Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics points to nearly 150,000 vacant pilot positions that will need to be filled over the next decade.
Transportation
Malaspina sold to company that says the ferry will stay in Ketchikan
The state announced the $128,250 sale on Wednesday afternoon.
DOJ asks federal appeals court to reverse order lifting travel mask mandate
The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 “falls easily within the CDC’s statutory authority.”
Flying to the Lower 48 this summer? It’ll cost you.
Fares are way up for everyone, according to travel writer Scott McMurren.
Sitka is looking for a place to put its first public electric vehicle charging station
In pure numbers, Sitka a national leader for EV ownership. But there isn’t a single public charging station.
Dolena Fox is one of the world’s first female Yup’ik commercial pilots
Only about 6% of professional American pilots are women.
The Lily is a ghost barge, and she is floating down the Kuskokwim
Last fall, Alaska Logistics left two barges to freeze in Y-K Delta rivers. One has dislodged and become a free-floating ghost barge, winding down the Kuskokwim River.
Dozens of cars still stuck behind Seward landslide as road clearing work begins
Excavators worked through the day on Monday to start clearing spruce trees, mud and boulders that blocked off Lowell Point’s only road access to Seward.
Trailer fire destroys mail bound for Kenai Peninsula
The driver was coming from Anchorage when he noticed in his side view mirror his trailer was engulfed in flames.
Millions of Alaska-bound honeybees die at Atlanta airport
Hundreds of pounds of honeybees bound for Alaska died last weekend when their crates were left for hours on a hot tarmac in Atlanta.









