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Map of the Barents Strait between Alaska and Russia's Chukotka region. How will tensions between Moscow and Washington affect researchers in the Arctic? (iStock)

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Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2026 at 15:29
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The operator of a commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska last year, killing all 10 people on

Is that a drone in your airspace? Alaska's skies may be Ground Zero for an FAA test project to transition drones into the broader domestic airspace. (Aaron Jansen illustration / Alaska Dispatch)

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Alaska aviators: Is that a drone in your airspace?

Colleen Mondor, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, August 26, 2013 at 11:17
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As the national conversation builds about what drones should and should not be used for in the U.S. (along

It appears the ScanEagle, a drone manufactured by Boeing-owned Insitu Inc. of Bergin, Wash., will be the nation's first commercially operated drone. (Courtesy Insitu / Alaska Dispatch)

Civilian drones set to take flight over Arctic Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 10:05
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Coming soon to an Arctic air space near you: The nation’s first commercial drone flights. Billed by federal regulators as