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June 10, 2026; Greensboro, N.C., Alaska Airlines debuts Seattle World Cup host city livery in partnership with SeattleFWC26 for World Cup 2026. credit: Joe Nicholson/Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

06/11/26
Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]
Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

06/03/26
Alaska Airlines debuts a new ‘wow’ lounge at Portland Int’l Airport There are a million reasons to love Portland International Airport (PDX). And now there’s one more. Alaska Airlines, which serves its Portland hub with more than 100 daily departures, officially opens its new PDX lounge on Thursday, June 4. The approximately 14,000-square-foot lounge is […]
Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

05/22/26
Alaska Airlines launched daily nonstop service between Seattle and London Heathrow on Thursday evening with a gate celebration at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) that featured a string quartet, tea and scones, celebratory speeched and a ribbon cutting. The new long-haul flight is on one of Alaska’s wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and is scheduled to depart […]
A tasty tour of airline history, in 7 courses

A tasty tour of airline history, in 7 courses

02/23/26
150 curious and adventurous foodies and avgeeks gathered at Loyal Legion Beer Hall in Portland International Airport (PDX) over the weekend for a tasty event billed as “The Greatest Airline Meals of the 20th Century.“ Many of the diners had flown across country for the evening and had tickets booked to fly home the next […]
Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

01/07/26
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is going big in so many ways. There’s the Hawaiian Airlines purchase. The revamp of its loyalty program. And the ever-lengthening, and quite thrilling, list of new destinations. Stuck at The Airport is Seattle-based, and we’re planning trips on Alaska to Tokyo, Seoul and, starting this summer, to London, Rome and Reykjavik, […]
Travel tidbits: Friday roundup

Travel tidbits: Friday roundup

10/23/25
It’s been a busy week at Stuck at the Airport headquarters with some exciting projects in the works and we’ve been setting aside these travel tidbits to share with you for this Friday round-up. Airport and airline news (The Dreams We Carry,” by Kipp Kobayashi, in Concourse G at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Courtesy of […]
Alaska Airlines grounds fleet for 3 hours

Alaska Airlines grounds fleet for 3 hours

07/21/25
Sunday evening turned troublesome for Alaska Airlines and thousands of its passengers when the carrier experienced an IT outage and issued a system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizons Air flights to address the issue. The ground stop lasted just a few hours, but it may take days to get all affected passengers to […]
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