Horizon Air began daily service to Dillingham and King Salmon Oct. 18 with its Embraer 175 commuter jets. The regional carrier is also flying the E175 between Anchorage and Fairbanks on behalf of Alaska Airlines on flights advertised as AlaskaHorizon.
A company did not provide the number of job losses in Alaska.
The 190,000-square foot facility will help increase the airport’s value as an international shipping hub. Construction could start soon.
The 28-year-old man was seriously injured but was expected to survive.
An aircraft mechanic who witnessed the aftermath of the crash described the efforts of several people who pulled one man out of the fiery wreckage.
Alaska lawmaker Gary Knopp died in the July 31 crash near Soldotna's airport, as did the other pilot, a fishing guide and four out-of-state visitors.
New CEO Rob McKinney says the grounded airline will return with a renewed focus on safety and customer service.
The National Transportation Safety Board has published reports and interviews about the crash between flightseeing planes carrying cruise ship passengers.
CEO Dave Pflieger has already collected $1.4 million in salary, bonuses and expense payments over the past year.
Starting Friday, any passenger unwilling or unable to wear a mask for any reason while at the airport will not be permitted to board a flight.
The company said it expects the losses to be permanent.
Witnesses described the midair collision, which they say produced a tooth-rattling sound and sent debris flying.
Witnesses saw two planes collide about 2 miles northeast of Soldotna's airport.
The crash in late May occurred just after the Aero Commander 500 Shrike took off from Aniak.
RavnAir was not sold in one block, but Float Shuttle purchased the core of the business.
Alaska aviation companies bought dozens of planes sold at auction by RavnAir Group, three months after the regional carrier filed for federal bankruptcy protection.
The minimum bid for the whole airline is $43 million.
The two people on board were rescued by airport police and fire officers in boats.
Passengers who repeatedly refuse to wear a mask on board risk having their travel reviewed and "suspended for a period."
The crash was virtually forgotten until a military training mission spotted a yellow life raft on the glacier. Efforts began in 2012 to scour the glacier to see what else may have churned up, including human remains and other debris.
