...from the crash site bears the airline's Eskimo logo and an inscription: "In memory of the passengers and crew of Alaska Air Flight 261. From the men and women of Naval Air Station Point Mugu." Naval personnel, who raised the money for the...

WASHINGTON - The horizontal stabilizer jackscrew, which apparently played a key role in the Jan. 31 crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, had no grease on the area that experiences the most friction during normal operation, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.

...Guard, and $20 million for the National Transportation Safety Board to cover extraordinary costs associated with the Alaska Air and Egypt Air crash investigations. House and Senate Republicans have fought for months over how to package the aid...

SEATTLE (AP) - The crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was likely caused by a piece of the tail-control mechanism breaking off in flight, making it impossible to pull the jet out of its sudden dive, according to a federal investigator.

...of young Air Force members worldwide. He was the commandant at the Barksdale NCO Academy as well as commandant of the Alaska Air Command where he designed the programs and policies that would shape the future leaders of the Air Force. Joe was a...