Stories

Fashion flashback: Airline uniforms evolve through the years

After nearly two years of behind-the-scenes work, Alaska Airlines and Seattle couture designer Luly Yang will debut a modern West Coast-inspired uniform collection to our 23,000 employees across Air Group. Before the uniforms are unveiled Thursday, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate uniforms from decades past – from hot pants to Russian Cossack…

Weekend trip: Los Angeles to Liberia, Costa Rica

By Jess Dale (instagram.com/jess.wandering) and Quin Schrock (instagram.com/everchanginghorizon) When I was 6 years old I was obsessed with bugs. I picked up this interest from my friend’s dad. He was an entomologist, and would travel all over the world collecting insects. After one trip in particular he came back with tales of lush forests, neon blue waterfalls, white…

Local Wanderer: Raleigh, North Carolina

By Chana Lynn, RaleighWhatsUp  Raleigh is an incredible city to live, work and play – and also to visit! Raleigh is a creative and closely connected city. Like many other cities, Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle area are currently experiencing a lot of growth these last few years, and it’s exciting to be a part of…

A note to our guests about sexual misconduct

By Andrea “Andy” Schneider Alaska Airlines vice president of People I am writing today to address a recent situation involving an alleged sexual harassment incident on board one of our aircraft. This report is very disturbing. We take it extremely seriously and have launched a thorough investigation. The safety and well-being of our guests and…

Weekend trip: Albuquerque

By Katie Dillon, La Jolla Mom If Albuquerque isn’t on your sightseeing to-do list, it should be. The largest city in New Mexico is a neat fusion of multiple cultures and influences from Native American pueblos to Route 66 to computers and rocketry. As a result of this and its location, Albuquerque is home to a very…