Alaska Airlines has come up with another big fuselage fish.
Alaska Airlines has come up with another big fuselage fish.
The 129-foot salmon is the result of a joint effort between Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. The design is intended to promote Alaska seafood and the airlines’ role in getting it to market.
The new design was unveiled Monday and replaces an earlier version unveiled in 2005.
The design will adorn a Boeing 737-800 beginning in the fall.
The Associated Press
The Snohomish County Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a $650,000 contract with an engineering firm to design an airline terminal at Paine Field.
Furloughs for air traffic controllers set to start Sunday are expected to cause flight delays at airports across the United States, including in Alaska.
SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines today reported an 11.8 percent increase in traffic in January compared with January 2012.
The $11 billion merger of American Airlines and US Airways likely won’t bring major changes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and any changes the combination requires are likely months away.
Airline passengers may not be growing slimmer, but their seats are, and that’s good news for SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines.
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