Bus routes 5 and 6 will stop running on April 22.
Transportation
You asked, we answered: Your questions about electric vehicles
What happens if your car runs out of power on a road trip? Is it better to buy an EV now or wait until you need a new car? A roundup of smart questions from our listeners.
More revisions needed after partial federal approval of key state transportation plan
The delayed approval process is not likely to bog down construction this summer, Alaska Transportation Commissioner Ryan Anderson told lawmakers.
After revisions, Federal Highway Administration approves most of Alaska’s transportation plan
In an extraordinary action, the agency rejected the state’s first submission, citing 24 pages of flaws with the $5.6 billion plan.
FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are ‘a possible victim of a crime’
“We want answers, accountability, and safer planes” — and a federal investigation will help, an attorney representing passengers who were on the plane that lost its door plug tells NPR.
Glacier pilot Drake Olson finds his flow state
Olson has carved out a unique niche in the Southeast Alaska ferrying climbers, skiers and paddlers to remote sites in the ranges around the Chilkat Valley and beyond.
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made headlines when he went public, saying he wouldn’t trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C. to be safe and airworthy.
Federal appeals court hears Anchorage port case with up to $367M on the line
The dispute stems from botched construction work on the city’s port that began in the early 2000s.
Boeing is withholding key details about door plug on Alaska 737 Max 9 jet, NTSB says
The NTSB has asked Boeing to provide documentation of when it was performed and by whom — but the agency says Boeing has told its investigators that “they can’t find it.”
Ravn Alaska slashes workforce, raising questions about regional airline’s future
Alaska’s biggest regional airline has laid off 130 of its 400-plus employees.