Search suspended for plane, pilot missing in Washington state waters after leaving Ketchikan
The Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon suspended its search for a Cessna 170 out of Ketchikan believed to have gone down near Port Angeles.
The Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon suspended its search for a Cessna 170 out of Ketchikan believed to have gone down near Port Angeles.
Thirty passengers and five crew members were onboard the aircraft, an Alaska Airlines spokesman said.
The airline will prohibit passengers from checking firearms and cap capacity loads on flights to and from Washington, D.C., at least through Jan. 22.
The pilots of the Ravn Air Group plane also landed in unfavorable, gusty winds and lacked the flying time usually associated with the notorious Aleutian Islands airport.
The Guardian Flight air ambulance plunged at high speed into Frederick Sound near Kake with three crew members aboard. Their bodies were never found.
The airline expects to acquire six of the Boeing 737 Max-9 planes this year. It has ordered 32 so far as it looks to upgrade its fleet.
All existing 737 Max jets must first undergo maintenance and get modifications before they can fly. Pilots must also undergo simulator training.
A brown bear was struck by an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Saturday evening as the plane was on the runway after landing in Yakutat. The bear was killed, but no one on the plane was injured.
Dash-8-100 planes holding up to 37 people will fly from Anchorage to Kenai, Homer and three other locations.
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.