Photo: Alexander Piragis (Getty Images) Alaska Airlines canceled 28 flights to or from the state of Alaska yesterday after a volcanic ash cloud drifted over western Alaska. The Seattle Times reported that the ash cloud was created by a recent volcanic eruption in the Russian Far East. The precautionary measure was taken to prevent powdered […]
Alaska Flight School is Turning a Boeing 727 Into Student Dorms
What was your student dorm like? Mine was a bland, bottom-floor apartment with gray walls, a tiny shared kitchen and a distinct lack of soundproofing. For pupils at a flight school in Alaska, their campus housing is about to get a whole lot more exciting, as the school prepares to convert an old Boeing 727 into […]