Charter & Fractional
Alaska Seaplanes Gets FAA Nod for Safety Management System
Alaska Seaplanes is one of only 32 Part 135 operators in the U.S. to implement a safety management system.
Alaska Seaplanes director of operations Sean Kveum conducting a preflight of a Pilatus PC-12 in Sitka, Alaska (Photo: Heather Holt)
Alaska Seaplanes director of operations Sean Kveum conducting a preflight of a Pilatus PC-12 in Sitka, Alaska (Photo: Heather Holt)

Alaska Seaplanes, a Part 135 charter operator based in Juneau, announced that the FAA recently accepted its safety management system (SMS). According to the agency, the company became the third Part 135 in Alaska and one of only 32 in the U.S. to clear the necessary hurdles for SMS program acceptance.