Boeing 737-490 N705AS (msn 29318) is pictured parked at Sitka for the official unveiling ceremony. Photo: Alaska Airlines.
Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma) is expected to roll out its latest Boeing 737-400 “We’re All Pulling Together” logojet today (April 9) at SEA. The airplane is dedicated to the State of Alaska and its 50th Anniversary of Statehood. The aircraft is due to ferry to Sitka, AS to be officially unveiled in a ceremony. Sitka is the home of the “Paint the Plane” contest design winner, Hannah Hamberg.
You can see the design at: http://www.painttheplane.com/
In other news, AS will start Bellingham-Las Vegas service (three times weekly) with Boeing 737-700s starting on June 25.