Sponsor, pilots and union back adding pilots to PFD/hunting residency exemption; committee seeks fiscal and legal clarifications A House bill amendment would add an allowable-absence category to AS 43.23.008(a) to exclude time spent on duty for FAA‑certified air carriers from the 180‑day residency count for PFD and resident hunting/fishing benefits; the committee asked for fiscal impacts, Department of Revenue guidance on day counting and whether flight crew and spouses should be included.

A new bill could change the game for Alaska pilots, allowing them to keep their Permanent Fund Dividend eligibility while flying for work—could this be the fairness they’ve been waiting for?

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