Peninsula Airways
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| Founded | 1955 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Company slogan | The Spirit of Alaska | ||||||
| Headquarters | Anchorage, Alaska, USA | ||||||
| Website | www.PenAir.com | ||||||
Peninsula Airways, operating as PenAir, is an American airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It is Alaska's second largest commuter airline operating an extensive scheduled passenger and cargo service, as well as charter and medevac services. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with other hubs located at Portland International Airport in Oregon and Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts. PenAir currently has a code sharing agreement in place with Alaska Airlines with its flights operated in the state of Alaska as well as all of its flights in the lower 48 states appearing in the Alaska Airlines system timetable.
In 2013 Penair received $6,363,008 in annual federal subsidies for Essential Air Services that it provided to rural airports in Plattsburgh, New York, and Presque Isle, Maine.
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.
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