Commercial aviation in Alaska: Essential and deadly June 24th 11:34 am |
Zoë Sobel and Agnel Philip, KUCB and ProPublica
Some say FAA has been slow to account for hazards, putting pilots, customers at risk
On a clear day in May 2019, the tourist season was just starting up in Ketchikan, a city of 8,000 that had become a cruise ship hot spot. For Randy Sullivan, that meant another day - his fifth in a row - of flying sightseeing tours and charters.
Sullivan and his wife, Julie, owned Mountain Air Service, a single-plane family business that had allowed Randy to realize his dream of becoming his own boss. Randy was born and raised in Alaska. He grew up in Ketchikan and had been flying in the area for more than 17 years. He, more than most, knew the dangers of commercial aviation in the state.
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