Airline employees quickly organize a ‘welcome home’ celebration for a hero missing for 78 years—with 24-hour notice More than seven decades ago, a young military pilot left his hometown of Spokane, Washington for the battlefront in Europe. Last week, his remains arrived home to his final resting place, thanks to Alaska and Horizon Air employees, who made it happen in less than 24 hours. August 9, 2022 • 3 min read For this baby bear, our Alaska Air Cargo service was just right An orphaned brown bear cub found wandering alone on a military base outside Anchorage is settling in at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo after flying to her new home in the special care of Alaska Air Cargo. August 5, 2022 • 5 min read Alaska Airlines cooks up new vegan & plant-based options for travelers seeking fresh, healthy options Veg out on our flights this summer 🥗☀️ with our new vegan salad & other gluten friendly meals & plant-based options! July 27, 2022 • 4 min read Seeing double: Identical twin brothers fulfill pilot dreams at Alaska Airlines Are you doing a double take? Us too! When Alan was hired as a first officer, he joined his identical twin brother in the flight deck – making them the first identical twin pilots at Alaska. July 25, 2022 • 3 min read Alaska Airlines becomes first U.S. airline to launch electronic bag tag program Electronic bag tags will allow guests to skip the step of printing traditional bag tags at the airport. Travelers will be able to activate the devices from anywhere—their home, office or even car—up to 24-hours before their flight through our mobile app. July 19, 2022 • 3 min read Alaska Airlines, Microsoft and Twelve partner to advance new form of sustainable aviation fuel Today we announced a new partnership with Microsoft & Twelve with the goal of advancing sustainable aviation fuel using Twelve’s E-Jet®—a low carbon jet fuel produced from recaptured CO2, water & renewable energy. July 14, 2022 • 3 min read Read more News IAM-represented employees at Alaska Airlines ratify two-year contract extension August 6, 2022 • 2 min read Alaska Airlines recognized as Forbes Best Employers for Women 2022 August 3, 2022 • 1 min read Alaska Airlines makes significant investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel August 3, 2022 • 3 min read Read more In the HEADLINEs Alaska Airlines Business card offering best-ever bonus: Earn 70,000 miles The Points Guy | August 4, 2022 The Seafair Torchlight Parade is back, plus more fun around Seattle this weekend The Seattle Times | July 28, 2022 Alaska Airlines’ new “Soy Meets World” vegan meal celebrates the best of summer Veg News | July 27, 2022 Alaska Airlines will move to all Boeing fleet in 2023, says CEO Ben Minicucci CNBC | July 21, 2022 Alaska Airlines’ new electronic bag tag will let you speed through the airport lobby Tech Crunch | July 19, 2022 How to greenify all aspects of your vacation Washington Post | July 15, 2022 Microsoft, Alaska Airlines Back CO2-to-Jet-Fuel Technology Wall Street Journal | July 14, 2022 These Are the World’s Best Airlines of 2022 Thrillist | July 14, 2022 How to redeem miles with the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program The Points Guy | July 10, 2022 Here’s How You Can Donate Travel Miles To Help Refugees Forbes | July 5, 2022 On social Tweets by AlaskaAir People Our people and loyal guests are the reason our airline flies high above the rest. 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