Planemakers like Boeing must test every thing on an airplane before guests ever fly on it. This year's ecoDemonstrator aircraft is one of our own and is testing over 20 technologies to make flyin...
https://news.alaskaair.com/sustainability/boeing-ecodemonstrator-tests-sustainable-aviation/
Today, Alaska Airlines is flying the first passengers on board its first 737-9 MAX aircraft. We’ve tested and verified all required and necessary processes to prepare the plane for passenger se...
https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/inaugural-737-9-max-flights/
Boeing employees in the Seattle area recently shared their thoughts about flying the hometown airline. What’s your Alaska Airlines story? The post ‘I probably built this airplane.’ Boein...
https://news.alaskaair.com/community/boeing-employees-share-their-love-for-alaska-airlines/
Aiming to improve onboard storage and make flying easier for customers, Alaska Airlines is the first carrier to get Boeing’s innovative Space Bins. The larger overhead bins have a similar loo...
Irv Bertram (pictured above) has handled the paperwork for Alaska’s aircraft purchases for the past four decades. In the 50 years Alaska Airlines has been buying and flying Boeing planes, acqui...
https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/how-to-buy-a-737/
Squatting Suburbans, benching boats or lifting linebackers, no workout can prepare you for the ultimate challenge: a plane pull. Update July 28, 2015, 2 p.m.: Team Russell successfully pulled th...
https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/plane-pull-teams/
UPDATE: Keys to the Sky scavenger hunt winners, answers revealed Calling all explorers – Alaska Airlines’ “Key’s to the Sky” Scavenger Hunt kicks off tomorrow morning. Our clues will le...
https://news.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/keys-to-the-sky-kickoff/
85,000 horsepower, zero to 60 in 8 seconds, best-in-class fuel economy … and five lucky people to sit behind the controls of a new Boeing 737 simulator. Today, we are thrilled to announce the p...
Learning how to fly an aircraft like the Boeing 737 is no simple task. By the time that most pilots make it through the doors of Alaska Airlines, they already have extensive experience either fly...