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General Manager – Waters Aero Marine – Now Hiring

About Us Waters Aero Marine (WAM) operates two air services, Penobscot Island Air (PIA) and Katahdin Air (KA), specializing in last-mile delivery to remote locations. PIA services the islands of Penobscot Bay with air taxi, mail, and freight services via ferry and a fleet of six Cessna aircraft. KA services the lakes and camps of...

Jack Moore Completes His First Solo Flight

One of the things that makes all of us at Penobscot Island Air feel really proud,  is when one of the students in our flight school completes their solo flight.   This was the case with Jack Moore, Jonathan Ward’s student,  who soloed on December 22, 2022.   Lots of great pictures were taken that...

Veteran’s Day Recognition

Penobscot Island Air has a lot to be proud of and a lot to be thankful for.  We live and work in a beautiful part of this great country…America. We work with an awesome crew taking care of our cherished customers,  many of whom are family to us. We have food.  Our children go to...

Progress continues to be made on our new Penobscot Island Air hangar! All of the ” tubing” for the radiant heat was placed in early September. On September 29th…the floor was poured!   It was quite a process!  What a great group of guys who worked throughout the day and into the evening ensuring that the...

Hangar Progress – June 2022 – Be Like Kevin

It’s mid-June and progress on the new hangar is really coming along…the hangar is BIG… everything about it is BIG. The massive opening where the hangar door will someday be hung seems huge, the ceiling seems so high, the horizontal steel beam supports under the upstairs windows that will soon hold the gigantic piece of...

N707KW is BACK!

It is with great pride that Penobscot Island Air announces that N707KW is “back on the line”.   The new green and white paint job is beautiful, the detailed gold that outlines the letters and numbers of the tail number are perfect, but that is not the whole story behind this special Cessna 206. “KW”...

As I look out of my office at the daily progress of the new hangar, it seems hard to believe that almost 18 years ago,  Kevin and I sat on milk crates in a freezing cold construction trailer in the spot where the new hangar is now being built.    “You know T “, Kevin said,”...

New Pricing Structure starting May 1, 2022

Vinalhaven, North Haven, Matinicus, Islesboro, Criehaven New Pricing Structure Effective May 1, 2022 Penobscot Island Air recognizes that one of the most important aspects of our business second only to safety, is our relationship with our customers.  In the months since the loss of Kevin Waters, that relationship has been strained as we have tried...

International Team Work and Exceptional Customer Service

PIA started a Flight School in mid January of 2022 and things were going great!  Great until this past Tuesday morning when a routine oil sample test came back containing traces of metal fragments. Everything changed quickly.   The plane was immediately grounded, students were notified of the situation and all previously scheduled flight lessons...