Air cargo, long cited as an economic engine in Anchorage, continues a 5-year low amid a tough global economy, stagnate consumer demand, and more long-range aircraft coming online that can overfly the city's international airport.
Perhaps the most significant issue for Alaska aviators involves National Weather Service personnel in 19 offices across Alaska, who are scheduled for furloughs this summer. Colleen Mondor
For a century, Alaskans have sought to capitalize on aviation by using airplanes to improve their lives and work. A new supplement to the "Arctic Flight" exhibition explores the role pilots played in building a mining economy in midst of the challenging Wrangell Mountains terrain.Colleen Mondor
Event organizers say the festival has grown to be more of a social gathering than a typical trade show, thanks to hundreds of volunteers and Alaska's tight-knit aviation community.
Event organizers say the festival has grown to be more of a social gathering than a typical trade show, thanks to hundreds of volunteers and Alaska's tight-knit aviation community.Laurel Andrews
A Michigan man has spent 10 years obsessing over a B-25 Mitchell bomber planted in a Tanana River sandbar since the first Nixon administration. Now he's got the go-ahead to recover the "Sandbar Mitchell" and rebuild it for a warbirds museum exhibit.
Safely home thanks to the late-night heroics of the Alaska Air National Guard on Sunday, Soldotna pilot Rick Kraxberger was back on remote Montague Island in Prince William Sound by Monday to retrieve his bent, single-engine airplane.
Craig Medred
While thousands of flights around the country are delayed as a result of budget cutting and furloughing of air traffic controllers, the impacts in Alaska so far have been few.Ben Anderson
Maybe someday, Twin & Turbine will pay a pilot to write about what flying in Alaska is really like. A recent article, written by a corporate jet pilot based in Washington state, offers lots of well-worn cliches but little substantial reporting on flying in the 49th.Colleen Mondor
Pilots experiencing pressure from passengers has long been a source of concern for the NTSB when investigating Alaska aviation accidents. But how prevalent is it?Colleen Mondor
