Alaska’s terrain and infrastructure pose unique challenges when flying.
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Wed. Jun 16, 2021
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.
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Although Alaska has seen a spate of midair collisions in recent years, detailed analyses of crash patterns involving small commercial aircrafts have been limited. Our investigation bridges some of these gaps.
In the past five years, Alaska had five fatal midair collisions involving commercial operators. The rest of the U.S. hasn’t had any since 2009.
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