Pilots unions criticize Boeing for withholding safety information
Unions said Boeing failed to make pilots aware of a key safety feature in 737 MAX8 planes.
Aviation
Richard Russell, who stole plane from Sea-Tac, acted alone, crashed on purpose; motive a mystery
The Horizon Air baggage handler who stole a commercial airplane from Sea-Tac Airport acted alone and intentionally crashed the plane into sparsely populated Ketron Island, the FBI announced Friday.
Alaska Airlines opens big new hangar at Anchorage airport
The new facility is large enough to house two 737-MAX 9 aircraft.
Pilot pulled alive from plane that crashed on Susitna River sandbar
Rescuers used special tools to cut him out of the wreckage between branches of the river.
Anchorage airport sees record high in summer passenger traffic
Officials at Alaska's largest airport anticipate another increase next summer, tied to projected growth in the cruise industry.
Whistleblower wins federal case against Homer air carrier that fired him
Brian Bell was fired in 2012 just days after his tip led the Federal Aviation Administration to Bald Mountain Air Service's hangar in Anchorage. The company plans an appeal.
Lodge owner spoke to pilot just before Alaska Range crash. ‘Ten minutes later, he was gone.’
Dave Oberg, a longtime pilot from a large Palmer family, died in late September when his Regal Air plane flew into a mountain near Rainy Pass.
A puzzling maneuver, then freefall: NTSB provides details in Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3
A 14-year-old survivor told an investigator that the helicopter dropped 500 feet before crashing on a beach.
A helicopter crashed above a glacier near Skagway, killing the pilot. Two years later, a cause emerges.
The longtime local pilot flew into deteriorating weather before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board found.
Alaska Airlines to provide service to the North Slope for BP employees
The deal means a split from an arrangement with ConocoPhillips in flying workers between Anchorage and Deadhorse.
3 missing, 1 rescued after helicopter crash in Southeast Alaska
Among the missing are Anchorage business owner Josh Pepperd, 42, and his son, Andrew, 11. Another son was rescued.
Regal Air pilot killed in crash near Rainy Pass was longtime Alaska aviator
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center located the plane and found Carl David Oberg's body, troopers said. No one else was in the plane.
2 Fairbanks hunters found dead in wreckage of plane
Timothy Sonnenberg, 45, and Jason Roberts, 43, were reported overdue from a hunting trip Friday morning.
One person injured in crash of floatplane operated by lodge
The crash occurred near Igiugig just after takeoff, injuring one of the seven people aboard.
Troopers: Pilot and passengers unhurt after plane crash-lands in Soldotna swamp
The pilot reported engine failure, Alaska State Troopers said. Then a phone call confirmed the crash.
NTSB: Willow plane crash occurred during pilot’s first night training
The flight was part of the certification process under an Alaska-specific exemption that reflects the state's long days, federal investigators say.
Two injured in crash of small plane on training flight in Mat-Su
The student pilot was learning night flight operations when the plane crashed near Willow Airport, troopers said.
The summer of noise is winding down at the Anchorage airport
Anchorage residents should be hearing less jet noise as airport construction winds down for winter. But construction will resume next summer.
Moose hunters rescued after plane flips in Western Alaska
The Alaska Army National Guard on Monday night picked up the three men, who were unhurt after the crash near St. Mary's.
Increasing crowds at popular Alaska bear-viewing sites raise worries about flight safety
Nobody was injured when a small plane carrying a pilot and five passengers crash-landed on the Chinitna Bay beach. But the incident raises larger questions of safety.