Transportation

Around this time last year, it looked like Adak’s jet service was in jeopardy. Alaska Airlines wanted to stop flying there, and it was only after much back and forth that they conceded to continue serving the community, on a trial basis.

Approximately 100 passengers and employees were evacuated after the smell of diesel fumes started to fill the terminal shortly after a power outage occurred in Mendenhall Valley.

In less than six weeks, the Tustumena ferry is supposed to wrap up repairs and set sail to southwest Alaska. But the shipyard says that delivery date isn’t looking realistic.

In Alaska, there are over a hundred bridges that fall into that obsolete category.

The Juneau Planning Commission could reconsider rejecting of a conditional use permit for a new boat launch and parking area

Acting Juneau International Airport Manager Patty deLaBruere will step into the top spot next month. The Airport Board selection committee is recommending the board offer deLaBruere the job, even before advertising the position. Committee member Joe Heueisen says she’s the perfect choice, with 15 years of experience as deputy under four previous airport managers. “The…