"That flying small planes in Alaska is a very dangerous line of work is part of the shifting dynamic. From 1990 to 2009, more than a third of all commuter and air taxi crashes in the nation, and about a fifth of the fatal crashes, occurred in Alaska, according to federal figures."

So, pilotless aircraft is the ticket, right. Bluebird flying here, day in and out.

As a side note, I once flew from Dutch to Atka on a 'pilotless aircraft', by Penair, in that the human pilot fell asleep about  half an hour into the flight, head snuggled against the window. I woke him up when I saw the east end of Amlia Island, 15 minutes or so from landing.