Aviation
Alaska will fly nonstop from Seattle to Europe in 2026, CEO says
Seattle will be at the center of the expansion, with plans to add 12 nonstop global routes with long-haul widebody airplanes by 2030.
Why Alaska Air wants Portland to be its Sea-Tac ‘relief valve’
As Alaska expands its international destinations, it will shuffle some connecting flights that would have routed through Seattle to stop in Portland instead.
NTSB: Pilot in fatal Nanwalek plane crash may have been trying to avoid dog on runway
Homer pilot Daniel Bunker and Anchorage artist and photographer Jenny Irene Miller died in Monday’s crash, which also sent a male passenger to the hospital with serious injuries.
2 die, 1 seriously injured in plane crash on Kenai Peninsula
The crash occurred near Nanwalek on Monday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said.
State’s seizure of a bootlegger’s plane was legal, Alaska Supreme Court says
The court said in a decision that “even a six-pack of beer causes grave societal harm.”
NTSB: Faulty repair partly caused fatal crash of fuel-laden cargo plane near Fairbanks
Witnesses saw an engine on the DC-4 catch fire before it went down last April, killing both men aboard.
Palmer pilot and self-described ‘free citizen’ sentenced to probation and $10K fine after 2023 near miss
The pilot, who was convicted of operating an aircraft without a federal certification and operating an unregistered aircraft, insists he is not subject to government regulations.
Probe continues into misuse of student license by pilot whose plane broke through ice on Kenai Peninsula lake
The pilot, who was rescued along with two young family members, did not report the incident within the required timeframe and did not return phone calls to the NTSB, an investigator said.
Pilot rescued with 2 girls from icy Kenai Peninsula lake was not authorized to have passengers, official says
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator said the FAA started disciplinary action against the pilot.
Pilot and 2 daughters survived night on wing after plane crashed on icy Kenai Peninsula lake
Another pilot who spotted the missing plane said there were many miracles at play, from the plane not sinking, to the survivors being able to stay on the wing, to the three surviving the night in temperatures dipping into the 20s.
3 rescued from plane that went down on Kenai Peninsula lake
Alaska State Troopers said the Piper PA-12 was reported missing late Sunday with an adult and two juveniles on board.
Windshield blowout in plane high over Western Alaska prompts NTSB investigation
The Trygg Air Alaska pilot landed safely in Sleetmute with 9 passengers on March 7.
NTSB: Bering Air plane was overloaded prior to crash near Nome that killed 10
The crash last month on Norton Sound ice was Alaska’s deadliest in more than a decade.
Federal investigators to look at the role weather data played in Bering Air crash that killed 10
Federal officials and the Alaska congressional delegation this week outlined the need for better aviation weather technology.
Shock, grief and support: Remembering the 10 Alaskans who died on Bering Air Flight 445
Crowds in Western Alaska villages welcomed and comforted Bering Air crews as they resumed scheduled flights.
Investigators focus on wreckage of plane that crashed in Western Alaska, killing 10
Authorities are focusing on the wreckage of a small commuter aircraft as they try to determine what caused it to go down in the icy Bering Sea.
Crews recover all 10 victims killed in Bering Air plane crash on ice near Nome
The Cessna Caravan was flying from Unalakleet to Nome when it went down on Thursday. The crash victims ranged in age from 30 to 58, and were from Anchorage, Eagle River, Nome, Unalakleet and Wasilla.
Rescue crews search near Nome for Bering Air plane with 10 aboard
Officials say they lost contact with the Cessna Caravan on Thursday afternoon 12 miles offshore over Norton Sound during a flight from Unalakleet.
Pilot and 3 passengers rescued hours after plane goes down in Lake George
All four were suffering from hypothermia, but rescuers got no alerts until a pilot flew over, officials say.
Small plane makes emergency landing in Northway Mall parking lot
No one was hurt when the Cessna 182’s engine quit prior to landing at nearby Merrill Field, officials say.
Alaska Airlines jet with no passengers on board ends up in ditch at Anchorage airport
The minor incident at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is still being evaluated. No injuries or air traffic disruptions were reported.
In Alaska, air travel is a fact of life. But what happens when someone dies on a plane?
An average of two fatalities a year occur on planes landing in Anchorage, a stark reminder in a state where flying is often a necessity.
How four missing bolts ruined Boeing’s 2024 flight plan
The aviation company started 2024 still recovering from two crashes. Days into the year, a door panel broke off during an Alaska Airlines flight and upended the company’s “progress.”
Palmer pilot convicted of aviation violations after midair near-miss in 2023
William Marsan, who had said he was a “free citizen” who wasn’t subject to government authority, was convicted by a federal jury of operating without a pilot’s license and flying an unregistered plane.
The first airplane in Alaska: The aerial attempts of a Nome music teacher nicknamed ‘the Professor’
Nome music teacher Henry Peterson made multiple attempts to bring his plane the Tingmayuk airborne in 1911.
Pilot injured in crash of small plane on Lake Hood runway
The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft, officials said.
Already an air cargo giant, Anchorage’s international airport adds 5 carriers
The companies will make stops in Anchorage as they fly between Asia and North America.
NTSB: Wind gust pushed floatplane into trees during fatal crash near Big Lake
Pilot Paul Spiro, 70, died when the Cessna 180 went down Oct. 3 in East Butterfly Lake.
NTSB: Witnesses heard engine ‘sputtering’ before plane crash near Fort Yukon that killed Palmer pilot
Hannah Dollick, 28, had just refueled the Cessna 206 when it crashed after takeoff on the Porcupine River last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Anchorage pilot dies in floatplane crash on lake near Big Lake
Alaska State Troopers said the initial reports came from a passenger who swam to safety and said her husband was the pilot and she didn’t think he had survived.