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Visualizing airplane safety: Are close calls and crashes really that common?
Is it less safe to fly now than before? Let’s look at the data. In the US, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, ...
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Wreckage of missing Alaska plane with 10 aboard likely found, officials say
Alaska State Troopers received reports at ... Data from FlightRadar shows a Bering Air flight last reporting information at 3:16 p.m. over Norton Sound. The Hercules HC-130 was to fly a grid ...
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Major new Air Force training center in Alaska will help boost defense of North America
Work will start this summer on a Pentagon “mega-project” in Alaska intended to boost the Air Force’s training capability to ...
Alaska Airlines planes clip wings at Seattle-Tacoma airport, prompting FAA probe
Alaska Airlines planes clipped wings at the Seattle-Tacoma airport, prompting an FAA investigation. Passengers were safely ...
From floppy disks to flight delays: Top lawmaker warns US air system is due for a reboot
Sen. Dan Sullivan sits on the Senate Commerce Aviation subcommittee, and spoke to Fox about recent airline issues and ...
2 Alaska Airlines planes wings touch on Sea-Tac tarmac, no injuries reported
Two Alaska Airlines planes made contact on the tarmac at Sea-Tac Airport this afternoon when their wings touched during pushback from the gates.
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Opinion: Honoring the Alaska-Siberia air route heroes of WWII
One of the unique examples of such cooperation was the establishment of the Alaska–Siberia Air Route (ALSIB), on which ...
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Alaska Airlines planes clip wings near Sea-Tac Airport gates
Two Alaska Airlines planes clipped wingtips at Sea-Tac Airport on Saturday afternoon, forcing the planes back to their gates and passengers to deplane. The contact occurred just after noon and was ...