Bank seeks to liquidate RavnAir Group assets to cover debts
Alaska’s largest rural airline is working to prevent a liquidation of its assets sought by a bank representing lenders seeking payment of $90 million in debt.
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Dillingham, King Salmon and Unalaska-Dutch Harbor are just three of the 115 communities across the state that used to be served by Ravn Alaska and its subsidiary carriers before Ravn declared bankruptcy.
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Kevin Clarkson said the airline’s property is part of its bankruptcy estate. “This means the North Slope Borough order is void under federal and state law,” he said.
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The North Slope Borough seized all of the airline’s assets within the region to ensure mail and cargo deliveries continue, according to an emergency order.
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