Funding Next Generation Airways Senator Lisa Murkowski was among the group of senators who voted agreement for the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. “I’m always stressing to my Senate colleagues that Alaska’s intrastate highway system is our skies – linking communities like Nikolski and Icy Bay to the rural hubs – so it’s [...]
Cheers, beers and Super Bowl XLVI are the order of the day in Dillingham, Alaska, 3,000 miles from the event itself. A special ordinance passed January 19, 2012, that now allows residents the chance to go to their local drinking establishment to enjoy the biggest football game of the year. Ordinance Number 2011-09, “An Ordinance [...]
Flyer miles could add up faster for travelers now that Alaska Airlines will have more flights scheduled for Oregon, California, Washington and Montana this summer. This announcement was made by the Alaska Airlines on January 26, 2012 in Portland Oregon. Among the specific cities mentioned by the airlines include Portland, Ore., to Santa Barbara, Calif., [...]
Milepost 37 of the Seward Highway is closed to traffic this morning, February 2, 2012. An avalanche occurred at the “Y” of Seward Highway and Sterling Highway around seven a.m. according to Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF). The avalanche is approximately three to ten feet deep and a hundred feet wide, and [...]
Credit cards make upgrading to first class affordable if you like to travel a lot. Alaska Airlines miles card, their credit cards offered on their website, automatically add up miles on all purchases you make, meaning the more you spend the more miles you have to travel with. Members of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan can [...]
“You know what they say about ‘checking your list twice’ …? Well, turns out we made our list, but we didn’t check it twice. In light of this fact, we ask that you please disregard the Constituent Fare email we sent you earlier today,” Alaska Airlines says in one of its emails earlier today. The [...]
Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington warns consumers of the schemes consumers should be vigilant about this Christmas season. Starting off with deceiving deliveries, Alaskans are advised to refrain accepting notices about delivery delays or confirmations on packages not personally ordered. False credibility is being practiced by today’s smishers and phishers [...]
Alaska Airlines could be the first domestic air carrier to pursue alternative energy for an airport operation, they say. In Nome, home of the finish line for the famous Iditarod sled dog race, the Nome Terminal has a thirty foot high wind turbine and solar panels on the roof. The concept may be expanded to [...]
After a brief hiatus, Alaska Airlines is resuming their Portland, Oregon to Long Beach, California flight via SkyWest Airlines, says Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing, Joe Sprague. SkyWest will utilize a 70-seat Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet for the two hour, 13 minute flight. “The addition of Portland-Long Beach gives our customers another conveniently timed [...]
Christmas doesn’t seem complete without mentioning the famous place where Santa Claus lives – the North Pole. In our beloved Alaska, North Pole is a growing community where Christmas seems to go on all year around. Traveling to North Pole is a fascinating and magical experience as the locals relive the storybook fairy tales of [...]