Alaska is set to receive $120M for new weather stations and aviation safety

Alaska is set to receive $120M for new weather stations and aviation safety

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan speaks at an aviation roundtable at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage on Aug. 12, 2025. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Alaska is set to receive around $120 million from the federal government for improving aviation safety through new weather stations and updates to telecommunication systems. That’s according to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who spoke at an aviation roundtable at Ted Stevens International Airport…

Duffy Calls Alaska Aircraft Accident Rate ‘Unacceptable’

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has described the rate of aircraft accidents in Alaska as “unacceptable,” pledging federal action to improve safety in the state’s airspace. “I think it’s so important to recognize that, again, the rates of aviation crashes and aviation fatalities in Alaska are unacceptable,” Duffy said during a Wednesday press conference. “For too long, the Lower 48, and specifically the swamp in Washington, D.C., hasn’t…