How to get Alaska Airlines’ new pilot trading cards
Airports have them. Delta Air Lines has new ones. Even the therapy animals that roam airport concourses have them.
Now Alaska Airlines has issued a new set of trading cards that you can collect too.
On World Pilot’s Day (April 26) the carrier debuted a new 8-card collection of commemorative trading cards celebrating current liveries.
The carrier last issued new trading cards more than a decade ago and those cards were printed on cardstock.
These new cards are more snazzy, with a holographic film and lenticular coating that transforms the aircraft image into what the airline promises will be a “multi-dimensional experience.”
Want some of Alaska Airlines’ new trading cards?
So how do you get your hands on these cool new airline trading cards?
According to the airline you just need to ask the pilot or a member of the flight crew on your next flight if they have cards on hands. Keep in mind though, that limited quantities of the cards are being produced and are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Let us know what you score.
For a full history of all of Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air pilot trading cards, take a moment to visit the World Airline Historical Society site, which traces the airline’s collectible cards back to 1966.
Where we’d go: Kinectic Sculpture Race in Baltimore at AVAM
The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is a whimsical, magical museum that collects, displays and celebrates art produced by self-taught individuals.
AVAM also hosts some wonderful and wacky events, including a Kinetic Sculpture Race, which is celebrating its 25th running on Saturday, May 3.
According to AVAM, for this race, “Kinetinauts and their multi-terrain machine wonders brave 15 miles of seemingly impassable obstacles, from water circuits and pits of mud to the city’s bumpy byways…FOR NOTHIN’ BUT THE GLORY.”
Check out this video from a recent race.
And let us know where you’re going.
(AVAM images courtesy AVAM)
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