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.
Aviation
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.
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.
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.