Do you want DE-iceR with that?
Plane being de-iced Alaska Airlines is having a great (sarcasm) season so far. First there were a bunch of cancelled flights (that is understandable since well, they are HQ in Seattle, WA which has...
View ArticleAviation & Alaska Airlines in the Small Town of Bethel, Alaska
Alaska customer service agents Heidi Tokar (left) and Julie Bilbey (right), of Bethel, are dressed in a typical winter-weather gear for this remote area of Alaska. Meet Bethel, Alaska. The town is...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines Goes Green in Nome, Alaska
Wind power for Alaska Airlines up in Nome, Alaska. Photo from Alaska Airlines. So where the heck is Nome, Alaska? It is pretty darn as close to the middle of no where as you can get, although it is on...
View ArticleMy Challenge to Only Spend $100 for a Weekend in Kansas City
My travel map for the USA… Could I tick an extra state off that list? – Image: TravBuddy.com Each year I set some travel goals for myself; that way throughout all the craziness that may happen during...
View ArticleAmazing Experience: Flying an Alaska Bush Plane Through Glacier Bay National...
The Yakutat Coastal Airlines de Havilland Otter – Photo: David Delagarza Having recently embarked on a fair number of adventures around the world, one of the questions I sometimes get asked is what my...
View ArticleThe “Battle in Seattle” Now Involves Delta, Alaska, Football, & Planes
A Delta plane getting boarded by the Seahawks as they head to Phoenix for the Super Bowl Sunday morning in Seattle, people should be drinking their morning coffee, reading a paper (or this site,Â...
View ArticleStarbucks, Dunkin, & Lift – Oh My! Coffee Keeps Passengers Going
Delta has partnered with Starbucks as their new coffee provider – Photo: Starbucks I will be the first to admit (and I have) that I am a coffee addict.  So to surprise no one, I am talking about...
View ArticleNope. I Will No Longer Fly Standby!
This is the reason that most of us fly, being able to look down at the earth below us. Flying around the U.S. is something that so many people do on a regular basis. Â The process used to be much more...
View ArticleMilk-Run in an Alaska Airlines 737-400 Combi… for Salmon
My Alaska 737-400 Combi in Juneau, AK For the past six years, I have gotten up early and headed down to Alaska Cargo, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, to welcome the first Copper River Salmon...
View ArticleAmerican Beefs Up Network with 21 New Routes, 10 from LAX
Big network expansion out of LAX for American, with eight new destinations all starting June 2 On June 2, American commenced a major expansion of its route network, with 21 new nonstop routes this...
View ArticleFairbanks: Alaska’s Hipster AvGeek Destination
An Alaska Airlines 737 arrives behind a Cessna Skywagon. Fairbanks is one of the very few major airports where you’ll find a water runway immediately adjacent to a paved one. Sharp-eyed enthusiasts may...
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