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Alaska Airlines celebrates Alaska Day
Alaska Airlines is inviting residents across the state to join in celebrating Alaska Day on Oct. 18. Daylong festivities will be held at nine airports and three community locations in honour of the formal transfer of the territory of Alaska from Russia to the United States at Fort Sitka on Oct. 18, 1867.
Alaska Airlines launches travel planning Facebook application
Alaska Airlines has launched a Facebook application called FlyingSocial™, which allows users to plan travel to visit their friends around the country. With the new app, users can view a map populated with photos of their Facebook friends located in cities Alaska Airlines flies and, with a click, can view one-way fares or mileage award levels to the closest airport near their friend’s hometown.
Alaska Airlines updates its app with new features
Alaska Airlines announced today its application for the iPhone and iPod touch is now available with several new features aimed at providing customers with convenient and quick access to their most important travel information.
Alaska Airlines announces daily San Diego-Honolulu service
Alaska Airlines announced today it is expanding its service between San Diego and Hawaii with a daily nonstop flight to Honolulu. The service begins Nov. 17, 2011, and complements the airline’s existing daily nonstop flight between San Diego and Kahului, Maui, which started in October 2010.
Alaska Airlines inflight Wi-Fi available on most every aircraft
Alaska Airlines announced today that Gogo® Inflight Internet service is now available on nearly all aircraft in its fleet. With the installation of the service scheduled for completion later this month, Alaska’s fleet will be 92 percent Wi-Fi equipped, which includes its 737-800 and –900 aircraft flying predominantly longer routes
Alaska Airlines expands WiFi services
Alaska Airlines’ Gogo® Inflight Internet service is now available on nearly all aircraft in its fleet. With the installation of the service scheduled for completion later this month, Alaska’s fleet will be 92 percent Wi-Fi equipped, which includes its 737-800 and –900 aircraft flying predominantly longer routes. Only seven of the airline’s 117 Boeing 737s will not offer Wi-Fi, including its freighter and combi (part-passenger/part-freight) aircraft and three 737-400s.
Alaska Airlines - Marilyn F. Romano Named Regional Vice President
Alaska Airlines announced that Marilyn F. Romano has been named regional vice president – Alaska. Romano, vice president and publisher of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, the state’s second-largest newspaper, will assume her new role by early August.
Alaska Airlines debuts enhanced onboard entertainment
Alaska Airlines’ advanced new digEplayer devices took to the skies this week, expanding the inflight entertainment option of customers on longer flights
Alaska Airlines announces routes, schedule for new partner
Alaska Airlines today announced that SkyWest Airlines will begin flying six West Coast routes currently operated by Horizon Air, starting May 14.
Alaska Airlines takes slice of Mexico pie
Alaska Airlines has become the latest carrier to boost its services to Mexico following the collapse of local rival Mexicana. The carrier will begin to offer services from Sacramento and San Jose to Mexico City from December this year.
Employment continues to fall in US aviation
Employment figures in the US aviation industry continued to fall during June, with the sector shedding 8,700 posts over the past year. Delta Air Lines was able to buck the trend – taking on over 4,000 employees – following the acquisition of Northwest Airlines.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air speed up baggage service guarantee
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers checking bags can expect to retrieve their luggage five minutes sooner through an enhanced baggage service guarantee beginning today.