Newsroom

Horizon Air Flight Attendant Joins Relief Effort in Samoa
12/21/2009 9:39 a.m. (PT)
After the Sept. 29 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis devastated the Samoan Islands region, Horizon Air flight attendant Ty Tufono organized several 10-person teams of medical professionals to travel there and aid victims in the hospital and in villages.

Every Stop is a Volunteer Opportunity for This Horizon Air Pilot
12/17/2009 3:11 p.m. (PT)
Karl Mariotti, a Q400 captain for Horizon Air, seeks out volunteer opportunities when he's out flying a line.

Inspiring Boy Scouts with the magic of flight
11/3/2009 11:34 a.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines and more than 70 employee volunteers helped a group of Seattle-area Boy Scouts discover the magic of flight during the carrier's first Aviation Merit Badge Day. Sponsored in cooperation with the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the event attracted a sellout crowd of more than 160 Scouts.

Fall Season Blossoms In Pink at Los Angeles Airport
10/13/2009 10:35 a.m. (PT)
Pink is the order of the day for Customer Service Agent Maykel Guerra and the check-in area at the Los Angeles International Airport. Alaska Airlines airport employees and flight attendants based in Los Angeles are seeing pink during October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Alaska Airlines Offers Permanent Fund Dividend Sale
9/29/2009 7:20 a.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines launched a Permanent Fund Dividend sale today, with ticket prices as low as $89 for travel to and from Anchorage and Fairbanks, as well as savings on select routes between Alaska and the lower 48 states, Canada, Hawaii and Mexico.

Alaska and Horizon Employees Assist Some 100 Veterans Flying to National Veterans' Wheelchair Games
7/22/2009 6:30 p.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air last week assisted more than 100 veterans who flew in and out of Spokane for the 29th annual National Veterans' Wheelchair Games.

Alaska tops J.D. Power and Associates rankings
6/30/2009 9:34 a.m. (PT)
J.D. Power and Associates has once again ranked Alaska Airlines highest in customer satisfaction among traditional network carriers in North America in its annual study released today. This is the second year in a row that Alaska has come out on top in J.D. Power's independent survey of customer satisfaction.

Sip and fly: Complimentary wine tastings at Board Rooms
6/24/2009 9:46 a.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines Board Rooms may soon be a Mecca for wine lovers as well as travelers looking for a relaxing place to wait for a flight. With the recent launch of the Featured Winery of the Month program, the airline is partnering with a different Washington vintner each month to host a complimentary tasting of some of the finest vintages the state has to offer.

Alaska Airlines Becomes First Carrier Authorized To Conduct RNP Precision Approach Flight Validations
4/27/2009 9:50 a.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines became the first airline approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct its own RNP flight validation, laying the groundwork for faster RNP procedure approvals in the future.

Yakutat Service Agent Helps Eagles Basketball Soar
4/14/2009 12:45 p.m. (PT)
When the Yakutat Eagles girls basketball team cruised to their third straight Class 2A Alaska state basketball championship in mid-March, Ramp Service Agent Charlie Russell was guiding their success.