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Official: Competing apps could slow project

A state official says competing applications to provide natural gas distribution in North Pole could slow a liquefied natural gas trucking plan.

Critics knock Alaska Airlines plan for Fairbanks

A decision by Alaska Airlines to serve Fairbanks with turboprop airplanes instead of jets for service to Anchorage has launched a barrage of complaints from residents of Alaska's second-largest city, with many expressing their anger through social media.

Alaska Airlines making plane changes for Fairbanks

Alaska Airlines plans to replace most of the jets it flies between Fairbanks and Anchorage with three turboprop planes, freeing up the jets to be used for new routes between Anchorage and the Lower 48.

Uncertainty remains over fuel as cause of engine failures

During the final afternoon of the Coast Guard’s hearing regarding the Dec. 31, 2012, grounding of the Kulluk drill rig, a skipper from the tow vessel pulling the drilling unit said its fuel came from Delta Western Inc.

Ketchikan shipyard business grows

The development of Alaska Ship and Drydock in Ketchikan has been more than 30 years in the works.

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Service vital, but aging ships, costs challenge ferry system

ABOARD THE M/V MALASPINA — The challenge facing Capt. John Falvey is this: combine an aging infrastructure with new technology and tightening budgets to provide an essential service — the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Denali National Park opening for summer tourists

Denali National Park and Preserve's entrance area facilities will open Wednesday for the summer tourism season, despite some lingering snow cover.

Tour companies plan changes for Interior tourists

Two tour companies are changing how they will move tourists in and out of Fairbanks.

Alaska ferries lose nature experts to budget cuts

As the sun creeps into the sleeping quarters of the Tustumena, passengers who take a second to look out the window wake up to volcanic topography, sky blue lakes and wildlife that looks extraterrestrial even to most Alaskans.

Summit: Development of Native tourism on rise

A speaker at a tourism summit says strides are being made to develop rural Alaska Native tourism.