Two Anchorage men were critically injured when a small plane flying over the Iron Dog snowmachine race crashed near Rainy Pass Lodge on Alaska's Iditarod Trail.Colleen Mondor
You may see big billowing plumes of smoke this week, coming from nearby the Anchorage international airport. How big a deal are the live-fire exercises? It depends on where you live.Colleen Mondor
Alaska bush pilot Art Mortvedt, who owns a lodge in the Brooks Range, is the first person to cross to cross both the North and South poles in a single-engine aircraft. His contributions to science as a citizen researcher have left a mark. 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
Solar-powered aviation: Don't cancel your AvGas account just yet, but scientists and explorers have invented an airplane that flies without using one drop of fuel. They're working to raise awareness about the possibilities for renewable energy in aviation. Colleen Mondor
The Yupiit Piciryarait Museum in Bethel, Alaska, is looking forward to celebrating the village’s long association with aviation next month with an exhibit on area Bush pilots.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.
