Greener air travel gets closer with short flight by electric floatplane in British Columbia
Vancouver-based Harbour Air said it plans to spend the next two years getting its new plane approved for commercial flight.
Vancouver-based Harbour Air said it plans to spend the next two years getting its new plane approved for commercial flight.
Charles Weimer’s blood-alcohol levels were far above the federal limit for civilian pilots before the plane slammed into a mountain in August, according to toxicology results.
The airline’s three converted 737-700 freighter jets need an upgrade. The airline will temporarily commit some passenger jets to freighter duty to help ease shipping.
Motorists who saw the plane reported darkness and gusty winds at the time of the crash that killed two Medevac Alaska employees and a Security Aviation pilot.
Amid questions about safety and the loss of all-important Alaska Airlines miles, some residents of the flight-dependent community say getting on a plane is harder than ever.
The damage to the lights became obvious when the nights became longer, officials said.
Pilot Glen Morthorpe was a longtime Alaska pilot and flight instructor “willing to go out in the dead of night and rescue someone,” a friend said.
A number of people driving the Sterling Highway on Southcentral Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula saw the plane fly into a mountainside and catch fire, authorities say.
In a Facebook post late Sunday, Medevac Alaska identified two employees who had been aboard the Security Aviation plane.
The pilot worked for Security Aviation and two Medevac Alaska crew members were on board, according to officials. Security Aviation has voluntarily suspended operations.
One passenger eventually died from his injuries and two others suffered serious injuries when Forest Kirst’s plane crashed in the Brooks Range during a flightseeing tour.
Eventually, the service could expand to every point in the airport where international travelers would otherwise use a passport or boarding pass: check-in, bag check, security and boarding.
A new investigative report also finds the Ravn Air flight crew landed with unfavorable winds.
The plane was significantly damaged in the Monday crash in Southwest Alaska.
All 11 people aboard survived when the Taquan Air plane smashed into a mountain, but a new report says inspectors missed red flags.
Unalaskans with travel plans or medical needs are running into a backlog of chartered seats to get out.
Scheduled air service stopped after a fatal plane crash last month.
Alaska had nine fatal plane accidents last year, eight in 2017, 12 in 2016, and 11 in 2015.
The crash, in which five people died, was the deadliest for an air taxi inside the national park in recent history. The bodies and wreckage have never been recovered.
The city wants to start providing three charter flights a week at reasonable rates, officials say.