Alaska Airlines flight grounded in Kotzebue after jet clips wing of parked cargo plane
No one was injured, and passengers flew on to Anchorage on Wednesday morning.
Aviation
Search team picks up underwater signal from crashed air ambulance
The Guardian Flight air ambulance disappeared Jan. 29 in Southeast Alaska with three crew members aboard.
Winter storm in Seattle halts nearly two dozen flights in Anchorage
Several flights between Seattle and Anchorage have been canceled or delayed.
’We landed OK’: PenAir flight with 35 aboard loses engine power in midair
Pilots turned the plane around and returned safely to King Salmon.
‘Bring our people home’: Air ambulance company joins search for lost plane and crew
The medevac flight to Kake went missing last week with three crew members aboard.
A drunk passenger forced a plane to land. It cost him $16,000.
The pilot was forced to dump 20,000 pounds of fuel before landing.
Specialized ‘ping’ detector from D.C. could be deployed to find air ambulance wreckage in Southeast Alaska
The search for the three crew members ended Thursday. A candlelight vigil was planned Friday night.
Alaska Air CEO declares ‘turning point,’ announces $120 million in performance bonuses to employees
Employees in Alaska will get about $8 million of that total.
Photos: A training mission for Alaska’s elite search-and-rescue team
Civilian search-and-rescue operations provide National Guard personnel with real-world experience.
Air National Guard lifts 3 from plane stranded on 20 Mile Glacier
The plane sank in snow and ice on the glacier southeast of Anchorage.
With the push of a button, users can file a complaint on airplane noise
A software engineer has given the aggrieved a one-click option for filing noise complaints. The service doesn’t appear to be available in Alaska — yet.
Passengers aboard flight that diverted to Shemya Island in the Aleutians land safely in Seattle
The original flight from Beijing to Seattle carrying 194 passengers was diverted to a military base on the island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain due to a potential engine issue.
Beijing-Seattle flight diverts to remote Aleutian Islands airstrip due to ‘potential engine issue’
The flight landed at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya.
Pilot and passenger uninjured after plane flips during landing at Big Lake
Troopers said the pilot lost his landing lights, diverted and hit a snow berm, causing the plane to flip.
St. Paul Island works to keep air service after airline sale
Residents of a remote western Alaska island are concerned about a possible lapse in air service after PenAir was purchased by another airline.
Passengers safe after Alaska Air flight leaving Ketchikan makes emergency descent
Flight 64 was traveling from Ketchikan to Seattle on Tuesday night when a cabin depressurization warning triggered an emergency descent and rapid landing.
New report sheds light on 2016 midair crash near Russian Mission that killed 5
The planes collided on a sunny day in August. One plane had a device that broadcast its location, but the other didn’t.
National Guard rescues 2 after plane crash on Montague Island
The pair grabbed their tent before the Cessna 172 caught fire.
State lowers after-hours snow removal fee at Alaska airports
The change comes after concerns were lodged from officials on Prince of Wales Island in Southeast Alaska.
Air traffic controllers work to ease holiday rush
With a surge of travelers this year, choke points abound. Traffic snarls will double - or quadruple - travel times on some road trips. The rush to meet Thursday’s dinner deadline is officially on.