Alaska’s terrain and infrastructure pose unique challenges when flying.

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Commercial Aviation Is Essential to Life Here. It’s Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes. <[link removed]> Alaska’s terrain and infrastructure pose unique challenges when flying. Some say the Federal Aviation Administration has been slow to account for these hazards, leaving pilots and customers to fend for themselves, sometimes at risk to their lives. by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica

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