The pilot shortage has forced airlines, especially regional carriers, to reduce the number of flights they offer, particularly to smaller cities.
Transportation
Tustumena spends week in Homer due to staffing shortage
The Alaska Marine Highway System has been struggling to hire new staff this year, even with $5,000 hiring bonuses.
Alaska Airlines workers to vote on contract that ‘raises the bar’ for employees in their category
The union represents around 5,300 Alaska Airlines reservations and customer service agents, and ramp workers.
Tribal IDs should work at airports, but travelers say TSA often rejects them
Scanning machines at security checkpoints reject the cards even though they’re on TSA’s list of accepted IDs.
Anchorage floatplane crash sends 6 to hospital, including 2 seriously injured
The pilot and passengers were able to exit the crashed plane on their own, and nearby good Samaritans jumped into the water to help them out.
More wood bison headed for Innoko River region
The 28 yearling wood bison are part of a group form Alberta’s Elk Island National Park that were trucked to Fairbanks in April.