SEATTLE, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines today announced it is adding summer seasonal service between Portland, Ore., and Billings, Mont., and between Portland and Missoula, Mont., starting June 5, 2011.

By Mendiola, Mark Moving to Idaho from Alaska, David Allen took control as the Pocatello Regional Airport's manager in June 2007 when turbulence was buffeting the nation's airline industry and smaller community airports were facing greater challenges to their ability to survive and remain viable.

By Falstad, Jan After living without commercial air service for six months, Sidney Airport Manager Bill Henderson breathed a sign of relief Tuesday night when Great Lakes Aviation landed a Beechcraft 1900 on his city's runway.

airline seats in Wyo. increase overall, though Cheyenne has seen a decrease; higher fuel costs means Great Lakes has seen a decrease in profits.

By Chris Kahn The Associated Press PRESCOTT, Ariz. - The rejection from Air Midwest came swiftly on a one-page fax. The carrier couldn't afford to fly to the mountain community of Prescott anymore, officials said.