Yes THAT Nordstrom tire story
By Paul Frichtl, Alaska Airlines Magazine As a 16-year-old Nordstrom sales associate in the late 1970s, Craig Trounce was a legend in the making. That’s when he was working in the retailer’s Fairbanks store, and an old miner walked in with a pair of dirty, worn tires. The man had purchased the tires several years…
Weekend Wanderer: Salt Lake City to Seattle
Ryan Thayne is an adventurer and photographer living outside of Salt Lake City, Utah who has a love for the outdoors. See why TIME Magazine named him one of the Top 50 Instagram accounts to follow. He just returned from an Instagram takeover in Seattle as a part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend…
Travel advisory: Flight operations returning to normal after overnight computer systems outage
Updated 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015: Alaska Air Group flight operations are operating normally today after the airline experienced several issues with its computer systems overnight Wednesday. Alaska started to experience intermittent network issues at about 9 p.m. PDT. The issues continued for roughly three hours, contributing to about 60 delays overnight for Alaska and…
Weekend Wanderer: Anchorage to San Jose, Costa Rica
Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Jovell Rennie is a photographer who has a love for #SharingAlaska. When he’s not taking pictures, he’s trekking his way through the outdoors looking for his next shot. He just returned from an Instagram takeover in Costa Rica as part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend Wanderer posts, make sure…
Giving spirit: Melinda Gates
As we celebrate this season of giving, all of us at Alaska Airlines are honored to feature Melinda Gates In the December issue of our inflight magazine and here on the Alaska Airlines blog. Melinda and Bill Gates have been incredibly successful in their lives – success that is perhaps only matched by their incredible…
Hoverboards cannot fly: Alaska bans self-balancing devices on airplanes
Hoverboards, gliders, electric skateboards—whatever name they come by, you have probably seen and heard of them. These self-balancing devices are the year’s hottest electronics as people everywhere are snapping them up and buying them as presents for their loved ones. In fact, you probably know at least one person with a hoverboard on their Christmas…
Weekend Wanderer: Truckee, California to Crested Butte, Colorado
Nick and Laura Visconti are a husband and wife duo hailing from Truckee, California. Laura considers herself a coffee-fueled mountain soul while Nick loves to shred the mountains as a professional snowboarder. They just returned from an Instagram takeover in Crested Butte as part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend Wanderer posts, make sure you’re…
Alaska Airlines ranks No. 1 for third year in a row in The Wall Street Journal’s annual ‘Airline Scorecard’
Alaska Airlines is the best in the business, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2015 Airline Scorecard. For the third year in a row, Alaska ranks No. 1 among the nine largest carriers in the United States. Alaska Airlines is best for on-time arrivals, fewest extreme delays, fewest 2-hour tarmac delays, and fewest complaints, according…
Alaska Airlines statement on arrest of David Hans Arntson
Alaska Airlines has an uncompromising commitment to safety and compliance. We put the safety of our passengers and our employees above all else. We have a zero tolerance policy for employees, including pilots, who fail alcohol and drug tests. Mr. Arntson was immediately removed from duty. He refused to submit to an investigatory interview. Mr.…
TRAVEL ALERT: Winter Storm Jonas
Alaska Airlines has canceled 40 flights in and out of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Raleigh-Durham and New York for Friday-Sunday, Jan. 22-24, in advance of Winter Storm Jonas. The airline will be keeping a close eye on the conditions on the East Coast throughout the weekend, and will only operate flights when it is safe…
5-4-3-2-1: Travel tips for San Francisco’s big game weekend
As football fans around the country get ready for Sunday’s big game, Bay Area airports are preparing for the crush. “In advance of the big game Feb. 7, we’re reminding all travelers to plan ahead and don’t underestimate the craziness that a major sporting event can bring to a city,” says Matt Prainito, Alaska Airlines’…
Weekend Wanderer: Seattle to Washington, D.C.
Residing in Portland, Oregon, Jon Trend is a photographer with an eye for the undiscovered shot who uses the city as his natural backdrop. He just returned from an Instagram takeover in Washington, D.C. as part of Alaska’s Weekend Wanderer series. For more Weekend Wanderer posts, make sure you’re following Alaska Airlines on Instagram. Exploring Washington…
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