NTSB calls for increased safety measures for Alaska sightseeing tours to reduce air disasters
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to ...
Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The National Transportation Safety Board is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to increase regulations on aerial sightseeing tours over the Ketchikan region after a report detailed operators have done little to minimize the risks posed by the area's ever-changing weather.A recently released federal report detailed a series of crashes since 2007 that have killed 31 people and injured more than a dozen others, with many of the incidents tied to the mountainous terrain and weather conditions.