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TRANSPORTATION BY AIR IN ALASKA
USPS ships pallets of groceries to 100-plus Alaskan villages by air; an Inspector General report says it moved 87 million pounds in one year and recovered 29 cents per dollarIn Alaska, the Bypass Mail program is crucial for supplying isolated communities that lack road access. Each year, it transports millions o...
French military jets launch 40-day global flight to project power, strengthen alliancesFour French fighter jets are undertaking a significant global flight exercise. This extensive journey spans forty thousand kilometers acros...
Long before air conditioners, Americans used ‘white gold’ and other clever methods to keep themselves coolIn a time before air conditioning, Americans became innovative in their quest to stay cool. Architectural elements like high ceilings and s...
Alaska plane crash: Why flying is so risky in the state where 80% communities are still not connected by roadsA tragic charter plane crash at a remote radar site in Alaska claimed the lives of all eight passengers. The challenging landscape and ever...
Alaska plane crash: 8 dead after charter plane crashes near radar siteA charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site. The aircraft was en route to Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Ai...
California startup JetZero’s ‘manta ray’ plane could change air travel forever: 250-seat Z4 aims to fly 5,750 miles and use up to 50% less fuelCalifornia startup JetZero is innovating the aviation industry with a new aircraft featuring a blended-wing-body design, aimed at accommoda...
USS Juneau's final mission: After serving in Vietnam, the Gulf War and disaster relief, a Japanese torpedo sends this piece of history to the Pacific seabedThe USS Juneau, a veteran amphibious transport dock with a distinguished 40-year career, has been deliberately sunk in the Pacific Ocean du...
American Airlines, Alaska Air join others in raising baggage fees as fuel costs climbAmerican Airlines and Alaska Air have raised checked baggage fees, citing increased jet fuel costs driven by Middle East tensions and disru...
US F-22 and F-35 escort Putin’s ‘Flying Kremlin’ out of Alaska as he heads back to Russia after meeting TrumpFollowing a meeting in Alaska concerning the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin was escorted back to Moscow by two US fig...
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flightsAlaska Airlines experienced a system-wide IT outage on Sunday, leading to a temporary ground stop for both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air ...
Alaska plane crash: Pilot says one key condition could have disappeared the jet without a traceAlaska plane crash: Bering Air plane crash that killed ten people near Nome, Alaska, may have been caused by one key weather condition, a p...
As Bering jet plunges from sky, chilling history of 'Alaska Triangle' back in focus where 20,000 have mysteriously disappearedThe mysterious 'Alaska Triangle' is back in the news after a jet with 10 people onboard went missing. The Alaska Triangle has fascinated sc...
Coast Guard finds missing Alaska plane; 3 bodies of 10 on board recoveredThe U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane that lost altitude and went missing with 10 people on board, uncovering ...
Alaska airplane missing: Adverse weather, visibility problems responsible for tragedy? Explained in 10 pointsAlaska airplane missing: Crews in Alaska are searching for a plane that went missing with 10 people on board. The Bering Air flight left Un...
US: Aircraft transporting fuel crashes into frozen river in AlaskaA C-54 aircraft crashed in Fairbanks, Alaska, shortly after takeoff, leading to a fatal accident. The NTSB is investigating the incident, a...
Viral video: Boeing cargo plane catches fire mid-air, makes emergency landingAn Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport due to an engine malfunction after ta...
Alaska Airlines mid-air blowout: plane had warnings days before the incidentThe NTSB highlighted that pilots had reported pressurization warning lights in three prior flights involving the specific Alaska Airlines M...
NTSB says no passengers seated near Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage that failedThe head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Jennifer Homendy, reported that no passengers were seated next to the cab...
Baked Alaska: Record December warmth and winter rainsAt the island community of Kodiak, the air temperature at a tidal gauge hit 67 F (19.4°C) degrees on Sunday, the highest December reading e...
U.S. airlines and Amazon join push to reduce aircraft emissionsThe Environmental Defense Fund and the Rocky Mountain Institute launched the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) in April with comp...