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Transportation
More revisions needed after partial federal approval of key state transportation plan
The delayed approval process is not likely to bog down construction this summer, Alaska Transportation Commissioner Ryan Anderson told lawmakers.
After revisions, Federal Highway Administration approves most of Alaska’s transportation plan
In an extraordinary action, the agency rejected the state’s first submission, citing 24 pages of flaws with the $5.6 billion plan.
FBI letter tells Alaska Airlines passengers they are ‘a possible victim of a crime’
“We want answers, accountability, and safer planes” — and a federal investigation will help, an attorney representing passengers who were on the plane that lost its door plug tells NPR.
Glacier pilot Drake Olson finds his flow state
Olson has carved out a unique niche in the Southeast Alaska ferrying climbers, skiers and paddlers to remote sites in the ranges around the Chilkat Valley and beyond.
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who raised alarm over plane quality, is found dead
John Barnett made headlines when he went public, saying he wouldn’t trust planes made in North Charleston, S.C. to be safe and airworthy.