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Two Alaskans Among FAA General Aviation Award Winners
Channel 2 NewsTwo Alaskans are among the four recipients of national awards this year from the Federal Aviation Administration and industry groups recognizing excellence in general aviation. FAA regional spokesperson Allen Kenitzer says Dean Eichholz of Soldotna...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., FedEx Corporation
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No Survivors in Crash of Overdue Plane Near Rainy Pass
Channel 2 NewsThe search for a small plane reported overdue to Takotna Monday reached a sad end Tuesday, with officials reporting that all three people on board -- a pilot, mother and daughter -- died in the crash. AST spokesperson Megan Peters identified the dead as...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Troopers Name Men Injured in Sterling Plane Crash
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers have identified the two men who were severely injured when a light aircraft crashed near a Sterling home Thursday afternoon. A Friday AST dispatch says responders had to extricate 34-year-old pilot Mark Kreuger of Sterling, and 44-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Chris Crawford, Disasters and Accidents
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Yute Air Flight Makes Forced Landing Near Tuluksak
Channel 2 NewsNone of the five people on board an air taxi flight that made a forced landing near Tuluksak Wednesday afternoon were injured, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB investigator Chris Shaver says the Yute Air Cessna 207 was en...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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UAVs Turn Alaska Search and Rescue Groups' Eyes to Skies
Channel 2 NewsSearch and rescue groups across Alaska are considering expanding their use of unmanned aerial vehicles, which have become increasingly common on the civilian market after their advent as military drones. In a state as large and filled with treacherous...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Army National Guard, Cross Country Skiing
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NTSB: Plane in Rainy Pass Crash Turned Around After Takeoff
Channel 2 NewsA plane following an Iron Dog snowmachine team that crashed near Rainy Pass Sunday afternoon, severely injuring both men on board, had turned around after it took off according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Alaska State Troopers say Robert...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Injured Men Identified in Plane Crash Near Kalskag
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers have identified three people injured in a Kuspuk School District plane crash Tuesday near the Kalskag Airport. A Wednesday AST dispatch names the men in the Cessna 172’s crash, which troopers were notified of at 4:40 p.m., as...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Southcentral Authorities Silent on Cause of Booming Noise
Channel 2 NewsSouthcentral Alaska authorities didn’t have any immediate cause for a loud booming noise heard Thursday night and reported by Channel 2 viewers, but seemed to rule out sonic booms from aircraft in responses Friday. Reports of the sounds were posted...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Natural Disasters
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Yute Air Flight Makes Unpowered Landing on Lake near Bethel
Channel 2 NewsFour people were uninjured after a Yute Air flight suffered an engine failure and made an unpowered landing on a frozen lake near Bethel Sunday night, according to company officials and Alaska State Troopers. Dan Knesek, Yute Air’s director of...Tags: Lakes and Ponds
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Possible Pilot Shortage Raises Safety Concerns
Joan LowyA U.S. safety official says an industry forecast that nearly half a million new airline pilots will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years raises concern that airlines may hire lower caliber pilots as they struggle to fill slots. Boeing forecasts...Tags: Global Expansion
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Troopers Name Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Near Skwentna
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers have identified an Anchorage pilot who was found dead in the wreckage of a crashed cargo plane near Skwentna Tuesday. Peter B. Iversen Sr., 62, was positively identified by troopers at the scene of the twin-propeller C-1A Trader&...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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Troopers Name Dillingham Pilot Presumed Dead in Crash
Channel 2 NewsAlaska State Troopers have identified a Dillingham pilot who is presumed dead after witnesses saw his plane crash on Tikchik Lake Sunday afternoon. According to a Tuesday AST dispatch, 71-year-old Albert Newton “Newt” Ball’s 1944-...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Lifestyle and Leisure, Transportation Industry, Hunting
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