Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-890 WL N596AS (msn 35688) (Follow Apolo) LAX (James Helbock), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) yesterday (September 20) launched daily service between Portland, OR, and Honolulu. The airline already flies between Portland and Kahului, Maui, and will begin service between Portland and Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii, on November 12, 2010.

Copyright Photo: James Helbock. Boeing 737-890 N596AS (msn 35688) approaches Los Angeles for landing.