Salmon People Aircraft Timelapse

As a tribute to X̱áat Ḵwáani (Salmon People), we are honored to reveal this special aircraft designed by Crystal Worl. It is the first of any domestic airline fleet to be named in an Alaska Native language and depict the ancestral importance of salmon through Northwest Coast formline art.

Salmon People Aircraft Creation Story

For 90 years, Alaska Airlines has been connecting small towns across Alaska, including Juneau, home of Native artist Crystal Worl who dreamed of having Indigenized salmon displayed on a plane—and today, that dream became a reality with the X̱áat Ḵwáani (Salmon People) aircraft. Read more: https://bit.ly/3BirV6p YouTube: https://youtu.be/s2wLoebydIw