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Today's Top Stories/Industry releases

These are the top stories and press releases that have been issued by various companies recently.

Airports-

• Oct. 17--PANC cargo carriers object to DOT model for landing fees

• Sept. 24--Galena takes over Yukon River Air Force Base

• Sept. 7--PANC Cargo numbers slump/as Pax rises

• Aug.21--AWOS systems installed for helicopters on North Slope

• Aug. 21--Petersburg Airport Runway Improvements Announced

• July 27--Connector between terminals changed at PANC

• July 23--Planners OK Juneau Runway permits

• July 16--PANC shut down over bomb scare-KTUU

• May 22--Airport expansion rejected by public

• May 21--ANC/TSAIA Runway plan public meeting

• May 17--Delta to resume service to FAI adds to ANC

• May 05--Petersberg Airport Upgrade AK DOT

Airlines in Alaska and related stories-

• Oct.17--NAC Retires DC-6 cargo kings
• Sept.07--Paint the plane project info
• Aug. 26--NAC to phase out last of its DC-6 aircraft
• Aug.16--Northwest airliner down in 1948- Wrangell Mts still a mystery
• Aug.16--Alaska Airlines violated contract
• Aug.07--Arbitrator Issues Ruling in AS ramp case

Aviation Related

• Oct. 12--Airframes Alaska's investor wimps out: Company in peril

• Sept. 28--Lull in training allows flight school to refocus

• Sept. 24--Anchorage Middle School looking for airplane project to build

• Sept. 24--AACA announces 2008 Scholarships for aviation bound students

• Sept. 24--Murkowski introduces bill to reimburse pilots

• Aug. 16--Beavers headed to the Northwest Passage

• Aug. 17--Ray Peterson:Obituary/Anchorage Daily News

• Aug. 13--Ray Peterson: Alaska Aviation Legend-Passes Away

• Aug. 16--Alaska Volcano Activity-Orange Today!

• Aug. 15--Alaska FAA celebrates 50-years

• Aug. 07--Trooper uninjured in Cub nose over near Nome

• Aug. 03--Commerative Air Force forms wing wants new members

• Aug. 03--Shell plans to fly UAVs over North Slope this fall

• July 24--LAB Flying Service shut down over maintenance issues

• July 24--FAA Press Release about LAB shut down in Southeast AK

• July 24--AS and Delta sign maintenance agreement

• July 18--Medallion Foundation looking for pilots to fly PA-18 simulator

• July 18--Alaska based studio releases"Attitude Flying" at Oshkosh Fly-In

• July 16--Stevens calls for modernization of ATC

• July 16--Volcano on Red Alert

• July 13--Alaska/Frontier team for mileage points

• July 13--Nikiski pilot killed in plane down

• July 13--Alaska credited for using NexGen first

• July 02--Former NAC CEO Bill Fowler passes away

• June 29--More Alaska Transportation Infrastructure needed

• June 07--Plane down in Southwest Alaska-KTUU

• June 07--Fight with pilot lands hockey player in the pokey

• June 03--Alaska Airlines produces book on its history

• June 02--State DOT reconsiders 50 % rate hike on leases

• June 02--NTSB pins engine fire to AS smoke issue

• June 02--AK State DOT to suspend lease increases

• June 02--AS to paint aircraft for 50th Anniversary

• June 01--United to bag Alaska routes

• June 01--Alaska Airlines Pilots threaten strike

• June 01--FAA Alaska Regional Administrator talks

• May 24--NAC employees/Saltchuk Save Aloha Air Cargo

• May 23--NOTAMS Computer down!

• May 21--Living Legend Randy Acord passes/FAI

• May 20--Alaska Air offers pilots contract points

• May 20--Alaska Air offers new flights to Maui/Minnesota

• May 19--Alaska Air diverts flight to Ketchikan

• May 18--FAA Administrator Concerned AK Safety

• May 11--Alaska Airmen's Association Tradeshow & Convention
• May 11--Ticket prices continue to soar
• May 05--Alaska Airmen's Association Tradeshow-Photos
• May 02--LifeMed
• May 04--Akutan Service to be reduced
• May 05--Alaska Airlines traffic grows
• May 07--Alaska Air Financial Condition

Alaska Military Aviation: Information/Stories

• Oct.4--Air Force denies Palin controls airspace
• Aug.16--Coast Guard testing Arctic waters for new patrols
• July 27--USAF Brig. Gen. Tinsley-Dead from gunshot
• July 16--Elmendorf based F-22s in Farnborough get high marks
• July 16--Six Alaska F-22s deployed to Guam

Air Traffic Control Issues and Information

• Aug.22--Air Traffic Controller Shortage in Alaska/AP Story

Aviation Technology-ADS-B etc.-

• Oct. 6-ADS-B being used EFIS cockpits

Aviation Business/Newsletters

• Aug. 2008--Northern Lights Newsletter

• July 2008--Northern Lights Newsletter

• June, 06--Northern Lights Days at MRI

• April, 28-- Northern Lights Avionics

Transportation Events Happening in Alaska that address Aviation

Recent Media Coverage of Aviation in Alaska

• Flying around Denali/Alaska Magazine-by Sherry Simpson
• NexGen in Alaska/AP

• Public outcry over ANC/TSAIA expansion

• TSAIA PANC-Expansion plans announced/Oct 2007
• Simulator a flight back in time, Alaska Journal of Commerce, May 4, 2008
• Alaska jet hits geese, Anchorage Daily News, May 5,2008
• Alaskans Get Gadgets for their wings, KTUU, May 3, 2008

NTSB Safety Reports/Accidents investigations

Alaska Aviation Statistics-

• NTSB Statistics by FAR Regulations
• NTSB Accident Statistics
• Recent monthly statistics for AK types

Politics and how it might affect aviation in Alaska

• McCain and Palin Chart Separate Course From Obama on Aviation-

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