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Lee and Boyuck Ryan stand shoulder to shoulder on the tarmac at Ryan Air.

Seventy years flying Alaska’s freight

April 25, 2023September 20, 2023 Hilary Reeves 1603 Views air cargo, Alaska, Anchorage, Community, family, Family Ties, Growth, joining the family, leadership, ryan air, Saltchuk Alaska, saltchuk family

Ryan Air—the Alaskan bush freight carrier founded by Wilfred and Eva Ryan in 1953—joined the Saltchuk Family of Companies in December. It’s legacy spans generations. Lee Ryan’s tenure at Ryan Air—the 70-year-old Alaskan bush freight carrier founded by his grandparents