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A day in the life of a bush pilot at Alaska’s Ultima Thule Lodge, Chitina

What is a bush pilot? In the words of Paul Claus, owner of the Ultima Thule Lodge in Chitina, Alaska, this is a daring method of aviation where planes land on anything other than a runway. Bush pilots ...
WCBD

Cast a ballot and wait for the plane. In Alaska, a grace period for ballots is seen as a necessity

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The tiny Alaska Native village of Beaver is about 40 minutes — by plane — from the nearest city. Its roughly 50 residents rely on weekday flights for mail and many of their basic ...
The New York Times

Alaska Airlines and FedEx Planes Narrowly Avoid Each Other at Newark Airport

The National Transportation Safety Board said that it was investigating a “close call” that happened as the planes were landing on Tuesday evening. By Hannah Ziegler An Alaska Airlines flight and a ...
New York Post

Alaska Airlines, FedEx cargo planes narrowly avoid catastrophic crash while landing at Newark airport

An Alaska Airlines aircraft nearly collided with a FedEx cargo plane during an aborted landing at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday evening, radar data shows. Alaska Airlines Flight 294 was ...
7News Miami

Authorities investigating close call between Alaska Airlines and FedEx planes landing at Newark

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A close call between a commercial airliner and a cargo plane attempting to land on crossing runways at Newark Liberty International Airport was being investigated Thursday by ...
abc7NY

Alaska Airlines flight, FedEx cargo plane nearly collide at Newark airport: radar data

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- An Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo plane nearly collided as they attempted to land on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, ...
AOL

Alaska Airlines flight, FedEx cargo plane nearly collide at Newark airport

An Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo plane nearly collided as they attempted to land on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to radar data from ...