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53-826: Peninsula Airways was founded by Orin Seybert in 1955. Seybert was 19 years old, living in Pilot Point, Alaska , and owned a 1946 two-seat Taylorcraft . In 1956, a four-seat Piper Tri-Pacer was added. On March 1, 1965, Peninsula Airways became incorporated and purchased the fixed base operation ( FBO ) in King Salmon . In 1967, Peninsula Airways became a full-time subcontractor to Reeve Aleutian Airways , meeting Reeve's certificate obligations to Chignik , Perryville and Ivanoff Bay. In 1969, Peninsula Airways acquired all assets of Tibbetts-Herre Airmotive, which had operated from Naknek since 1950. By 1973, regular service

106-532: A Cessna Conquest operated out of Cold Bay. Peninsula Airways was the first Alaskan air carrier to qualify for CAB Part 419 subsidy, allowing the airline to operate Essential Air Service (EAS) routes to Atka, St. George and Kodiak Island. In 1985, Peninsula Airways acquired all assets of Air Transport Services , Inc., based in Kodiak. Included in the deal was a hangar and office facility with approximately six aircraft and scheduled year-round service to all points on

159-686: A 75,000 hour limit. The existing aircraft have remained relatively active and competitive into the following decade. In late 2008, following a merger between US carriers Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines , the latter announced that a new Saab 340 base was being formed in Atlanta , after which the merged airline would replace its inventory of 12 ATR 72s in its regional fleet with 49 former Northwest 340s. During early 2009, Russian operator Polet Airlines conducted talks with American Eagle to lease 25 340s to increase its breadth of regional flights. A stretched, and significantly faster, derivative of

212-455: A Swedish electronics company, develop a suitable radar for an airborne early warning (AEW) system. The corresponding system was soon paired with the 340 as a platform. Several military variants of the type were produced, including the Saab 340 AEW&C , 340AEW-200 & 340AEW-300 , which are AEW and airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft. During the 2010s, Saab promoted

265-460: A large order for the type, procuring a total of 50 340Bs along with options for an additional 50 aircraft. However, business conditions and demand for turboprop-powered regional airliner transformed dramatically during the 1990s; this can be perhaps best summarized by AMR Eagle's decision in October 1999 to announce its intention to phase out its 340 fleet. Faced with diminished value and demand for

318-516: A mass resignation involving 17 crew members. On November 30, 2017, PenAir announced it would end its service to Crescent City, California as of December 15. The city has chosen Contour Airlines to operate the Essential Air Service route, but PenAir stated it would be unable to continue the service until Contour begins operating. On May 30, 2018, PenAir cancelled service via Boston to and from Plattsburgh, Bar Harbor and Presque Isle

371-517: A month early, citing staffing issues, breaking their Essential Air Services contract with the Department of Transportation. On June 1, 2019, PenAir ceased direct ticket sales under its own brand. From that day, all PenAir flights are marketed and sold using Ravn Alaska (7H) flight numbers. As of March 2019 the PenAir fleet consisted of the following aircraft: PenAir was the only air carrier in

424-626: A presentation on the 340MSA, and observed that several nations were in talks with Saab on the type, as well as there being increasing demand for such maritime patrol aircraft in Southeast Asia. On 6 June 1984, the Saab 340's launch customer, Swiss operator Crossair , received its first 340 aircraft. One week later, the type performed its first flight with paying customers on board; passengers on board this flight included Pope John Paul II . During 1989, US regional airline American Eagle placed

477-441: Is the mainstay economic force of the entire region. Over half of the residents depend directly on the salmon fishery for their livelihood, with a small remainder depending on tourism, sports fishing and hunting, and a few government jobs. The median income for a household in the city was $ 41,250, and the median income for a family was $ 36,250. Males had a median income of $ 23,750 versus $ 43,750 for females. The per capita income for

530-648: The Alaskan Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. This required setting up an operating base at Cold Bay , with hangars, offices and employee housing. In 1980, the Civil Aeronautics Board awarded a Part 401 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Peninsula Airways, and all aircraft operations were conducted under Part 135 of the Federal Air Regulations. In 1983, Peninsula Airways acquired its first turboprop :

583-666: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), prompting Peninsula Airways to set up an operation there. A hangar and aircraft were purchased and service to the surrounding communities began. In 1989, Peninsula Airways was contracted by Exxon to support the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. At the same time, a contract was awarded to Peninsula Airways by Alaska Regional Hospital to provide 24-hour medevac service. Peninsula Airways' operations were inspected and approved by Exxon Corporation , U.S. Department of

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636-529: The Fokker 100 and British Aerospace 146 , it had no clear advantage in terms of payload or range; as the regional airliner market became increasingly crowded, newer types such as the Bombardier CRJ200 and Embraer ERJ 145 family , which did have an advantage over the 340, had led to diminished sales. During the early 1980s, Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) requested that Ericsson ,

689-745: The Grumman G-44 Widgeon . The airline also previously operated several turboprop-powered aircraft types including the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan , Cessna 441 Conquest , as well as the Metro II, Metro III and Metro 23 variants of the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner . Previously operated piston-powered landplane aircraft included the Piper Navajo Chieftain and Piper Saratoga . According to

742-498: The Japanese Coast Guard . The system could also be retrofitted onto existing airliners. During 1997, Saab was releasing pessimistic press releases on the 340 programme, stating that it was considering the potential closure of production line, but also pledged that it would maintain full support to existing customers if this happened. On 24 December 1997, Saab announced that it had decided to terminate production of

795-422: The 340 in the maritime patrol mission. A specialized variant of the aircraft, designated as the 340 MSA , was mooted; the proposed patrol aircraft is to be equipped with various sensors and combat systems to be capable of performing both anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare , as well as signals intelligence and long range search and rescue operations. In June 2014, Anders Dahl, head of Saab Singapore, gave

848-401: The 340, Saab chose to shutter production in 1999. While production of the type ceased in 1999, Saab continued to develop and heavily market the 340 for various purposes in both the civil and military markets. In July 2001, the company announced that it had launched a new partnership with service provider Piedmont Hawthorne to remarket used regional 340s to corporate customers. In April 2002, it

901-411: The 340, which it claimed had lost SKr3 billion ($ 386.4 million) in the previous three years. By late 1998, as production was being slowed down towards an eventual shut down, Saab stated that it had been holding talks with a number of interested parties, reportedly including Indian and Chinese companies, on the potential sale of the 340 production line to another manufacturer. On 8 June 1999, the final 340

954-654: The 340. In 1985, due to Fairchild's decision to exit the aircraft manufacturing business following the completion of the first 40 units, Saab dropped the Fairchild name from the project and proceeded to continue aircraft production, referring to the type under the designation Saab 340A . A total of 159 A models were manufactured. In 1989, an improved version of the airliner, the second generation 340B , introduced more powerful engines and wider horizontal stabilizers ; later production 340Bs also featured an active noise control system. A total of 200 aircraft were built. In 1994,

1007-613: The Bombardier Q400 wouldn't have been economical on the route. Meanwhile, the airline expanded its operations outside of Alaska in 2012 after bidding on and being awarded Essential Air Service routes in the Northeastern United States . It established a hub at Boston's Logan International Airport and started operating service to Presque Isle, Maine and Plattsburgh, New York , with additional seasonal service to Bar Harbor, Maine . PenAir's presence in

1060-574: The Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and number 1 PET bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling. Pilot Point, Alaska Pilot Point ( Alutiiq : Agisaq ) is a city in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska , United States, on the Alaska Peninsula . As of the 2020 census , the population of the city

1113-468: The Interior Office of Aviation Services (OAS), U.S. Department of Defense , and two ( FAA ) NASIP "white glove" inspections. In 1991, Peninsula Airways began doing business as PenAir and became a code sharing and Mileage Plan partner with Alaska Airlines . PenAir transitioned to FAA Part 121 regulations in 1996, operating under both Part 135 and 121. PenAir was the first regional airline in

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1166-696: The Island. A base was established in Anchorage with two Cessna Conquest turboprops offering charter service from Anchorage to the Pribilof Islands. Scheduled service from Anchorage to King Salmon and Dillingham was added a year later. The first Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjet was placed into service in 1987 and Metro aircraft remained in the fleet until 2011. In 1988, several bush operators in Dillingham had their certificates revoked by

1219-568: The July 1, 2016 Alaska Airlines system timetable, PenAir was then operating all of its code sharing flights in the state of Alaska on behalf of Alaska Airlines with Saab 340B and Saab 2000 turboprop aircraft. The Saab 2000 is a larger, high-speed version of the Saab 340B. All Alaska Airlines code sharing flights in the lower 48 states in the U.S. were operated by PenAir with the Saab 340B. Using Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as an operating base, PenAir operated scheduled service to

1272-605: The Saab 340B for Unalaska, and it had even looked into using Saab 2000 but this aircraft type isn't used anywhere else in the United States at that moment meaning that the airline would have had to undertake the costly process of getting the aircraft certified with the FAA; while in 2015 PenAir's president mentioned the leasing of Saab 2000 for the Unalaska-to-Anchorage route, and adding that larger planes like

1325-710: The U.S. operating the Saab 2000 regional turboprop in scheduled passenger airline service. PenAir was among the last airlines in the world to operate the Grumman G-21A Goose seaplane on scheduled flights. This piston-powered amphibious aircraft was used to resupply remote coastal locations where no land-based airstrip existed. On December 21, 2012, the Grumman Goose made its final commercial flight from Unalaska to Anchorage. PenAir also previously operated another piston-powered amphibious aircraft type being

1378-499: The United States to make the 10-19 seat required conversion, including a dispatch department. In 1997, PenAir acquired two Saab 340 B aircraft and, in 1998, moved its headquarters into a new hangar/office complex in Anchorage, Alaska . In 2007 the airline revealed its plan, for a 25-year plan for Unalaska's airport planned by Alaska Department of Transportation, to consider the introduction of Bombardier Q400 by year 2016 to replace

1431-422: The age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% consisted of a sole occupant 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 3.91. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 43.0% under

1484-455: The age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.0 males. Both in historic and economic terms, Pilot Point has depended for its existence on the substantial seasonal returns of anadromous Pacific salmon, especially sockeye ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) which

1537-538: The aircraft, designated as the Saab 2000 , was also developed and produced during the 1990s. As of July 2018, there were 210 Saab 340s in service with 34 operators around the world. Primary operators include Rex Airlines with 52 aircraft and an additional 3 operated by its subsidiary Pel-Air , Silver Airways with 21, PenAir with 13, SprintAir with 12, Link Airways with 11, Pacific Coastal Airlines with 10, Castle Aviation with 6 and an additional 2 operated for PuppySpot, and others with fewer aircraft of

1590-484: The airliner to take advantage of this type of powerplant; this decision may have been influenced by high oil prices during that decade, such as the 1973 oil crisis . According to author Gunnar Eliasson, the selection of a turboprop engine made the type less attractive to airlines than jet-powered competitors, however recognized that the General Electric CT7-5A2 engine picked was quite competitive with

1643-412: The census of 2000, there were 100 people, 29 households, and 22 families residing in the city. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square mile (1.5/km ). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 2.7 units per square mile (1.0 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 14.00% White and 86.00% Native American . There were 29 households, out of which 58.6% had children under

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1696-466: The city was $ 12,627. There were 18.2% of families and 20.8% of the population living below the poverty line , including 18.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64. Saab 340 The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft . It is designed to seat 30-36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different operators. Under

1749-461: The civil aircraft market. In 1974, the company decided to proceed with developing its first major civilian aircraft, having previously focused almost entirely upon military aircraft. During the late 1970s, internal studies had determined that a short-haul airliner should be optimized to seat around 30 passengers. Likewise, it was decided to make use of turboprop propulsion, which was slower but more economical than turbofan engines, and to optimize

1802-767: The continental United States greatly expanded in 2016 when the airline was awarded multiple Essential Air Service routes in the Midwestern and Western United States . The airline established its third and fourth hubs at Denver International Airport and Portland International Airport . From Denver, PenAir operated service to Dodge City and Liberal , Kansas and Kearney , North Platte , and Scottsbluff , Nebraska. From Portland, PenAir operated Essential Air Service to Crescent City, California and also began service to Arcata/Eureka and Redding , California and Klamath Falls and North Bend/Coos Bay , Oregon. On August 7, 2017, PenAir filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . PenAir made

1855-564: The decision to end all flights out of its Denver and Portland hubs. Routes in California and Oregon that were not funded by Essential Air Service subsidies were terminated within days. The terms of the Essential Air Service contract required that PenAir continue to operate those routes until a new airline could be awarded the contract, a process expected to be completed within 90 days. On August 30, 2017, PenAir announced it would cease all Denver operations effective after September 10, 2017 due to

1908-518: The final third generation version, the 340B Plus , was delivered for service and incorporated improvements that were being introduced at the same time upon the larger Saab 2000 , itself a derivative of the 340. A total of 100 aircraft were completed, adding up to a total of 300 B models. The Saab 340 typically seated between 30 and 36 passengers, with 34 seats being the most common configuration. The last two 340s built were constructed as older configuration 36-seat aircraft for Japan Air Commuter . One of

1961-547: The following destinations in Alaska as of June 2019. All flights in the state of Alaska were operated as code sharing service with Ravn Alaska , with the exception of service to Dutch Harbor / Unalaska which was operated under a capacity purchase agreement, where flights were marketed and sold by Alaska Airlines and operated by PenAir. PenAir, along with Bering Air , Frontier Flying Service , Grant Aviation , Northern Air Cargo , and Ryan Air Services all participate in

2014-457: The increasingly competitive and politicized regional airliner market in which various competing airlines were alleged to have substantially benefited from government subsidies , while the Swedish government were unwilling to make such commitments to Saab's civil projects. According to authors Sören Eriksson and Harm-Jan Steenhuis, while the 340 had been faster than jet-powered competitors such as

2067-575: The jet engines of that era. As conceived, the airliner was to match the performance of jets within its short-haul role. Towards the end of the 1970s, the regional airliner venture had become the largest industrial venture in Sweden and was recognized as being too large for Saab to conduct alone. Accordingly, in January 1980, it was announced that Saab had entered into a partnership arrangement with US manufacturer Fairchild Aircraft to develop and produce

2120-482: The major improvements introduced in the 340B Plus was the installation of an active noise and vibration control system in the cabin, reducing noise and vibration levels by about ten dB during cruising flight. This optional feature carried over from the 340B was standard in the 340B Plus along with extended wingtips which was an option on the 340B, about 30 aircraft having the WT option. Another change from earlier models

2173-477: The production arrangement in which production was split 65:35 between Saab and Fairchild, Saab constructed the all-aluminum fuselage and vertical stabilizer along with final assembly of the aircraft in Linköping , Sweden, while Fairchild was responsible for the wings , empennage , and wing-mounted nacelles for the two turboprop engines. After Fairchild ceased this work in 1985, production of these components

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2226-456: The removal of control by the US federal government under the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act , an event which would notably contribute to sales of the type during the following decade. The 340 shared several manufacturing and design techniques that were used in Saab's military aircraft, such as the then in-development Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole combat aircraft . One such technique was eliminating

2279-515: The rising price of oil ; during this year, Saab announced the largest ever leasing deal for the 340, providing a total of 25 340s to Australian operator Rex Airlines . By late 2010, Saab was evaluating the option of extending the certified lifespan of the 340 which, under the Maintenance Review Board program, is typically limited to 60,000 hours; the company believes the maintenance program could be extended to accommodate up to

2332-443: The type. In December 2016, the fleet average is at 35,277 h and 39,446 cycles – a mean 0.89h per flight, less than halfway of its remaining life: the airframe life has been extended from 45,000 to 80,000 flight hours and 90,000 cycles and the Saab 340 should remain in service for another 30 years. Fleet leaders are at 71,268 cycles and 61,867h. Saab Aerotech developed the Saab 340B to meet regional airline operator requirements for

2385-447: The upcoming regional airliner. Under this partnership, Fairchild became responsible for the manufacture of sections such as the wings, tail unit, and engine nacelles while Saab was responsible for 75 per cent of the costs of development, system integration and certification . To match the new partnership, the type received the designation of SF340 . The decision to develop a new generation regional airliner had fortuitously coincided with

2438-519: The use of rivets on the aluminum structures, using diffusion bonding instead, to reduce weight. On 25 January 1983, the first SF340 performed its maiden flight . Shortly following its launch onto the market in 1984, the Saab 340 became the best selling commuter aircraft in the world. By 1987, all activity by Fairchild on the programme had ceased, the US company having chosen to curtail its aircraft activities, thus Saab became solely responsible for producing

2491-518: The village of Ugashik . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 140.5 square miles (364 km ), of which, 25.4 square miles (66 km ) of it is land and 115.1 square miles (298 km ) of it (81.93%) is water. Pilot Point first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). In 1992, it formally incorporated. As of

2544-429: Was 70, up from 68 in 2010. Pilot Point is located at 57°33′37″N 157°34′56″W  /  57.56028°N 157.58222°W  / 57.56028; -157.58222 (57.560226, -157.582267). Most of the community (village) is located on a high, ancient glacial moraine which abuts the eastern shore of Ugashik Bay six nautical miles upstream from Smoky Point and eighteen nautical miles (33 km) downstream from

2597-567: Was a more modern interior design and the moving of the lavatory compartment from the aft of the passenger cabin to just aft of the flight deck in most 3rd generation units. This increased total available cargo volume as the original location intruded into the cargo bin area. While the active noise control became standard on all Saab 340Bs in 1994, the first-ever 340B Plus (third B+ built) was delivered new to Hazelton Airlines in Australia in 1995, later operating for Rex Airlines , and currently for

2650-399: Was announced that Canadian company Field Aviation had been contracted by Saab to produce a freighter version of the 340, initially focusing on conversions of the earlier 340A model. Even after production was terminated, a large number of 340s have remained in commercial service in the following decades. By 2006, there was a resurgence in demand for turboprop-powered airliners, in part due to

2703-426: Was delivered, by which time nearly 460 aircraft had been delivered. Production of all models of the 340 was terminated in 1999, and Saab ultimately decided to cease all civil aircraft production in 2005. According to Eliasson, the decision to power the type using turboprop engines rather that jet engines had been provided as one of the reasons for Saab deciding to close down the project; another major factor had been

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2756-564: Was provided between King Salmon and the Pribilof Island communities, St. Paul and St. George . Charter service was also extended into the Aleutian Islands , Dutch Harbor , Atka and Adak with Grumman G-44 Widgeon amphibious aircraft . In 1977, two Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft were purchased from Reeve Aleutian Airways, and the sub-contract was expanded to cover all locations certificated to Reeve throughout

2809-448: Was transferred to Sweden. On 25 January 1983, the Saab 340 conducted its maiden flight . During the early 1990s, an enlarged derivative of the airliner, designated as the Saab 2000 , was introduced. However, sales of the type declined due to intense competition within the regional aircraft market. Saab decided to cease production of the aircraft. During the 1970s, Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB became increasingly interested in

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