Alaska Air

Alaska Air recovers, restores old VW 'truck' from Fairbanks

The restored "Spirit Wagon" at Sea-Tac Airport.

A 1960 Volkswagen Transporter pickup that once saw duty at the Fairbanks airport servicing Alaska Airlines planes has been restored and is being used by the Seattle-based company in parades and other promotional events. The airline recovered ...

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Alaska Air offers seasonal service to Hawaii's Big Island

Alaska Airlines will begin weekly, seasonal service between Anchorage and Kona, Hawaii, in the autumn.
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FAA seeks Alaska Airlines fine for safety violations

Federal officials are seeking $655,125 in fines against Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air affiliate for alleged safety violations, including failing to inspect a plane for cracks on time.
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Alaska Airlines to stop issuing prayer cards to passengers

Alaska Airlines is ending decades of giving passengers prayer cards with their meals, saying today it heard from customers who preferred not to mix religion with transportation.
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Alaska Airlines tests biofuels on Lower 48 routes

Alaska Airlines began an expensive trial of biofuel-powered passenger flights Wednesday, billing the 75 trips as a pioneering effort to "fly cleaner" and to kick-start a nascent renewable-energy economy.
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Loaded, undeclared gun tumbles from checked bag

A loaded and undeclared .38-caliber handgun tumbled from a checked bag at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, prompting police to detain the gun owner temporarily.
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Alaska Airlines offers new benefits to Alaska residents

Alaska Airlines announced a new program for Alaska residents Tuesday that includes two free checked bags for out-of-state travel, and special discounts on fares.
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Airline names regional officer

A former newspaper publisher has started her new job as the regional vice president in Alaska for an airline.
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Alaska Air chief says carrier will remain independent

Alaska Airlines CEO Bill Ayer pilots a rarity in the airline industry -- a carrier that has made it through a turbulent decade without filing for bankruptcy or merging with another airline.
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Powder in jetliner tissue turns out to be harmless

Authorities say white powder found in a tissue aboard an Alaska Airlines jetliner turned out to be a harmless substance.
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Boeing 737s face new scrutiny after ripped fuselage

A terrifying flight emergency caused by a fuselage hole 34,000 feet over the Arizona desert is focusing attention on the hundreds of older-model 737s around the world that could be similarly vulnerable.