WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) Wenesday welcomed a $25 million investment in Alaska aviation safety by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the FAA’s Don Young Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative (DYAASI). This investment is a result of a Sullivan provision in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 authorizing […]
“The public has a right to know that their tax dollars are being spent in the public’s best interest and not to benefit a government employee’s financial interests,” according to a recent ethics complaint filed by the Campaign Legal Center. The drum beat for a federal probe into whether billionaire and GOP donor Elon Musk violated conflict […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted a Palmer man Wednesday for violating multiple aviation regulations. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, for roughly 30 years, William Marsan, 57, held an Airman Certificate as an Airline Transport Pilot issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He operated an aviation business out of […]
WASHINGTON – Wednesday, Representative Mary Peltola (AK-AL) voted to pass the House version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act – legislation reauthorized every five years to regulate federal air transportation The bill now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. “Only 14% of Alaskan communities are accessible by road – […]