Two Calista Brice holding line employees among those who perished
August 21, 2026
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Calista Corporation mourns the loss of two employees in our Calista Brice holding line companies, along with the loss of flight crew and other passengers who perished in a plane crash on Thursday, August 20, while on a chartered flight from Anchorage to Cape Newenham.
“This is a heartbreaking loss, especially for their families, and the Calista Brice colleagues and friends who worked closely with these valued teammates,” said Calista Corporation President/CEO Andrew Guy.
While we wait for additional information from accident responders and investigators, our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our team members, and with the families of the flight crew and passengers.
Free and confidential counseling services are being offered to impacted employees and their families.
Calista Corporation has about 39,500 Shareholders and is the parent company of more than 40 subsidiaries in the following industries: defense contracting, construction, real estate, environmental services, natural resource development, marine transportation, oilfield services, and heavy equipment sales, service and rentals. Since inception, Calista has declared more than $180 million in dividends and distributions, including $13.7 million in Elders’ Benefit Program distributions to Shareholders. Since 1994, Calista Education and Culture has provided more than $7.7 million in scholarships to Calista Shareholders and Descendants. Calista can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CalistaCorporation), YouTube (www.youtube.com/calistacorp) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/calistacorp).