PenAir (Anchorage Ted Stevens) has announced it will resume services to Dutch Harbor, AK, after November 4, 2019, following more than two weeks of disruptions caused by a crash landing at the airport on October 17.

"RavnAir Alaska will be starting new Dash 8 scheduled service to Unalaska's Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport sometime during the week of November 4, following internal preparation and receipt of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for regularly scheduled commercial operations," parent RavnAir Group said in a press release.

The Alaskan regional carrier will use Dash 8-100 turboprops operated by its parent Corvus Airlines (Anchorage Ted Stevens) d/b/a RavnAir Alaska. Until the crash, the carrier deployed its own Saab 2000s to Dutch Harbor.

Following the crash landing of N681PA (msn 2000-027) on October 17, which killed one passenger, flights between Anchorage Ted Stevens and Dutch Harbor were suspended. A single scheduled flight operated on October 24, Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. Corvus Airlines operated numerous Dash 8-100 charter flights to and from Dutch Harbor during this period.

"Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) will not market scheduled service to or from Dutch Harbor with a Saab 2000 until the preliminary findings of the NTSB and Saab have been reviewed. We understand this is a difficult time for the Unalaska community and seafood industry with the limited air service available," Alaska Airlines, which was the marketing partner on the route, said in its press release.

Dutch Harbor is located in the western Aleutian Islands, some 1,275 kilometres (690 nautical miles) west of Anchorage. The airport is notorious for extreme weather conditions but is an important hub for the Alaskan seafood industry.

According to the ch-aviation fleets module, PenAir continues to operate five Saab 2000s, of which four are currently active, operating flights on behalf of Corvus Airlines. The other two units were flying on behalf of Alaska Airlines.

Corvus Airlines currently operates ten Dash 8-100s.