Aviation

The pilot was working on the Clear Fire near Anderson Sunday evening when the crash occurred.

Troopers said they coordinated with the village of Kokhanok and area lodges to mount a response, and passengers were brought out of the lake, loaded into skiffs and taken to a nearby clinic.

The cause remains under NTSB investigation.

The Cessna 150 was returning to Merrill Field on Monday night but instead landed on East Fourth Avenue, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The survivors swam to Douglas Island after their plane crashed 100 feet from shore.

Passengers with bookings on June 1 had been dreading a repeat of the chaos on April 1 and again on May 1.

Numerous witnesses helped rescue the trio, authorities say. All three were hurt, one seriously.

The union has been stalled for years trying to negotiate a contract that addresses concerns about work rules, scheduling flexibility and career security.

The pilot and three passengers were landing at Dry Bay, about 30 miles from Yakutat, when the deHavilland Otter crashed, authorities say.

Fox said that speaking Yugtun and flying locals around the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has been her dream since middle school. But she didn’t always think that dream could be a reality.

A small plane flipped near Goose Bay Airport north of Anchorage during a flight lesson, leaving the 87-year-old instructor with minor injuries.

Northern Pacific Airways plans to start flying in November, with Anchorage a hub for passenger flights between Asia and the Lower 48.

Alaska Airlines said “guests whose behavior was particularly egregious” during the pandemic will remain banned.

People who knew Richard Russell told FBI agents and other law enforcement personnel they had no information indicating they knew of his plans to steal or crash a Horizon Air plane, according to the records.

The airline may have a long climb to get above the clouds now shrouding its reputation for warm and reliable service. Alaska is short not only of pilots but also of flight attendants and customer service reps.

Law enforcement and a meteorologist with the National Weather Service say that what people saw was likely a condensation trail from an airplane that was illuminated by the rising sun.

JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights.

Cancellations were continuing on Monday, according to FlightAware, including a handful to and from airports in Alaska.

Czech billionaire Petr Kellner and renowned guide Greg Harms died waiting for rescue delayed by a lack of immediate alerts, according to documents filed in separate federal court cases.

Alaska was offering 150% of pay to pilots willing to pick up extra flights, according to an Alaska vice president.

The agency recommends that all pilots be required to communicate their positions on a designated radio frequency when entering and exiting areas not controlled by air traffic control towers throughout Alaska.

Anchorage social media users on Saturday described flames coming out of the engine and loud booms.

Alaska Airlines guests, as of March 1, will not be able to earn miles on S7, and Alaska’s work to enable redemptions on S7 also will stop.