PenAir faces complications getting Saab 2000’s off the ground

PenAir’s new planes arrived in Unalaska last month with the promise of faster service. But as of Tuesday, about 100 people were on the standby list waiting for flights.
(Photo by Pipa Escalante, KUCB – Unlaska)According to Missy Roberts, the Vice President of sales and marketing for PenAir, the Saab 2000 has had mechanical issues, the airline has been short on crew, and there have been weather delays.
“So its sort of that perfect storm where the scenarios all happened at the sa