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Giving corks a second life, in memory of co-worker
7/6/2010 10:02 a.m. (PT)
Horizon Air recently donated 100 pounds of corks to the Portland Children's Museum, in memory of former employee Mona Gribskov, who passed away in 2002.

FAA-industry project aims to cut fuel usage
6/24/2010 1:58 p.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines is joining three other aviation companies and the Federal Aviation Administration to develop computer technologies that reduce fuel burn, emissions and noise.

Bellingham food bank gains checkpoint discards
6/4/2010 9:13 a.m. (PT)
In April, Horizon Air's Bellingham station launched a partnership with the local TSA to allow passengers to donate unopened liquids and gels to the Bellingham Food Bank rather than have them thrown away.

Moving Mountains For Iditarod Mushers
3/17/2010 10:59 a.m. (PT)
For the running of The Last Great Race, each of the 71 Iditarod mushers needs enough supplies on the trail to nearly max out the capacity of a three-quarter-ton pickup truck. That includes 600 pounds of meat, 400 pounds of dry dog food, 150 pounds of human food and drink, 100 pounds of extra equipment for sleds (runner plastic and spare parts), 50 pounds of personal gear, 40 pounds of dog booties and 10 pounds of batteries.

Soldiers Get One Last Ride In the Last Great Race
3/10/2010 10:29 a.m. (PT)
When Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champions Martin Buser, Jeff King and four other mushers set out on their grueling trek across the frozen north this past weekend, they carried memories of America's soldiers who lost their lives in duty to their country.

Young Pilots See Career In Little Town of Bethel
2/11/2010 10:51 a.m. (PT)
To understand how dependent Bethel is on aviation, it helps to fly over the town. Located 340 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, and 40 miles inland from the Bering Sea, there are only 10 miles of paved roads and none that connect to any highway system. The flat, treeless tundra appears to roll on forever, with ice roads and snow machine trails providing the main pathways in winter to some 56 Native Alaskan villages in the surrounding Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta plain.

Horizon Air Flight Attendant Joins Relief Effort in Samoa
12/21/2009 9:39 a.m. (PT)
After the Sept. 29 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis devastated the Samoan Islands region, Horizon Air flight attendant Ty Tufono organized several 10-person teams of medical professionals to travel there and aid victims in the hospital and in villages.

Every Stop is a Volunteer Opportunity for This Horizon Air Pilot
12/17/2009 3:11 p.m. (PT)
Karl Mariotti, a Q400 captain for Horizon Air, seeks out volunteer opportunities when he's out flying a line.

Inspiring Boy Scouts with the magic of flight
11/3/2009 11:34 a.m. (PT)
Alaska Airlines and more than 70 employee volunteers helped a group of Seattle-area Boy Scouts discover the magic of flight during the carrier's first Aviation Merit Badge Day. Sponsored in cooperation with the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the event attracted a sellout crowd of more than 160 Scouts.

Fall Season Blossoms In Pink at Los Angeles Airport
10/13/2009 10:35 a.m. (PT)
Pink is the order of the day for Customer Service Agent Maykel Guerra and the check-in area at the Los Angeles International Airport. Alaska Airlines airport employees and flight attendants based in Los Angeles are seeing pink during October to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.