Anchorage Daily News

Aloha cargo operation may return

HONOLULU -- The parent company of Hawaii's biggest interisland ocean shipper announced Thursday that it had worked out a deal to buy Aloha Airlines cargo operation, which shut down Monday.

Love mystery? Try Anchorage airfare

It costs more to fly to and from Anchorage than any other major city in the country, but figuring out why can be as hopeless as squeezing a Sumo wrestler into a middle seat. A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation says that in the fourth quarter of last year, Anchorage airfares were the highest of 100 airports studied.

Alaska Airlines cancels 11 more flights

SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines canceled 11 more flights Thursday -- including one to and another from Anchorage -- for federally mandated wiring inspections on MD-80 passenger jets, bringing the total to 42 cancellations in three days.

Alaska Air cancels more flights for inspections

Alaska Airlines canceled 11 more flights today -- including one to and another from Anchorage -- for federally mandated wiring inspections on MD-80 passenger jets, bringing the total to 42 cancellations in three days.

Airline will link Russian Far East with Anchorage

Vladivostok Avia has announced summer flights between the Russian Far East and Anchorage, according to a recent announcement by International Travel Consultants in Anchorage.

Cargo customers like Anchorage airport

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has received the 2008 Air Cargo Award of Excellence for the category of 1 million or more tons by Air Cargo World. The award is a result of feedback from Anchorage's cargo customer base of airlines and air-freight forwarders.

FAA says Boeing plane is safe

The Federal Aviation Administration says there is no safety problem with wing flap doors on Boeing 737-400s, despite three emergency landings last month by Alaska Airlines planes.

Alaska Airlines will inspect flaps on jets

Alaska Airlines is inspecting all 40 of its Boeing 737-400s -- about a third of its fleet -- for wing flap problems that caused three emergency landings this month in Alaska.

Hageland Aviation and Frontier unite into 1 rural carrier

Two airlines that serve rural Alaska have agreed to merge.

Deal means Alaska-made planes could take to the skies

A pair of Southcentral Alaska businesses with ties to small aircraft are coming together to manufacture airplanes for use in rural parts of the state.

Inside Alaska business

Fairbanks could host up to 5,500 Japanese visitors this winter. Japan Airlines plans 14 direct charter flights from Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka, according to the Fairbanks Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Airlines hike ticket prices by $20

American Airlines sparked a new round of widespread airfare increases Thursday by raising U.S. round-trip prices $20, the biggest in a recent series of hikes carriers have pushed through as oil prices surged.

Alaska Air pulls in profit of $85.8 million

Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, said Thursday it swung to a third-quarter profit as both carriers flew more passengers, lowered costs and benefited from fuel hedging.

Airplane de-icer gets closer look

A chemical used by Alaska aviators to prevent their aircraft from icing up in the winter is getting new scrutiny from environmental regulators.

New airline wants in on North Slope

A Native-owned company wants to compete with long-time air carriers in Alaska by running a privately chartered jet from Anchorage to the North Slope oil fields and possibly other places in Alaska.

Hawaiian Vacations sale troubles watchdog

A consumer watchdog group asked Alaska's attorney general Tuesday to investigate Alaska Airlines' recent purchase of the only business offering direct flights between Alaska and Hawaii.

States asked to investigate Hawaiian Vacations purchase

A consumer watchdog group asked Alaska's attorney general Tuesday to investigate Alaska Airlines' recent purchase of the only business offering direct flights between Alaska and Hawaii.

Alaska Airlines adds year-round flights to Hawaii starting this year

Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday it will offer year-round direct flights between Honolulu and Anchorage.

Alaska Airlines to test in-flight Web service

Alaska Airlines said Tuesday it will become the first U.S. carrier to test a satellite-based in-flight wireless Internet service on one of its planes next year and may equip its entire fleet.

Horizon releases modified schedule

SEATTLE -- Horizon Air said Sunday that it will return to 90 percent of normal operations this week, after several days of heavy cancellations while the company inspected its Bombardier Q-400 turboprops.

Horizon Air cancels 113 flights to inspect planes

About 6,000 passengers had their travel plans disrupted Wednesday after Horizon Air canceled 113 flights, including 31 out of Seattle, to inspect 19 turboprop planes.