More than 50 pilots and flight attendants picketed Monday afternoon in front of Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage. Their goal was to call on Alaska Airlines management to give them what they view as fairer wages and benefits.
Transportation
Sidelined ferry bid deadline delayed – again
The state has pushed back the bid deadline for the ferry Taku – again. That’s because a potential buyer wants more time.
Agreement reached over former Auke Bay Marine Station
The City and Borough of Juneau and the University of Alaska Southeast have inked a deal to share a former federal marine lab on Auke Bay. The former NOAA facility has been largely shuttered since federal scientists moved to the larger Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute on Lena Point.
Alaska Airlines pilots plan picket over lack of compensation
Alaska Airlines pilots have reached a breaking point in negotiations with the company, and now have plans to picket outside Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The pilots plan to picket starting at 1 p.m. Monday outside the airport in Anchorage.
Alaska class ferry Tazlina on track at Ketchikan shipyard
The Tazlina is the first of two new Alaska Class ferries that the Ketchikan Vigor Alaska shipyard is building for the state. Its two halves are complete and welded together, and shipyard workers are busy getting interior spaces done.
Fall-winter-spring ferry bookings begin
The Alaska Marine Highway is taking reservations for October through April sailings. The schedule changed so the Matanuska can get new engines.
Feds say Alaska ferry system violates family leave act
The U.S. Department of Labor says the state ferry system is violating the Family and Medical Leave Act. It’s filed a civil complaint in federal court.
Public invited to Glacier Valley Fire Station open house, free rides on trucks
Capital City Fire/Rescue officials say FAA grants covered most of the $2.6 million cost of remodeling the Glacier Valley Fire Station and a brand-new $740,000 ARFF truck.
Federal grand jury indicts husband on murder charges in cruise ship death
Kenneth Manzanares, 39, is charged by a federal grand jury with one count of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, also 39, aboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship in Southeast Alaska.
NTSB conducting sweeping probe of Alaska’s plane crashes
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking into the safety of Alaska skies during a hearing will take all today. The NTSB is looking into the wider issues surrounding the continued persistence of high numbers of accidents involving small planes and air taxis in Alaska.