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Jacob Caldwell, chief executive officer of Kenai Aviation, stands at the Kenai Aviation desk at the Kenai Municipal Airport on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Aviation, Reeve Air submit proposals to bring air service back to Seward

Scheduled air service has been unavailable in Seward since 2002

The Kenai Municipal Airport is seen on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai misses out on grant for proposed Seattle air service

City officials look to reapply next year

A cruise ship is docked in Seward, Alaska on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward gets nearly $46 million for power upgrades at port

The funds are intended to transform Seward’s port into a “green port”

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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CARTS considering expansion to southern peninsula

Representatives gave a presentation to the Homer City Council on Oct. 28

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Lawmakers discuss summer traffic safety during public meeting

The House Transportation Committee on Thursday, July 11 held a public meeting with the Alaska Department of Transportation…

Jack Penning, managing partner at Volaire Aviation, speaks to the Kenai City Council in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Airport can support expansion, study says

New services could include a direct line to Seattle

Angel Patterson-Moe and Natalie Norris stand in front of one of their Red Eye Rides vehicles in Seward, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Seward’s Red Eye Rides marks 2 years of a ‘little idea’ to connect communities

Around two years ago, Angel Patterson-Moe drove in the middle of the night from Seward to Anchorage and…

Joel Caldwell shows off the new Tecnam Traveller on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. Kenai Aviation has since added two more Tecnam Travellers to its fleet. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Aviation adds 3rd plane to commuter service, readies for busy summer schedule

Kenai Aviation plans to increase its schedule to include 18 flights a day running seven days a week

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Homer pedestrian pathway project selected for federal funding

The project will create greater nonmotorized transportation access in Homer

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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner Ryan Anderson answers questions from state senators during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday in Juneau.

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State officials revise transportation plan as summer construction hangs in balance

The federal government rejected the plan on Feb. 9, citing numerous deficiencies

Grant Aviation’s new Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan idles on the runway moments after arriving at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, March 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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New Grant Aviation planes to double service’s flight capacity

The first of two Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravans will start transporting passengers on Monday

Airplane wreckage sits in brush on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, near Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo via National Transportation Safety Board)

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NTSB releases preliminary report on Anchor Point plane crash

The Dec. 8 crash killed 2

A state plow truck clears snow from the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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DOT identifies roads included in brine reduction plan

The department said its goal is to reduce brine use overall in the region by 40%