Aviation Industry

Delta Air Lines moves ticket counters, docks

Delta Air Lines will move its ticket counters and arrivals/departures from the North Terminal to the South Terminal at Anchorage's international airport on Tuesday.

Airport unveils remodeled concourses

After more than 10 years of plotting, moving, destroying and rebuilding, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on Sunday unveiled the capstone of its makeover: a $200 million overhaul of the old "dark and dreary" concourses A and B.

Video: Airport opening celebration

Alaska Air among few carriers posting a quarterly profit

Improvements in on-time performance and being insulated from the slump in international travel helped Alaska Air Group post an $87.6 million profit for the third quarter.

Airport runway renovation is completed

A $41 million renovation of the main runway at Fairbanks International Airport has been completed.

Lynden flies supplies for Indonesian relief

Lynden Air Cargo is flying water, blankets, beds and other emergency supplies into Samoa and Indonesia in support of relief efforts after earthquakes there and a tsunami in the Samoas.

'Crazy' aircraft mechanics strike it rich with sale of company

Carlos Nelson and his buddy Roy Adhern -- former FedEx mechanics from Memphis who cashed in all of their savings for a big move to Anchorage nine years ago -- looked a bit punch-drunk last week as they announced that they have sold their company, Pegasus Aircraft Maintenance, to a subsidiary of NANA Development Corp.

Akima purchases Anchorage aircraft maintenance firm

Akima Management Services has acquired Anchorage-based Pegasus Aircraft Maintenance, which services much of the air-cargo fleet that flies through Anchorage.

Alaska Airlines tests fuel-saving landing procedure

A landing procedure being tested at Seatac promises to save millions of gallons of fuel, lessen residents' exposure to jet noise, cut pollution and save airlines' precious dollars.

Southwest Airlines won't be buying Frontier Airlines

Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that its bid to buy Denver-based Frontier Airlines has been rejected.

Alaska Airlines nearly doubles price of companion-fare tickets

Alaska Airlines has announced in a letter to its customers that it is increasing the cost of the companion fares available through the airline's Visa Signature card from $50 to $99.

Southwest plans to buy airline with Alaska routes

Southwest Airlines says it is making a firm offer to buy Frontier Airlines out of bankruptcy protection at an auction this week.

What purchase could mean for Alaska

Blown tire aborts Alaska Air flight; jet lands safely

An Alaska Airlines jet blew a nose tire during takeoff but returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday afternoon.

Alaska Airlines' profit drops as sales slide in second quarter

Alaska Air Group Inc., operator of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, says its second-quarter profit plunged 53.9 percent to $29.1 million as sales slipped 9.3 percent.

Alaska Airlines parent company profits down 53.9 percent

Alaska Air Group Inc., operator of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, said today its second-quarter profit plunged 53.9 percent to $29.1 million as sales slipped 9.3 percent.

Student pilot gets hard lesson in landing at Merrill Field

A training flight went wrong at Merrill Field on Wednesday afternoon when a mechanical error forced the pilot and student to make an emergency landing, skidding onto the grass next to an airstrip with a legion of emergency personnel on hand, prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Photos: Belly landing

Alaska No. 1 in US for cargo plane crashes

Alaska led the nation in fatal cargo plane crashes over the past decade.

Russian volcano diverts flights to Anchorage

The Anchorage international airport said it is experiencing an uptick in landings over the past several days because a volcanic eruption in Russia's Kuril Islands has prompted airlines to divert some of their Asia-bound flights to Alaska.

Airport announces new manager

A senior airport leasing officer for the state transportation department is the new manager at the Juneau airport.

Air cargo stalls at Anchorage airport

A heavyweight in the Anchorage economy -- the city's international airport -- is riding out its own recession this year. Much like the overall decline in the global economy, the number of cargo planes touching down to refuel and swap freight in Anchorage on their way between Asia and the Lower 48 began to sag in mid-2007.

Photos: Alaska aviation

Video: Air traffic in Anchorage

Unwelcome mat: Hazing critters from airways

Aircraft collided with critters -- mostly with birds, but also other animals -- at least 26 times last year at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, according to a database the Federal Aviation Administration recently made public.

Slide show: Hazing birds

De-icing trucks switch to de-ashing

Summer's here. De-icing is done for the year, but de-ashing has been added to the business plan at Pegasus Aircraft Maintenance.