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Cargo ops account for 22 percent of lower 48 Part 135 crashes

While the promise is renewed, air taxis have been here for some time.

Merlin completed a round of trials of its autonomous tech in Alaska

The House version of the FAA reauthorization places a spotlight on weather-reporting equipment and ADS-B in Alaska.

More than 70 years after the Special VFR category was established, its relationship with accidents remains unclear.

Federal safety experts say Alaskan air tour operators have not resolved all issues arising from a spate of accidents between 2007 and 2021.

The "clear of clouds" directive lays responsibility on the pilots, but with the lack of clarity, no pilot officially has a cloud incursion...until a crash.

The NTSB subpoenaed two pilots involved in a runway incursion at JFK International Airport after they declined a request for a recorded interview.

The NTSB cited the pilot's decision to fly into near whiteout conditions and company procedures leading to that decision as cause for the 2020 Yute crash.

The FAA has questioned Boutique Air's training and pilot development program, but a probe has expanded into other areas.

Although the probable cause has yet to be released, the NTSB's factual report details flights by the VFR airline in IFR weather.

Alaska Seaplanes is one of only 32 Part 135 operators in the U.S. to implement a safety management system.

The FAA's Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative points to solutions to the state's poor safety record, but costs are an obstacle.

The crash of a Falcon 50 in 2018 involved unqualified pilots and a supposedly non-revenue flight that carried passengers who'd paid to be aboard.

The FAA continues to struggle with minimal inspector staffing in Alaska, where operators face challenging conditions and crashes are frequent.

The action by the FAA to ground Rhoades Aviation relates to an investigation into maintenance deficiencies, not the July 2 ditching accident.