Airports to see more flights over the course of the year

The Anchorage and Fairbanks airports will see both new and expanded service this year.

Anchorage air-cargo firms join relief effort

Two Anchorage-based air-cargo businesses are involved in the response to the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Aviation security reviews ordered

Stiffer boarding measures met passengers at airport gates Sunday as authorities warned travelers to expect extra delays returning home from holiday after two incidents on airplanes in recent days.

Airport control tower blacked out by power failures

All power systems failed twice Sunday morning in the air traffic facility that guides planes into and out of Stevens Anchorage International Airport via radar, the FAA confirmed Monday.

Frontier Airlines expands summer service

Denver-based Frontier Airlines announced Thursday it is starting seasonal summer service to Fairbanks International Airport.

Fly to Juneau at a discount

Alaska Airlines is offering a discounted "constituent fare" to state residents for travel to Juneau during the 2010 legislative session.

Japan Airlines cuts winter flights to Fairbanks by half

Japan's largest air carrier has cut half of its flights to Fairbanks this winter. Japan Airlines will have nine direct flights from Tokyo to Fairbanks, down from 18 last year.

INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Combined airlines will be called Era Alaska

Era Alaska will be the new brand as of Jan. 1 for the sister airlines of Frontier Flying Service, Hageland Aviation Services, Arctic Circle Air Service and Era Aviation Inc., their parent company said.

Portland airline sued over Alaska hangar payments

Portland-based SeaPort Airlines has been sued by an Alaska couple because it stopped making payments on a Juneau airplane hangar purchased last year.

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.