Alaska pledges game day support for Strong Against Cancer, adds extra flight to Phoenix

Our Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson has a big game this weekend, and we can’t wait to cheer him on. In fact, we’re so excited that we’ve decided to take our support one step further. For every touchdown scored by Wilson and his offense, Alaska Airlines will donate $3,000 to a cause we’re as passionate…

Onboard cocktails: Alaska holiday punch

Flying this week? Try your hand at inflight bartending with our drink cart cocktail recipes and you might even make a friend or two along the way. Erik Chapman, barman and distiller at Seattle’s Sun Liquor, which produces the premium gin, rum and vodka served onboard Alaska Airlines flights, suggests this make-your-own holiday punch. “When…

Kendall’s gift: Fairbanks, Alaska girl spreads cheer to sick kids in Seattle

Sometimes big things do come in small packages. And sometimes, even bigger things come when inspired by the season of giving and a simple idea. Take for instance the tenacity of 8-year old Kendall Wills, a Fairbanks, Alaska resident who has spent a fair amount of time in Seattle – not by choice but for medical…

Alaska’s picks: Pacific Northwest foodie gift guide

At Alaska, we pride ourselves on knowing our food. Our food and beverage team scours our hometown of Seattle as well as the cities we fly for culinary inspiration, and offers this holiday shopping guide for the food-lover in your life. We think your out-of-town relatives will be particularly impressed with all the Pacific Northwest…

Alaska Airlines joins Russell Wilson, Seattle Children’s in fight against childhood cancer

Alaska Airlines joins Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the fight against childhood cancer. By Shaunta Hyde, Managing Director of Community Relations, Alaska Airlines We may be closer than ever to curing childhood cancer. Imagine a world where a child who has cancer will receive treatment and no longer have to endure radiation or chemotherapy as part…

Tips from Tom Douglas: How to ‘fancy up’ your holiday meal

For 25 years, Tom Douglas has been at the epicenter of Seattle’s restaurant scene. Now, this three-time James Beard award-winning chef is partnering with Alaska Airlines to bring his iconic flavors to Alaska Airlines customers. Beginning earlier this month, Alaska customers flying from our Seattle hub will be treated to a rotating selection of Tom…

Recipe: Alaska Airlines’ banh mi sandwich

Fresh, spicy, delicious. Three words you might not necessarily associate with airplane food – unless, of course, you’ve been flying Alaska Airlines.

Port Jobs developing Sea-Tac workforce

Students take notes at an Airport University class. Photo courtesy Don Wilson, Port of Seattle. Connie Aguilar is nothing if not ambitious. She works full-time at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where she’s tackling the added responsibility of a recent promotion, takes college-credit classes through a special program for airport workers, has two grown children, spends her day…

Onboard with Skillet Street Food

Back in 2007, before the explosion of the street food movement, a single vintage Airstream trailer roamed the streets of Seattle, serving tasty, innovative food from fresh, local ingredients. Each day, Skillet Street Food would send an email update to its hungry customers, letting them know where they could find Skillet’s signature lunch fare that…

Keys to the Sky scavenger hunt winners, answers revealed

This week Alaska Airlines announced the order of 10 new 737-900ER aircraft to be added to our all-Boeing fleet. To celebrate, we chose five secret locations around Seattle and carefully crafted clues designed to inspire Seattle-area explorers to discover new corners of the city. Our five grand-prize winners each received two roundtrip tickets anywhere Alaska…

How well do you know Seattle? Alaska’s Keys to the Sky scavenger hunt kicks off Friday

UPDATE: Keys to the Sky scavenger hunt winners, answers revealed Calling all explorers – Alaska Airlines’ “Key’s to the Sky” Scavenger Hunt kicks off tomorrow morning. Our clues will lead you all around Seattle and may even lead you to some new discoveries right in your own backyard. Hint: they’ll be tricky, so you may…

Alaska Airlines supports Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson in campaign against domestic violence

By Shaunta Hyde, Managing Director of Community Relations, Alaska Airlines Every minute, 20 people are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. Today, Alaska Airlines joins our Chief Football Officer Russell Wilson in standing up and working to change that.

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