When you travel for business, you likely have a favorite airline, hotel, restaurant and so forth. Certify’s latest report on the habits of business travelers shows that Seattle-area companies Starbucks and… Read More
In light of yesterday’s epic comeback and victory, the Seahawks once again find themselves headed to the Super Bowl. And with that comes the rush for fans to secure a… Read More
Alaska Airlines is upping its in-flight entertainment game. The Seattle-based company this week began rolling out a new service called Beyond Entertainment, which gives travelers flying on Alaska’s 737 aircraft access to movies, TV shows, and… Read More
How much perceived privacy are you willing to give up to reduce pain? That’s one of the questions Alaska Airlines is wrestling with when it comes to bringing biometrics –… Read More
Physical boarding passes — and even mobile ticketing — may be a thing of the past if the new “e-thumb” technology that Alaska Airlines is currently testing catches on. Bloomberg reports that the… Read More
Airline websites and airline apps get a bad rap, and for good reason. They’re usually cluttered with poor design decisions, and hard to understand user interfaces, assuming the apps actually… Read More
MicroGreen Polymers, which has come up with a way to turn disposable water and soda bottles into durable and light-weight coffee cups, has raised $17 million in additional capital. The Arlington, Wash.-based company,… Read More
Alaska Airlines will fund a new Aerospace Education Center at Seattle’s Museum of Flight with a gift of $2.5 million, aiming to promote and enable science, technology, engineering and math… Read More
If you’re flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International on Dec. 23 or 24, Uber and Alaska Airlines are offering up a sweet deal: Free rides to the airport. On either of… Read More
For those who fly on Alaska Airlines and need to keep the gadgets juiced, help is on the way. Starting this fall, the Seattle-based airline will be adding power outlets… Read More
The severing of a fiber optic cable in Wisconsin is causing havoc for those traveling on Alaska Airlines today, with the Seattle-based airline saying in a message on Facebook that… Read More
You say you know what it’s like to live like a geek. But do you know how to fly like one? I do. And not like the annoyingly self-important “look… Read More
In-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo is looking to raise as much as $100 million through an initial public offering, one of the latest technology companies to take advantage of an open… Read More
Your next cross-country flight, powered by the residue from your frying pan? Seattle-based Alaska Airlines will test biofuels on commercial flights starting this week, hoping to usher in a new,… Read More
Alaska Airlines has been soaring to new heights when it comes to technology offerings, replacing paper flight manuals for pilots with iPads and rolling out free wi-fi to smartphone users… Read More
Smartphone users traveling on Alaska Airlines will soon have an added benefit. During the months of August and September, any passenger with a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone will be able to… Read More
Alaska Airlines continues to go high-tech. The Seattle airline is expanding its inflight Wi-Fi system, saying today that 92 percent of its fleet will be equipped by the end of… Read More
Last fall, I reported that Alaska Airlines planned to provide pilots with iPads, speculating that the touchscreen devices could be used to replace bulky paper manuals. Now, Alaska Air has… Read More
[Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to welcome Frank Catalano, a veteran of the Pacific Northwest technology scene, as a GeekWire columnist. His new “Practical Nerd” column will appear regularly.] If you… Read More