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NTSB: Pilots in Deadly Midair Collision Weren't in Contact
Channel 2 NewsThe pilots involved in a midair collision near Talkeetna nearly two years ago that left a family of four dead were communicating on different radio frequencies, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A factual NTSB report, released...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Entertainment, Radio, Air Transportation Industry
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Firefighting Exercises Set for Anchorage Airport
Channel 2 NewsFirefighting training exercises are set to be held at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport this week. Deputy airport police and fire chief Dave Schulling says the yearly exercise is set to take place Thursday and Friday. Schulling says the... -
Local Air Carrier To Begin Scheduled Passenger Service In Bush Alaska
Channel 2 NewsA local air carrier will once again offer passenger service in Bush Alaska after switching to cargo-only flights in the wake of deadly crash more than 25 years ago. In mid-May, Ryan Air announced that it will schedule passenger services to remote areas...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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3 Uninjured in Juneau Small Plane Crash
Juneau EmpireThree people aboard a small plane were uninjured when it crashed after takeoff at Juneau International Airport. The Juneau Empire reports (http://is.gd/qWPWOo) the accident happened Sunday evening after the plane, a single-engine Maule M-5,...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents
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Minor Injuries in Plane Crash near Newtok, NTSB Says
Channel 2 NewsA plane crashed Saturday afternoon just outside of Newtok, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB in Anchorage, said the plane departed from Bethel and crashed at about 4 p.m. Saturday, a mile and a half...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents
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Low-Level Eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano
STORY UPDATED AT 8:25 p.m. at 5/4/13: Scientists say Alaska's Cleveland Volcano is undergoing a continuous low-level eruption. The activity began with an explosion early Saturday morning, followed by two other explosions hours later. ...
Tags: Landforms, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Bodies of Water, U.S. Geological Survey
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FAA Moves to Wind Down Contract Weather Observers
Channel 2 NewsMore than 100 contract weather observers working for the Federal Aviation Administration could be out of a job in September 2013. The FAA says it's looking at transferring the observers' duties to certified air traffic controllers at the end of the fiscal...Tags: Weather, Air Transportation Industry, Weather Reports
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Alaska ANG Rescues 2 after Plane Flips near Montague Island
Channel 2 NewsAn Alaska Air National Guard helicopter crew rescued two people from Montague Island early Monday morning, after their plane flipped following a landing. According to a statement written by Sgt. Balinda O’Neal, the Bellanca 8GCBC’s flight... -
Alaska Air Traffic Controllers Furloughed By FAA
Channel 2 NewsOne of the automatic budget cuts triggered by the 2013 federal sequestration is a nationwide furlough of air traffic controllers by the Federal Aviation Adminstration, including the control tower employees at Anchorage's Ted Stevens International Airport....Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Career and Workplace, Government Debt, Air Transportation Industry, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Rise in Required Flight Time Could Reduce Number of Alaska Regional Pilots
Channel 2 NewsA new Federal Aviation Administration rule requiring commercial pilots for regional airlines to have more hours of flying experience is scheduled to go into effect Aug. 2. The FAA says all captains and co-pilots for so-called Part 121 carriers, including...Tags: U.S. Congress, Air Transportation Industry
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NTSB: Rainy Pass Turbulent at Time of Deadly Crash
Channel 2 NewsA March 4 plane crash near Rainy Pass that killed all three people on board occurred during what another pilot called “severe turbulence” and flat light conditions, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. A preliminary NTSB...Tags: Sled Dog Racing, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Dog Racing
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NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Fatal Dillingham Plane Crash
Channel 2 NewsThe National Transportation Safety Board says a cargo plane that crashed near Dillingham, leaving both of the Anchorage men flying it dead, was under an instrument flight rules flight plan when it “impacted rising terrain” Friday morning....Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board
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