Alaska Airlines said PenAir Flight 3296, which flew from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor, was marketed by the company, although the aircraft was operated by PenAir and the crew were PenAir employees. The plane was carrying 39 passengers and three crew members, said Alaska Airlines, and the ADN rep...
Alaska Airlines said PenAir Flight 3296, which flew from Anchorage to Dutch Harbor, was marketed by the company, although the aircraft was operated by PenAir and the crew were PenAir employees. The plane was carrying 39 passengers and three crew members, said Alaska Airlines. According to the...
Plane That Crashed and Killed 10 Was Part of Alaska’s Air Travel System, Essential to Daily Life The commuter flight that crashed and killed 10 people on Alaska sea ice last week was part of the workhorse network of short-hop flights that people rely on daily Associated PressFeb. 11, 202...
Jet carrying Gonzaga basketball team nearly collides with Delta plane at LAX—audio captures frantic ‘stop, stop, stop’ from air traffic control BYAssociated Press December 31, 2024 Lifestyle A 78-year-old pilot was killed after the landing gear on his private jet failed. His wife sa...
There has not been a fatal crash of a U.S. airliner since 2009, when a Colgan Air plane operated for Continental crashed near Buffalo, New York, killing all 49 people on board and one on the ground. However, a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports in th...
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending people from various states to investigate the crash. Radar data provided by the U.S. Civil Air Patrol indicated the plane rapidly lost elevation and speed, but it’s not clear why that happened, according to the U....
Deals with the effort of Alaska Airlines company to restore its credibility with its employees and customers after the January 2000 crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Details on the airlines' traffic in February and March 2000; Problems encountered by Alaska Airlines during an investigation of ...
ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The surviving pilot in last week's fatal mid-air plane collision in Alaska saw a flash just before the two planes collided with a "large, loud impact," according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report issued on Wednesday. Six people die...
The impact site is known to be on base within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, officials confirmed. In video of the crash, the aircraft can be seen falling from the sky while the pilot ejects from the plane before the crash. MORE: Woma...
The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop plane, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, according to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety. It was operating at its maximum passenger capacity, according to the airline’s description of ...