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Seaplane Staff at the NY Times Travel Show discuss their charter services.

Seaplane Adventures at the NY Times Travel Show

By Andrea | February 8, 2017

At the end of January when everyone has had it with winter, John Kelly, Martha Fernald, and I spent our weekend as exhibitors at the New York Times Travel Show. It was quite a worthwhile extravaganza. Shoreline Aviation’s booth offered information on our seaplane services in the Bahamas and Caribbean, as well as our summer…

Bill Weist, Captain, Shoreline Aviation, Inc.

New Shoreline Aviation Crew

By Margaret Tehan | January 25, 2017

Bill Weist is the newest addition to the Shoreline Aviation crew. We met him working in St. Thomas last year flying Caravans just like ours, and invited him to join us. He has a great deal of experience flying a variety of seaplanes and flying boats. He is flying seaplane charter for us in the…

Shoreline Aviation Former Pilots, Nick Sorenson and Adam Schewitz

Where Are They Now?

By Margaret Tehan | January 15, 2017

Two of our pilots moved on to new adventures after last year’s summer season. After eight years with Shoreline Aviation, Nick Sorenson has gone back to Alaska to fly for a charter seaplane operator there. Nick was one of our most popular pilots in East Hampton and also flew in Florida and the Bahamas. While…

Welcome to the New Shoreline Aviation Website and Blog

By Margaret Tehan | January 5, 2017

Welcome to the new Shoreline Aviation website blog! The New Year is upon us and we are hopeful it will be a good one. Shoreline Aviation is entering its 37th year flying around the best places on earth and what a ride it’s been! Seaplanes are our main focus, and they continue to offer the…

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Condolences for the passing of a great human / friend / leader.

I’m so sorry to hear. I have such great memories of my time flying with him in 555HM seems like forever ago! My condolences to his family and friends.

The end of an era.

I’m so very sorry. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but he sounds like a remarkable, well respected man.

Sorry to hear this! RIP John

My condolences. John gave me my start in aviation over 20 years ago. Eternal tailwinds.

My deepest sympathies to the entire Shoreline family. John was and will always be a legend in our industry. Fair Winds John.

My condolences to the kelly family and airline industry..All my years working at Tweed;commercial side, I never had the pleasure to meet him, But I knew him..RIP..THANK YOU JOHN

Oh, this is such difficult news. My deepest condolences to Andrea, Andrew, and Jeremy. John used to fly N555HM into Meriden-Markham when I was a student pilot and worked the UNICOM there in the mid-to-late 1980’s. John was always so gracious to let many of us take a ride in the Caravan. John gave me my private pilot check ride and offered me a job with Shoreline washing the Caravan and being an “insurance” copilot on the trips from the East River to Bar Harbor, among many other places. Today, I still tell people that John Kelly gave me the best job I’ve ever had in my life! I’m deeply saddened but I celebrate John for the tremendously generous, funny, talented, skillful person he was and will so remain in the minds of so many of us who are lucky to call John their friend. RIP, my friend. You’ll be missed.

Agreed with Max Tooker above. John Kelly and everyone at Shoreline were amazing hosts to Blackhawk, Max and I during our brief time there.Here is a link to the video we produced, thanks in great part to this gentleman. I hope that it will help bring back pleasant memories and ease the pain somewhat of his friends and family. Rest in Peace, kind sir.youtu.be/I9hOY-s5RTk

Deepest condolences from all of us in the HTO aviation family. John was a brilliant seaplane pilot and we are fortunate to have had the opportunity to share the skies with him. His legacy will carry on with all of the pilots he shared his knowledge and experience with. Blue skies and tailwinds.

Deeply saddened to learn of this. John was a true aviator and an inspirational figure. My condolences to Andrea and family.

My condolences to you all and his family. He was a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. He will definitely be missed in the seaplane community.

So sorry. I wish I had known. I definitely would have made the memorial.

I was deeply saddened to hear this. I have known John since his start up at Madison Griswold from the beginning. He has been an inspiration and mentor to me since the beginning of my my professional career flying. He has since become the same for my two sons that have followed me into this crazy business, my youngest who started this summer with his first job as a pilot at Shoreline Aviation.

My sincerest condolences Andrea, Jeremy and family. John was a great man who led, inspired and was a friend to all. He will be missed by so many. What a truly amazing life he led.

I’m so sorry to read this. He was very kind to me a few years ago as I found my way back in to aviation.

Oh no!!! What’s great guy. Loved interviewing him for a Blackhawk video several years ago!! Prayers for Johns family. 🙏🙏🙏

So sorry for your loss! He was an amazing man!

Very sad to read this ..I’m lucky to have known him through work..Such a kind,knowledge guy..Always would answer your question about anything related to aviation.. I wish I was able to have learned from him ..He will Never be forgotten

John was simply one of the best!

So sorry. He was an incredible man. 🙏 RIP John

From all of us in the BVI (and CT offices) at Bitter End Yacht Club, our deepest condolences. John was a pleasure to work with, and always brightened our day.

I’m so sorry Andrea Collingwood, Jeremy and Andrew. John was a great man and will be missed by many.

Tailwinds and blue skies, John.

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