Here’s the good news: Airfares have declined in Canada. The bad news? You might wind up paying more in added fees. WestJet and several U.S. airlines recently hiked their checked bag charges. Discount carrier Flair Airlines has raised some other fees, and added a surcharge when customers pay for their flight with a credit card. Airlines often say they “unbundle” … Read more
For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one resulting in a man’s death — has brought new attention to the Alaskapox virus. Here’s some background on the virus. What … Read more
Could you live in a home like this? This is the question YouTube creator Salina Alsworth poses to viewers as she serves up a tour of a very remote cabin built by the late naturalist Richard Proenneke. Proenneke constructed the simple lodge on the shores of Upper Twin Lake in Alaska during the summers of … Read more
The new chief of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said his agency is midway through a six-week audit of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. FAA administrator Michael Whitaker suggested that Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large … Read more
A new report by the U.S. branch of the non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency says that investment interest and government tax incentives are fuelling intense mining exploration in remote northern B.C. — raising concerns about the environmental impacts of the work and its financial implications. The report focuses on the transboundary region, which falls along the border between … Read more
As It Happens6:35How scientists tracked the 1,000 km journey of a woolly mammoth using its tusk With nothing more than a tusk, researchers were able to track the 1,000 kilometre journey of a woolly mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago. “The fact that we can actually regenerate her movement, her place along a landscape … … Read more
The FAA said they believe there are ‘other manufacturing problems’ at Boeing Regulators previously said the Alaska Airlines near-catastrophe should not have happened and ‘cannot happen again’ The agency was previously slammed for allowing Boeing to conduct its own investigations By Germania Rodriguez For Dailymail.com and Reuters Published: 13:46 GMT, 12 January 2024 | Updated: … Read more
An Oklahoma couple decided to ditch city life for a month and move to an abandoned lighthouse on a secluded island in Alaska – where their only neighbors are a pod of humpback whales. Five Finger Island Lighthouse, which sits in the body of water known as Frederick Sound off the coast of Alaska, has a white … Read more
Air New Zealand is now the safest airline in the world, according to analysis by a leading aviation group. Australian-based company AirlineRatings.com publishes its list of the world’s safest airlines annually. The site assesses the flight records of 385 carriers, as well as account audits from aviation governing bodies, crash and serious incident records, safety initiatives, pilot … Read more
A married couple who made the ‘personal choice’ not to have children, could not be happier with their decision and have found ‘joy’ through travel. Shahariath Sarmin, 45, and Rezaul Bahar, 47, said they had no regrets about not raising a family. They said: ‘It was just something we did that was good for us. … Read more
