PT-6 Engine, 60 of which were made by de Havilland) in the late 1980s and purchased its main competitor Lake Union Air in 1992. With this purchase, Kenmore Air acquired a seaplane terminal on Lake Union. They converted one of Lake Union Air's de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters into a Turbine Otter and later purchased several more Turbine Otters. 1990s Kenmore Air acquired Lake Union Air Service in 1993; in 1997 it planned to begin operating service from Elliott Bay, a body of water on Puget Sound where Seattle's downtown waterfront is located. In 1998, Kenmore Air gained a federal permit allowing them to begin operations there, pending approval from Seattle's city council. The company later abandoned its plans in fall 1999 after encountering resistance from members of the local community. 2000s In October 2000, Robert Munro, the company's founder, and owner, died at age 83 after an extended illness. Ownership was passed to Munro's son, Gregg Munro, while several other family members, also held management positions at Kenmore Air. 2010s Residents in both Seattle near their Lake Union seaport and in Victoria have been growing increasingly concerned about noise and safety on the water. In Sept 2011 Victoria the St. James Community commissioned a report that calls for "serious restrictions on seaplane businesses" (which include other services like helicopters). Kenmore Air has responded by encouraging their pilots to follow limited flight paths in Seattle In 2013 when new high rise condos were proposed by Vulcan in South Lake Union neighborhood, Kenmore requested that an easement be placed on new residents to prevent them from filing noise complaints. 2018 Kenmore Air and Harbour Air started a new seaplane service between Downtown Vancouver, BC and Downtown Seattle, WA on April 26, 2018. The service was suspended by Kenmore and Harbour air after the COVID-19 pandemic caused international travel to become inaccessible. Harbour Air has since resumed service into Lake Union but Kenmore has not resumed scheduled service to Vancouver. Destinations Daily, year-round seaplane service is provided from Seattle's Lake Union to Lopez Island, Orcas Island and San Juan Island in Washington State, as well as to Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC. Seasonally (May–September), daily seaplane service is provided from Kenmore Air Harbor to more than 30 destinations in British Columbia, including Big Bay, Cortes Island, Desolation Sound, Nanaimo, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, the Sechelt Peninsula, Sonora Island, and Refuge Cove. In