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Two new PistenBully snowcats join the fleet

Pictured is one of two new PistenBully snowcats on the way to its new home at Lynden Oilfield Services in Prudhoe Bay. Tacoma Driver Zack Mandelke...

Postmaster General visits Lynden Air Cargo

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (pictured above left) visited Lynden Air Cargo’s Bethel location last month as part of a tour of bypass mail...

Lynden handles multi-modal frac sand delivery from Alberta to Prudhoe Bay

Using trucks, barges, landing craft and plenty of ingenuity, Lynden transported 10 million pounds of frac sand from Bruderheim, Alberta to Prudhoe...

Lynden responds to crises at home and abroad

The month of August brought temperatures so hot that wells ran dry in Oregon. The month also delivered devastation in Haiti with a magnitude 7.2...

Lynden cats make tracks on the slope

Lynden Oilfield Services' fleet of three PistenBully snowcats have been hard at work in Prudhoe Bay this past winter. In an average week, the cats...

How “The Beast” moved from Alberta to the North Slope

Rig 26, Doyon Drilling's new extended reach drilling (ERD) rig, completed its 2,400-mile journey from Nisku, Alberta to Alaska's North Slope this...

Lynden Oilfield Services delivers critical freight

Lynden Oilfield Services equipment crossed tundra-covered public lands in Alaska this winter and spring to deliver critical infrastructure across the...

Lynden Air Cargo carries massive equipment for mine

"This was some of the largest and heaviest equipment ever moved by Lynden Air Cargo," says Charter Manager Dave Beach. Lynden assisted DeBeers and...

Lynden Air Cargo assists World Food Programme

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) asked Lynden to fly its L-382 aircraft to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) to assist after violent...

Lynden Air Cargo upgrades fleet for increased reliability and performance

Lynden Air Cargo completed another Hercules modification this summer, installing a "Short-POD APU" to enhance the reliability and performance of its...

A little to the left…

This oversized process module was on its way to an oilfield at Prudhoe Bay via Alaska West Express. The trip required crossing the Chatanika River...

Lynden's Hovercraft teams provide essential services in Alaska

Imagine working 46 days each year in zero visibility. Now imagine being responsible for safely transporting people and freight in these conditions....

Lynden Air Cargo returns to Papua New Guinea

Lynden Air Cargo is back in Papua New Guinea. "We are operating out of the capital city of Port Moresby and the city of Lae to support Exxon," says...

Lynden equipment makes the difference in Alberta

Lynden’s specialized high-capacity equipment was one of the advantages Canadian Lynden Transportoffered when the Supreme Group was looking for a...

Lynden Air Cargo expands scheduled service in Western Alaska

Lynden Air Cargo is expanding its scheduled service points in Alaska to include St. Mary’s and Emmonak. Beginning April 30, Lynden will offer...

Lynden trusted with high-value move to the slope

Lynden Transport and Lynden Air Cargo recently completed a joint move with a customer to transport a generator valued at $1 million from Kenai to an...

New Antarctica service puts Lynden on all continents

"Antarctica was the final continent on our checklist," says Lynden Air Cargo President Rick Zerkel. "Now we can cross it off." Lynden Air Cargo has...

This move fit to a T

A 92-year old Tin Lizzie joins the wide array of noteworthy cargo to ride in the hold of a Lynden Air Cargo Hercules. The vintage Model T was...

Lynden Air Cargo answers the call for emergency aid

Lynden Air Cargo answered the call on Sept. 8 to mobilize relief flights for Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria. "We began flights into the Caribbean on...

Lynden Air Cargo ready for second fire season

Lynden Air Cargo has finished the installation of another Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS) in its aircraft N402LC (T133). Flight testing and...

Lynden Air Cargo flies aid to Vanuatu after cyclone devastates islands

Lynden Air Cargo’s L-100 Hercules aircraft is being put to use flying relief supplies to Vanuatu after Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated the South...

Quick response draws praise from the top

Lynden Air Cargo was singled out for praise earlier this year by Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden for its quick response in Cordova, AK.

“We were...

Now that's a heavy haul!

Last fall Alaska West Express transported this boat (left, below) from Palmer to Anchorage. At 24 feet wide, 80 feet long and 17 feet tall, the...

Git along, little… caribou?

Here's something you don't see every day! Lynden’s hovercraft almost looks like it’s moving along with the migrating caribou in this photo....

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