Articles about Alaska Airlines

Jimothy raids the corporate pantry: Amazon adds extra $200K to food bank gift after raccoon art auction

A friendly challenge sparked by a portrait of Jimothy, Seattle’s favorite short-spined raccoon, drew in regional heavyweights, including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines and others. Read More

Tech Moves: Salesforce names president; Microsoft execs coming and going; Amazon departures

A pair of Microsoft security executives are on the move — one headed to Salesforce, one returning to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile, two Amazon veterans are calling it quits at the company. Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia names SVP; Microsoft AI leader departs for Uber; ZeroAvia CEO steps down

Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down. Read More

Climate progress at 30,000 feet: Alaska Airlines’ Ryan Spies on the flight path to sustainable aviation

The former civilian Navy engineer turned airline executive discusses the physics gap facing electric aviation, the regional push for sustainable fuel, and why customer feedback still moves needles inside major corporations. Read More

Tech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns

Lindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CTO departs; Overland AI taps legal lead; Zillow, Comcast promote execs

Smartsheet’s CTO has stepped down while Overland AI names its head of legal, plus leadership changes at Zillow, Comcast and Alaska Airlines. Read More

After another major outage, Alaska Airlines taps Accenture to audit technology systems

Alaska Airlines will conduct a full audit of its technology systems, part of a broader push to improve reliability after two major IT outages in recent months. Read More

Alaska Airlines will ‘diagnose our entire IT infrastructure’ after latest outage disrupts 49,000 passengers

Alaska Airlines already tried to shore up its IT infrastructure after an outage in July forced the Seattle-based company to ground flights across the country. Apparently, it wasn’t enough. Read More

Alaska Airlines cancels 360 flights, says significant IT outage was due to ‘failure’ at a data center

The impact of the outage was evident at Sea-Tac Airport on Thursday evening, where long lines wrapped around the concourse and a maze of suitcases piled up in the baggage claim area. Read More

Alaska Airlines grounds U.S. flights after another IT outage

Updated at 8:40 p.m. Pacific. Alaska Airlines said it’s recovering from an IT outage and “actively restoring operations” as of… Read More

Alaska Airlines adds facial recognition tech at automated bag drop kiosks in Seattle and Portland

Alaska Airlines announced the launch of optional facial ID verification at automated bag drop units at airports in Seattle and… Read More

Self-driving wheelchairs at Sea-Tac Airport whisk mobility challenged travelers to their gates

Mobility challenged travelers at Sea-Tac International Airport have a high-tech new option for getting to their gates: self-driving, electric wheelchairs.… Read More

Boeing and NASA partner with Alaska and other airlines on eco-friendly X-66A aircraft

Boeing and NASA say they’ll collaborate with Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and four other major airlines on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator… Read More

ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines unveil turboprop that could become largest green aircraft to take flight

Executives from ZeroAvia and Alaska Airlines joined elected officials in Everett, Wash., on Monday to kick off an effort to… Read More

Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

Alaska Airlines will remove its traditional airport kiosks as part of a broader tech overhaul in cities including Seattle, Portland,… Read More

Alaska Airlines to roll out electronic bag tags to save time (and paper) at the airport

Smart travelers have all sorts of tips and tricks for saving time and effort at the airport. The smartest ones… Read More

Jump to lightspeed! Alaska Airlines celebrates May the Fourth with Star Wars-themed aircraft

It probably won’t make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but Han Solo should definitely be piloting this… Read More

Hometown hookup: Alaska Air shifts to T-Mobile from AT&T in new link between Seattle companies

Alaska Airlines plans to shift the majority of its behind-the-scenes wireless business to T-Mobile — creating a new connection between… Read More

Alaska Airlines launches investment arm to support goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040

Alaska Airlines on Monday announced the launch of Alaska Star Ventures to invest in new aviation technologies as part of… Read More

Alaska Airlines plane evacuated in Seattle after passenger’s Samsung cell phone catches fire

A cell phone fire in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines plane forced the emergency evacuation of passengers after the… Read More

Report details how Alaska Airlines is using AI to better map flight routes and save time and fuel

If you’ve ever stared out the window of a passenger plane, or tracked your flight as it moves across the… Read More

What it was like to fly — and land — in Alaska Airlines’ first commercial 737-MAX 9 flight

[Editor’s Note: Brian M. Westbrook is a journalist and longtime member of the Seattle tech community who was the first… Read More

Tech Moves: AWS names first head of space policy; WeWork Labs leader joins Alexa Fund; Moz co-founder leaves board

— Peter Marquez has joined Amazon Web Services as the first head of space policy. “There are many exciting things… Read More

Alaska Air signs on for payroll support as part of airlines’ $25B coronavirus bailout

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines and nine other air carriers plan to participate in a $25 billion payroll assistance program that’s part… Read More

Boeing and airline stocks soar higher, thanks to billions of dollars in promised aid

Even as Boeing begins a 14-day production shutdown in the Puget Sound due to the coronavirus outbreak, the aerospace giant… Read More

New airline alliance between Alaska and American will connect Seattle and Bangalore tech hubs

Tech executives will soon have a new direct flight option from Seattle to Bangalore, India, thanks to a West Coast… Read More

APiJET wins NASA license to commercialize a Waze-like app to guide airlines and pilots

APiJET, a Seattle-based aviation data analytics company, says it has landed the first commercial license for a NASA flight-optimization technology… Read More

The ‘State of Technology’ spotlight shines on Digital Winglets and in-flight Wi-Fi

There was a heavy aerospace spin to this year’s State of Technology Luncheon, presented today by the Technology Alliance at… Read More

Geek of the Week: Alaska Airlines CIO Charu Jain is leveraging tech to take the hassle out of travel

Charu Jain got her first exposure to technology as an intern at a company run by her father’s friend in… Read More

Boeing will offer biofuel for jet deliveries, and Alaska Airlines says ‘Fill ‘er up’

Boeing says it will begin offering airlines and operators the chance to have their jets powered by biofuel when they… Read More