Marianne Lindsey

Marianne is a storyteller for Alaska Airlines, with a background in public relations and marketing. She started with the airline in 1986 as an intern out of WSU's School of Communications - so she's been around awhile. She currently works part-time and she and her husband travel a lot, mostly chasing their sons—one a fighter pilot in the Marines, the other a filmmaker and outdoor adventurer. She is a volunteer running coach for high schoolers and has run three marathons. Profile photo: Top of Mt. Townsend, Olympic National Forest

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Flying a hero: When “Gramps” needed one final ride, his family reached out to this Alaska Airlines pilot

On Saturday, Alaska’s Fallen Soldier Cart team held a special ceremony for the final flight of Naval Chief Petty Officer Richard Clyde Higgins. His remains were flown on our Honoring Those Who Serve aircraft from Portland to his final resting place in Southern California, where he will be buried beside his wife. His family, our guests and employees witnessed the emotional and honorable journey for the fallen hero. Higgins, one of the last Pearl Harbor survivors, was 102.

Meet a pilot defying boundaries: From combat flights in Afghanistan to missions in Antarctica, now leading a team at Alaska

“We don’t want to be female pilots. We just want to be pilots.” 👩🏼‍✈️Meet Jennifer, the Fleet Captain at Alaska Airlines, and hear about some of her incredible career highlights since she first started flying at age 16.

Alaska Airlines flight attendant saves rare flamingo eggs during flight; Zoo honors her with naming of newly hatched chick

An Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant recently went above & beyond to save six rare flamingo eggs on a flight to Seattle. The Woodland Park Zoo honored her efforts by naming one of the chicks after her granddaughter, Sunny.

Alaska Airlines delivers a dose of joy to a Navy mom battling cancer through our Gift of Travel

Alaska’s “Gift of Travel” program gives the magic of travel to people like Heather and Amanda who deserve it the most. Last week, in San Diego, we brought together two close cousins who hadn’t seen each other in two years.

Lonewolf and Indiana: From Air Force buddies to Alaska pilots

It’s not every day you meet two pilots who served in the Air Force together in the ’90s. Their friendship began more than 25 years ago while hunkered in a tent, a bond which extends to our flight deck today. Lloyd and David—and to all veterans who fly and maintain our aircraft, and delight guests on board — we salute you!

Alaska Airlines pulls out all the stops for 100-year-old’s birthday

When a frequent flyer wrote in that his mother-in-law was turning 100 and wanted to celebrate on Alaska Airlines — you know, we broke out the party hats and pulled out all the stops.

Meet an Alaska Airlines leader with a disability who says he is doing what he was meant to do

Steve uses his life experiences with deafness to lead major parts of his (and his team’s) philosophy, which helps others feel heard and validated. “I don’t normally like to toot my own horn, but when it comes to disability advocacy, that’s a different thing. I think it’s really important for employees to see that, yes, you can have a significant disability and be a leader too,” he says.

Wish come true: Watch this little guy’s reaction when he meets our captain

We were honored to fly 7-year-old leukemia warrior, Elijah, as he embarked on his wish to California with Make A Wish Oregon. Watch his reaction to meeting our pilots and remarkable employees in Portland.

Caring chat with flight attendants inspires guest to pick up the tab – for the entire plane

An Alaska Airlines guest surprised our entire crew and a planeful of people with a very special act of kindness. Check it out.

He used to load planes; now he fixes them

When Kyle H. put on his uniform as a full-fledged aircraft technician last year, it was thanks to a lot of grit, determination and encouragement from his coworkers—and a new company benefit called the Maintenance Technician Development Program.

Ahead of San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade & Festival, Alaska employees share their cherished traditions

As the title sponsor of San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Parade & Festival, we’re proud to celebrate not only the year of the Rabbit but also the year of the Cat—and all the communities this holiday touches.

After delighting kids on Make-A-Wish flights for years, Alaska pilots never imagined one would be for them

Captain Ryan McNelis and First Officer Bethany McNelis have each piloted Make-A-Wish flights over their careers with Alaska Airlines. They never in a million years imagined they’d be on a Make-A-Wish flight for their own family.