As a Pilot having flown in Alaska for almost 35 years, with over 22,000 + Alaskan hours in the cockpit, and over 23 of those years out of Nome, with Bering Air. I would like to make a few comments.
  Ms. Mondor seems to be painting the Aviation industry in Alaska with a wide brush. There is no mention of the Air Carriers with excellent to spotless safety records, including Bering Air's. In the over 40 years Bering Air has served NorthWestern Alaska, we have never had a passenger lose their life on one of our thousands and thousands of flights , we have never had a passenger injured due to a  flight accident.  
 Bering Air was an early member of the Medallion Foundation and no one can argue with it's goal's and innovation.
 The Pilots I have flown with at Bering Air are some of the most skilled and and safety conscious I've ever met. The management some of the best in the business, and the Aircraft and Maintenance absolutely top notch. Thanks

Terry Day, retired in 2000.  Fly Safe