The eight passenger Island Air Express plane will make a daily round-trip run between Juneau and Ketchikan, which takes about an hour.
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PenAir trustee promises no flight interruptions during sale of airline
A federal judge has ordered that one of Southwest Alaska’s largest airlines be auctioned off this October — more than a year after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.
Two-person team collects oral histories of the ferry Tustumena
This oral history project was inspired by their work on a documentary about the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway system.
Shipping titan Maersk sends company’s first container ship to test trans-Arctic trade route
The world’s largest container shipping company is about to send its first cargo vessel across the Arctic. It’s a small step, but a significant one in the expansion of trade in Arctic waters as ice recedes due to climate change.
Kodiak Coast Guard gets new and improved aircraft
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak just received the first of five newer, more technologically advanced aircraft. The HC-130J replaces the HC-130H that the Coast Guard base Kodiak has been operating since the 1980s.
Vigor Alaska announces potential Ketchikan layoffs
Vigor Alaska’s shipyard in Ketchikan is potentially laying off up to 80 local employees this winter, as the company wraps up construction of two Alaska Marine Highway System ferries.
With few school buses, Lower Kuskokwim School District turns to Kusko Cab to transport students
After parting ways with a long-time contractor, the Lower Kuskokwim School District doesn’t have nearly enough school buses for the city’s students.
Sturgeon case navigates its way back in front of Supreme Court
The State of Alaska will weigh in again on a lawsuit over management rights of navigable waterways, known as the Sturgeon case, which is back before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tazlina christened at Ketchikan shipyard
The ferry’s car deck was packed with people eager to see the new vessel, built in Ketchikan’s Vigor Alaska shipyard.
Airline employee who stole and crashed Horizon Air plane had Wasilla roots
Richard “Beebo” Russell, 29, had been a star athlete for the Wasilla Warriors, competing in football, track and field and wrestling.