New Cargo Airliner Flies Cargo to Small Communities.

• Position: Transportation - Desert Air Alaska - Brief Article

A new Anchorage air cargo company is targeting cargo delivery service for small Alaskan communities. Desert Air Alaska, owned and operated by Dennis Gladwin, provides this capability using an all-cargo DC-3 aircraft.

"In Alaska there are more than 200 rural destinations with runways of 3,000 feet or less," said Gladwin. "That makes it very difficult for residents to ship in cargo items...