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Flying is a choice, and we know you have several options when getting to the islands of Penobscot Bay. We want to acknowledge that the price changes enacted over the last few years have made relying on air taxi services prohibitively expensive. With the changes in ownership, now is a good time to revisit pricing...

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,”...