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2 female Inuit pilots made history flying together. They hope it’s a start

CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 9, 2024 at 10:27
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By Rachel Watts · CBC News  ‘Seeing somebody who looks like you and is like you is important,’ says pilot from Inukjuak

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Canadian North teams up with university to tackle pilot shortage

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 16:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 16:26
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A nation-wide pilot shortage has prompted a Canadian airline serving the Arctic to team up with an Alberta university to

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Why are elite fighter pilots leaving the U.S. Air Force?

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 10:45 — Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 14:20
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The Air Force has a multi-billion dollar problem with one of its most expensive assets: pilots. Across all of its

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Poor cockpit communication behind fatal plane crash in Arctic Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 12, 2016 at 14:41
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A lack of communication between the pilot and co-pilot led to the fatal crash of a mail plane in Sweden’s

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Alaska: Series of missteps led to fatal crash of ACE flight 51

Colleen Mondor, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 17:57 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 17:44
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The National Transportation Safety Board amassed a file of more than 300 pages of documents while investigating the fatal March

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NASA reconnaissance aircraft begins Arctic science flights out of Alaska

Dermot Cole, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, July 18, 2014 at 11:46
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FAIRBANKS — A civilian version of the U-2 jet began reconnaissance flights across Alaska and the Arctic Ocean this week,

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'When you have something like this happen, you take a hard look in the mirror and put your whole operation under a microscope,' said Chris Ferris, First Air's executive vice president. (CBC.ca)
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First Air has ‘taken definite lessons’ from deadly Arctic plane crash

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 10:15
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First Air says it has already made changes following a deadly plane crash two and a half years ago. “When

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(Courtesy Alaska State Troopers)
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Alaska: Steps outlined to prevent search-and-rescue tragedy

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2014 at 12:37
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Nearly a year after the prime search-and-rescue helicopter of Alaska State Troopers crashed near Talkeetna, leaving storied pilot Mel Nading

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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