Aviation News

Loss of power forces Cessna to land on tundra; no one injured

A Yute Air flight carrying eight people -- including two children on laps -- was forced to land on the tundra Wednesday night about 17 miles from the village of Tuntutuliak in southwest Alaska, an investigator said.

Airspace restrictions set for Obama visit

The Federal Aviation Administration said flight restrictions will be in place for airspace near Elmendorf Air Force Base during President Obama's visit today.

Pilot in crash that killed biologist recovering

The 35-year-old pilot who survived the crash in which wolf biologist Gordon Haber was killed continues to recover at a Seattle hospital.

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

Fierce flames destroyed parts of crashed plane

The single-engine plane that carried wolf biologist Gordon Haber to his death last week burned so fiercely after it crashed that portions of its aluminum fuselage and wings were turned to ash and smoke, according to a federal investigator.

Airport runway renovation is completed

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

SLIDE SHOW

Injured doctor flies seven round trips to Hawaii

Retired doctor Bill Compton recently completed his seventh round-trip flight to the Hawaiian islands when he returned to Merrill Field in Anchorage on Thursday.

Audio slide show: Injured pilot flies with hand controls

Denali crash pilot in stable condition at Seattle hospital

The pilot injured in last week's plane crash in Denali National Park was in stable, satisfactory condition Sunday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, a nursing supervisor said.

Pilot tried to save wolf biologist after crash in Denali park

Alaska Newsreader: Even pilot's friends amazed at survival story

Pilot tried to save wolf biologist after crash in Denali park

As wildlife advocates mourned the plane-crash death of Gordon Haber, the biologist who spent 40 years documenting the lives and societies of Denali's wolves, his pilot was recovering Friday in a burn center in Seattle after hiking 20 miles back to civilization.

Denali crash kills wolf biologist; pilot survives

The pilot of a small airplane that crashed inside Denali National Park survived after walking miles with severe burns before finding help, a park official said early today. His passenger, a well-known wildlife biologist, was killed.

Video: Biologist Gordon Haber tracks Denali wolf pack (Backpacker.com)

Haber's Web site, Alaska Wolves

Alaska pilot lands in highway median in Kentucky

A 62-year-old man flying from Alaska to North Carolina ran out of gas in southern Kentucky and landed safely on a grassy highway median.

Small Army jet lands without wheels at base

An Army aircraft made a gear-up landing on an Elmendorf airstrip Tuesday, though no injuries were reported.

Plane makes emergency landing on Knik-Goose Bay Road

A late-morning flight from Palmer to Wasilla on Thursday turned into more of an adventure than expected for longtime pilot and former aircraft builder Bill Diehl.

Pilot aborts jetliner takeoff

A plane was taking off from Fairbanks when the pilot slammed on the brakes and aborted the liftoff because of concern an incoming plane was too close.

Officials release name of dead Alaska pilot

Callaway County, Mo., officials have identified an Alaska man who died in the crash of a single-engine plane.

Alaska tour guide dies in plane crash in Missouri

Jared F. Hobaugh, 31, who had worked as a tour guide in Alaska, was identified today as the pilot who died Tuesday in the crash of a small plane in Missouri.

Coast Guard pulls 3 off Montague Island after plane flips on takeoff

A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Cordova rescued three men stranded after their small plane reportedly flipped while taking off from a beach on Montague Island.

Floatplane crash-lands on tundra; nobody injured

A floatplane piloted by an Anchorage man crash-landed on the tundra in Southwest Alaska this week but caused no injuries, troopers said today.

LifeGuard jet with patient blows tires during take-off

The tires of a medical airlift jet taking off at Ted Stevens International Airport blew out while accelerating Wednesday afternoon, spreading debris across the runway and forcing an aborted take-off, according to the Department of Transportation.

Jet's tires blow out on take-off

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.