Petersburg’s James A. Johnson airport had a special visitor early this month: James A. Johnson. He flew in from his home Tucson, Arizona to visit old friends for the Fourth of July weekend. And — to his great surprise — ride along in the parade.
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A one-of-a-kind jet touched down at Petersburg’s James A. Johnson Airport for the first time at approximately 2:10 p.m. on May 18th. The new livery on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft features a Northwest Coast formline design in blue, white, and salmon-pink.
Alaska Native artist Crystal Worl designed the aircraft, named Xáat Kwáani, which means “Salmon People” in the Lingít language.
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An ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Russia is impacting airline operations across Alaska. On the morning of April 13th, an ash cloud passed over the Southcentral and Southeastern parts of the state, grounding many commercial flights. However, some services are still able to get through.
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An Alaska Airlines flight on its way to Ketchikan and Juneau was struck by lightning Sunday night. No one was hurt, but it shook people up.
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Cost-cutting on an Alaska Airlines Railbelt route is lowering fares in Southeast. And more discounts may show up in the future.
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