is a definite plus.

Requirements for Chief Pilot:

  • All of the above, plus 3 years experience flying under FAR Part 121 or 135.
  • This experience must have occurred within the last 6 years for first time Chief Pilots (per FAR 119.71).
  • The Chief Pilot will be expected to manage the pilot staff, leading by example while assuring adherence to Taquan Air’s complete devotion to safety.

SAFETY

Taquan Air’s Safety Management System Program

FIRST FAA-ACCEPTED PART 135 AIR TAXI SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SMS) PROGRAM IN ALASKA

In January 2021, Taquan Air became the first Part 135 Air Taxi Operator in the State of Alaska to receive the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) acceptance of a Safety Management System (SMS) developed in accordance with the standards and requirements set forth in the FAA’s SMS Voluntary Program.

AN ORGANIZATION-WIDE PROGRAM TO MANAGE SAFETY IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

Taquan Air’s SMS is a formal, top down, organization-wide approach to managing safety and ensuring the effectiveness of safety risk controls and was implemented in line with the international standards which led to the FAA’s program.
 
SMS elements include organizational policies which define the accountabilities and responsibilities of our leaders and employees regarding safety; a formal process for identifying, analyzing, assessing and controlling safety risks; assuring the effectiveness of safety controls through collecting, analyzing and assessing information; and, the training and communications necessary to promote the program overall.
 

 ACTIVE SMS APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS

Through policy, process, training and promotion, the SMS guides and supports key decisions related to preflight, inflight and post-flight actions; aircraft maintenance, equipment and operations; the use of navigation systems with synthetic vision, tracking and moving map capabilities; enhanced communications capabilities and, related initiatives promoting the safety of our guests, our employees and our environment overall.
 

OUR FACILITIES

Ketchikan Waterfront Base

Taquan Air Terminal

Taquan customers enjoy our state-of-the-art, custom-built facility, with a comfortable lobby, water view and floatplane dock with its waterfront patio.

The 16,000 square foot facility is located in Ketchikan’s 6.0 acre Harbor Point Business Park located at 4085 Tongass Avenue. Vehicles access the business park via a separate entrance and exit driveways from Tongass Avenue, with motorcoach loading, unloading and staging areas as well as ample short and long-term parking for customers.

The spacious check-in area, passenger lounge, gift shop and restrooms are specifically designed to handle groups large and small. Other features in this spacious complex include:

Administrative and flight operations offices

  • A large conference room and training facility
  • Space for expansion
  • Ramps and Floats

Extended passenger access ramps

  • Non-skid surfaced floatplane dock
  • Over 600 feet of floatplane dock space
  • Maintenance Hangar

Hangar space for up to six aircraft

  • Fully equipped and staffed maintenance bays
  • Expanded parts department and inventory
  • Office spaces and an employee break room
  • Freight Department

Extensive storage for freight and U.S. Mail

  • Large walk-in cooler and freezer
  • Industrial size floor scale

Aircraft Specs

Taquan Air Otter

Modal
DHC-3 Turbine Otter

Engine
1 x PT6A Turboprop engine, 750 HP

Weights

Take-off weight

3796 kg

8367 lbs
Empty weight
2268 kg
5000 lbs

Dimensions
Wingspan
17.8 m
58 ft

Length

14.99 m

45 ft 10 in

Height
5.05 m
16 ft 6 in
Wing area
114.3 m2
375 sq ft

Performance
Max. speed
214 km/h
133 mph

Cruise speed
209 km/h
130 mph
Ceiling
5333 m
16000 ft
Range
740 km
460 miles

Aircraft Specs

Taquan Air DeHavilland Beaver

Modal
DHC-2 Beaver

Engine
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp
Junior radial piston engine, 450 HP

Weights

Take-off weight

2540 kg

5600 lbs
Empty weight
1678 kg
3700 lbs

Dimensions
Wingspan
14.63 m
48 ft 0 in

Length

9.98m

32 ft 9 in

Heigh
3.18 m
10 ft 5 in
Wing area
76.2 m2
250 sq ft

Performance
Max. speed
290 km/h
180 mph

Cruise speed
185 km/h
115 mph
Ceiling
3795 m
15750 ft
Range
804 km
500 miles