Alaska Airlines to build new $40 million hangar in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Airlines has announced plans to construct a $40 million maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to support a growing fleet of bigger and more efficient planes.

The Alaska Public Radio Network reports (http://bit.ly/2aAF5hr ) the airline's regional vice president, Marilyn Romano, says the new hangar is part of a $100 million investment in Alaska that includes terminal updates and new cargo planes.