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Oct 15 2018

Part of the ferry Hubbard sticks out of the Vigor Alaska shipyard assembly hall in Ketchikan on May 16, 2018.

New Alaska ferry launches at Ketchikan Shipyard

By Associated Press | Southeast, Transportation

The 280-foot ferry Hubbard was lowered into the water for the first time at the Ketchikan Shipyard last week and checked for possible leaks

By Associated Press | October 15, 2018 10:59 am

Oct 15 2018

Investigators release report on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3

By Associated Press | Public Safety, Southeast, Transportation

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report last week on the Sept. 28 crash the killed both pilots and an 11-year-old boy, the Juneau Empire reported Sunday.

By Associated Press | October 15, 2018 10:14 am

Oct 11 2018

A Singapore Airlines Cargo plan taxis for departure on Runway 32 at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on April 27, 2013. The airport ranked fifth in the world for the most air cargo to go through it in 2017.

Anchorage airport looks at building a new cargo handling center

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Southcentral, State Government, Transportation

Managers of the Anchorage airport are looking into construction of a big new warehouse to help boost the volume of air cargo shipped through the city.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | October 11, 2018 3:34 pm

Oct 10 2018

B.C. tribe sues U.S. barge company over 2016 spill

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Environment, Southeast, Transportation

A Canadian tribe seeks damages from a U.S. barge company over a 2016 fuel spill in B.C. waters. The tribe claims the accident demonstrates the risk posed by fuel shipments to Alaska via the Inland Passage.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | October 10, 2018 5:33 pm

Oct 05 2018

Company that owns Ravn bids highest for PenAir

By Avery Lill, KDLG-Dillingham | Business, Southwest, Transportation

A bankruptcy judge will decide whether to approve the purchase of Peninsula Airways assets for $12.3 million.

By Avery Lill, KDLG-Dillingham | October 5, 2018 10:12 am

Oct 01 2018

Lituya Bay helicopter crash under investigation, 3 people still missing

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Search & Rescue, Southeast, Transportation

Aiden Pepperd, 14, was rescued after Friday’s crash of the Airbus H125. The Coast Guard suspended the search for the other three missing people.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | October 1, 2018 3:37 pm

Sep 29 2018

The mouth of Lituya Bay in Southeast Alaska, pictured here on July 22, 2011, opens to the Gulf of Alaska.

2 adults and a youth missing after helicopter crash near Lituya Bay

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Juneau, Search & Rescue, Southeast, Transportation

The group was bound for Yakutat on Friday and reported overdue in the evening.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | September 29, 2018 12:45 pm

Sep 27 2018

The terminal of Juneau International Airport in 2013. Most airports in Alaska are state owned and operated, but the City and Borough of Juneau owns and operates this one.

Feds grant $10 million to Juneau airport to replace support building with ‘serious life safety hazards’

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Economy, Federal Government, Juneau, Local Government, Transportation

The grant will cover replacing a hangar built in 1966 that was later repurposed to store sand and chemicals. The project is expected to have significant impact on the local economy.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | September 27, 2018 7:03 pm

Sep 25 2018

An Alaska Airlines plane at Juneau International Airport on March 3, 2003.

Hackers are selling Alaska Air, other airline miles for cheap on the dark web

By Tom Banse, Northwest News Network | 2 Alaska, Business, Crime & Courts, Science & Tech, Transportation

A tech writer’s leading theory is that hackers are stealing the miles through phishing emails or through wholesale data breaches.

By Tom Banse, Northwest News Network | September 25, 2018 2:00 pm

Sep 18 2018

Citing pilot shortage, PenAir reduces flights from Anchorage to St. Paul and Dillingham

By Laura Kraegel, KUCB-Unalaska | Southcentral, Southwest, Transportation

Starting Oct. 1, the airline will fly between St. Paul and Anchorage three times per week instead of four — and between Dillingham and Anchorage two times per day instead of three.

By Laura Kraegel, KUCB-Unalaska | September 18, 2018 5:49 pm

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New Alaska ferry launches at Ketchikan Shipyard

Investigators release report on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3

Anchorage airport looks at building a new cargo handling center

B.C. tribe sues U.S. barge company over 2016 spill

Company that owns Ravn bids highest for PenAir

Lituya Bay helicopter crash under investigation, 3 people still missing

2 adults and a youth missing after helicopter crash near Lituya Bay

Feds grant $10 million to Juneau airport to replace support building with ‘serious life safety hazards’

Hackers are selling Alaska Air, other airline miles for cheap on the dark web

Citing pilot shortage, PenAir reduces flights from Anchorage to St. Paul and Dillingham

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