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Greetings from the North Pole

12/13/09

Yesterday I had the great honor of joining more than 60 kids from Spokane, Washington on a quick trip to the North Pole. We flew, of course. On a special Alaska Airlines flight. And for most of those kids it was their first time going to the airport, the first time flying on a plane, […]

Boeing Factory Tour: Aviation Geekfest report

12/07/09

On Sunday I was pleased to be able to join 46 other folks on an tour of the Boeing factory in Mukilteo, Washington as part of Aviation Geekfest hosted by Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and the Future of Flight Aviation Center. In a testament to the power of social media – or the fact that […]

Alaska Airlines unveils an Apolo Ohno plane

11/18/09

Seattle is pretty proud of Apolo Anton Ohno, who began his speed-skating career here when he was just 14 and went on to win numerous world and national championships and five Olympic medals. (Oh yeah, he was also on the Dancing with the Stars TV show.) Now he’s getting ready for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics […]

Flight training at Alaska Airlines – not for sissies

06/24/09

Last night was Aviation Geek Night at the Alaska Airlines training center in Seattle. A dozen folks who follow Alaska Airlines on Twitter (http://twitter.com/alaskaair) were invited to experience what it’s like to pilot a $30 million dollar aircraft and get some Flight Attendant safety training. We didn’t get any face time with these guys: But […]

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Souvenir Sunday: toys from Alaska Airlines & tales from Siena

06/21/09

Happy Souvenir Sunday! Every Sunday Stuck at the Airport unpacks the carry-on and re-packs for a fresh new adventure. It’s also when we look over the souvenirs we’ve accumulated through the week. This week, we have this cute little Air Force One that photographer and world traveler Daniel Incandela found for sale at the Indianapolis […]

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Airports and airlines scramble over swine flu

04/28/09

As I reported today on MSNBC.com, airports and airlines are scrambling to respond to the government-issued alerts about travel to and from Mexico in the wake of the swine-flu outbreak there. It’s hard to know what will happen next, but most airlines with flights to Mexico have posted policies offering to waive the change fee […]

In-flight Wi-Fi on Alaska Airlines: free. For now.

04/15/09

Alaska Airlines has been testing Row 44’s inflight Wi-Fi since late February on one Boeing 737-700 and plans to add the service on additional aircraft in the coming months. In the meantime, travelers can use the in-flight Wi-Fi for free in exchange for answering a few survey questions about what they think of the service […]

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Free Wi-Fi coming to Oakland Airport next week (not SEA)

04/03/09

At last night’s charter meeting of SCOOT (Seattle Consortium of Online Travel) Seattle folks were jumping with joy when an Alaska Airlines’ rep announced that the airline would be picking up the Wi-Fi tab at Sea-Tac airport for the next few months. Seems she may have just been swept up in the excitement of the […]

Restless Mt. Redoubt nixes more flights

04/01/09

Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt just won’t settle down. Here’s a Twitter-ed update Alaska Airlines sent out Tuesday about the impact of volcano eruptions on flights: Nighttime flts in/out of ANC canceled due to Mt. Redoubt. Check flt status in a.m. b/4 leaving home… This is getting sort of old. Flights into and out of ANC has […]

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