Alaskan bush pilots have a high-risk, high-reward job. Here's what it's like to fly across the 49th state's unforgiving wilderness.

Alaskan bush pilots are responsible for things like ferrying supplies to remote villages and backcountry tourism. Insider spoke to two bush pilots, Chad Smith and Hailey Zirkle, who currently fly ...

Bush pilots in Alaska like Jamie Patterson-Simes and Meg Smith brave the danger zone for work and leisure, here’s how. Meet the Bush Pilots That Navigate Alaska's Most Perilous Terrain ...

A famed bush pilot and former star of a Discovery Channel series documenting his uncharted flights into the Alaskan wilderness died in a plane crash Friday, along with his passenger, according to ...

A famed bush pilot and former star of a Discovery Channel series documenting his uncharted flights into the Alaskan wilderness died in a plane crash Friday, along with his passenger, according to ...

Alaska’s tight-knit community of bush pilots came together in a big way this week to help save one of their own. Thanks to their coordination and efforts, the Alaska National Guard was able to rescue ...

Fatality rate: 57.1 per 100,000 Median wages: $106,240 When former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens died in a small plane accident recently, it underscored the hazards Alaskan bush pilots face.

Jul. 12—A famed Alaska bush pilot's plane struck a tree while departing a remote ridgeline airstrip last month near Shaktoolik and then crashed onto the tundra, killing both people onboard, a ...

Entry-Level Private Pilots: According to Indeed, the average annual salary for a private jet pilot in Alaska is approximately $137,843. Entry-level positions typically offer lower wages, from ...

Jim Tweto, the bush pilot featured in Discovery Channel’s 2011-2012 series Flying Wild Alaska, died in a small plane crash in Alaska. He was 68.