Ravn Air Picks Up PenAir
The Ravn Air Group is launching a “new” PenAir, following the acquisition of PenAir’s assets by investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Company for $12.3 million.
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Lynden Chairman Jim Jansen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Alaska Aviation Museum presented Lynden Chairman Jim Jansen with a Lifetime Achievement Award recently and inducted him into its Hall of Fame.
US Army LSFMA Contract Awarded to Tyonek WorldWide Services, Inc.
Tyonek WorldWide Services will support the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal Logistics Support Facility Management Activity (LSFMA).
Lynden Air Cargo Expands Scheduled Service in Western Alaska
Lynden Air Cargo is expanding its scheduled service points to include St. Mary’s and Emmonak, offering year-round scheduled air freight service twice weekly to better serve customers and to support local industries in the region.
Wings Over Alaska—Crowley Fuels Aviation Across the Great Land
HOME | Category: "Monitor" In the Lower 48, getting from place to place is simple. Hop in a car, and the roads and highways run to virtually any destination with a myriad of helpful and convenient fuel stops along the way. In Alaska, travel is a much...
Sabrewing Aircraft Signs Historic Agreement with St. Paul’s Aleut Community
Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located on St. Paul and St. George in the Pribilof Islands, jointly announced they signed a history-making agreement for Sabrewing to provide a mix of up to ten aircraft.
Alaska Airlines’ New Cabins
Starting this month, guests flying on Alaska Airlines will experience a comfortable and modern new cabin, as the West Coast airline shifts into high gear retrofitting its Airbus fleet.
Alaska Aerospace Honors Twenty Years of PSCA Launches
Alaska Aerospace released the 2018 Annual Report, titled “Rockets and Roll’n,” commemorating twenty years of space launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA) at Narrow Cape, Kodiak.
40 Years of Flying: Family-Owned Soloy Helicopters
The Soloys are an Alaska flying family, with three generations of helicopter and airplane pilots in the family tree. For the past forty years, Chris Soloy has put that expertise to work in the family business, Soloy Helicopters, a Wasilla-based helicopter services company serving many different industries across Alaska.
Alaska Pilots Face Invisible, Potentially Deadly Threat
Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that is a byproduct of internal combustion engines. Many internal combustion engine airplanes are heated by air that has been warmed by circulating air around the exhaust system using a heater shroud. A defect or leak in the exhaust pipes or muffler can introduce carbon monoxide into the cockpit. Continued exposure increases risks to aviators, including impaired judgement, oxygen starvation, loss of control, and eventually incapacitation and death.