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Can biofuels take flight? Alternative fuels for jetliners face political and economic headwinds

Two major steps in Washington’s infant jet biofuel industry are expected to take place in the next couple months. In… Read More

Feds clear Alaska Airlines for flights to Cuba as JetBlue ends 55-year travel gap

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines today won the federal government’s formal approval to fly between Los Angeles and Havana, on the same… Read More

Alaska Airlines wins tentative approval to fly Seattle-L.A.-Havana route to Cuba

The U.S. Department of Transportation today gave its tentative go-ahead for Alaska Airlines to fly between Los Angeles and Havana, the capital of… Read More

New real estate startup FlyHomes rewards homebuyers with airline miles

Buying a home will probably be the biggest purchase of your life. Imagine earning airline miles for it. That idea was… Read More

Virgin America and Alaska Airlines tails

Alaska Air confirms purchase of Virgin America for $2.6 billion after ‘hard-fought competition’

Alaska Air Group confirmed reaching a $2.6 billion deal to buy Virgin America after a bidding war with JetBlue Airways. “This… Read More

Alaska Air Group reportedly closes in on $2 billion purchase of Virgin America

Seattle-based Alaska Air Group is close to a $2 billion deal to purchase Virgin America, beating out a rival… Read More

Alaska’s Mount Pavlof volcano settles down, and so do flight disruptions

Update for 6 p.m. PT March 29: The massive ash cloud from Alaska’s Mount Pavlof has thinned out, two days… Read More

Alaska Airlines changes Anchorage-Honolulu flight to catch total solar eclipse

Now, that’s service: Amateur astronomers persuaded Seattle-based Alaska Airlines to shift its departure time for Tuesday’s flight from Anchorage to… Read More

Sea-Tac through September still busier than ever, sets record traffic numbers

Summer is over, but Sea-Tac’s record-breaking traffic numbers have not slowed down a bit. According to this News Tribune report,… Read More

Microsoft, Starbucks, Porch, others team up to create jobs for young people

A group of Seattle-based companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Alaska Airlines, and Porch today helped launch a new initiative that aims to… Read More

Apple Watch apps: Starbucks, Microsoft, and other Seattle-area companies jump on board

There are few things more sad to the iPhone faithful on launch day than a connected, yet unfulfilled, Apple Watch (beyond… Read More

Alaska Airlines announces its Apple Watch app will fly Friday

Alaska Airlines plans to be fully on board when the Apple Watch launches tomorrow. The new Alaska Airlines app for Apple… Read More

Uber, Starbucks and Alaska Airlines all trending high with business travelers

When you travel for business, you likely have a favorite airline, hotel, restaurant and so forth. Certify’s latest report on… Read More

Go Seahawks! Alaska Airlines wants to help you celebrate the Super Bowl

In light of yesterday’s epic comeback and victory, the Seahawks once again find themselves headed to the Super Bowl. And… Read More

Alaska Airlines now offers in-flight entertainment straight to your device

Alaska Airlines is upping its in-flight entertainment game. The Seattle-based company this week began rolling out a new service called Beyond Entertainment,… Read More

Alaska Airlines’ biometric boarding pass: Lifting, or giving, a finger?

How much perceived privacy are you willing to give up to reduce pain? That’s one of the questions Alaska Airlines… Read More

Check in with your finger: Alaska Airlines testing ‘e-thumb’ technology

Physical boarding passes — and even mobile ticketing — may be a thing of the past if the new “e-thumb” technology… Read More

App of the Week: Alaska Airlines facelift brings iOS 7 to the skies

Airline websites and airline apps get a bad rap, and for good reason. They’re usually cluttered with poor design decisions,… Read More

MicroGreen gets even greener, raising $17m in capital for earth-friendly food containers

MicroGreen Polymers, which has come up with a way to turn disposable water and soda bottles into durable and light-weight coffee cups, has… Read More

Alaska Airlines’ $2.5M gift will fund Aerospace Education Center at Museum of Flight

Alaska Airlines will fund a new Aerospace Education Center at Seattle’s Museum of Flight with a gift of $2.5 million,… Read More

Need a lift? Uber, Alaska Air offering free rides to Seattle airport

If you’re flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International on Dec. 23 or 24, Uber and Alaska Airlines are offering up a… Read More

Love for the plug: Alaska Airlines adding power outlets to new seats

For those who fly on Alaska Airlines and need to keep the gadgets juiced, help is on the way. Starting… Read More

Alaska Air apologizes after network outage impacts check-ins, causing long delays

The severing of a fiber optic cable in Wisconsin is causing havoc for those traveling on Alaska Airlines today, with… Read More

The Geek’s Guide to Air Travel

You say you know what it’s like to live like a geek. But do you know how to fly like… Read More

Inside Alaska Airlines’ new Boeing Sky Interior

For 17 years, I have qualified to be a sardine. That is to say that — since some time in… Read More

In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to take off with $100M IPO

In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to raise as much as $100 million through an initial public offering, one of… Read More

Alaska Airlines to test biofuel, powering commercial flights with used cooking oil

Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial… Read More

How to skip airport lines: Alaska Airlines latest to debut mobile check-ins for iPhone users

Alaska Airlines has been soaring to new heights when it comes to technology offerings, replacing paper flight manuals for pilots… Read More

Smartphone users to get 2 months of free Wi-Fi on Alaska Air flights

Smartphone users traveling on Alaska Airlines will soon have an added benefit. During the months of August and September, any… Read More

Alaska Air expands inflight Wi-Fi, offers free Facebook access for June

Alaska Airlines continues to go high-tech. The Seattle airline is expanding its inflight Wi-Fi system, saying today that 92 percent… Read More