Plans are in the works for a new low-cost carrier to connect U.S. and Asian cities through Anchorage, Alaska. Northern Pacific will be a sister brand of Ravn Alaska, a regional low-cost carrier that came out of bankruptcy with new owners—Float Shuttle—in August 2020. McKinney is a shareholder in Float and CEO of both airlines. "Once the economy is humming and everything is going well, it would just not be possible for a new entrant to get [those]." "We're not going after the high-end traveler," he said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2022 00:38 UTC