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As wildfire smoke has brought unhealthy air to the interior, the Fairbanks North Star Borough has created a clean air room ...
Richard Wien is a walking encyclopedia of Alaska aviation history, and much of it lies in his family s legacy.
The Saint George Creek Fire evacuation Level remains the same since it was last changed July 3.The Bear Creek Fire’s evacuation Level was downgraded to “READY” on July 9, where it has remained since, ...
Merrill and Barbara Wien's children are also in aviation. Daughter Kimberlee's interest in flying resulted in her being a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines for the past 29 years.
Barnstormer Noel Wien established Wien Air Alaska, pioneering commercial aviation in the state.
The Nenana Ridge Complex Fire has become the state's top priority for firefighters. The Alaska Incident Management Team 2, ...
In 1961, two commercial airline pilots, Bill English and Tom Richards, Sr., who flew for the now-defunct Wien Air Alaska, were flying back and forth to some of the state’s outlying communities.
A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military installation with a nuclear microreactor ...
The Wien hangar burns while a crowd of onlookers helplessly watches. The two hangars to the right of the burning building are the two belonging to Alaska Airlines.
New evacuation orders were issued in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. In the Nenana Ridge Complex, some residents were moved ...