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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The fifth and largest eruption of Alaska’s Mount Redoubt occurred this morning, sending a plume of ash 60,000 feet above sea level, the Anchorage Daily News reports. The ash is spreading north into inhabited areas, but winds moving toward Anchorage are too high to dump ash there. “... More »

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Alaska • Alaska Airlines • volcano • eruption • volcanic ash • Anchorage • Mount Redoubt • plume

Companies Bypass
Microsoft Vista

Some wait for Windows 7 instead

May 13, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Companies like General Motors and Alaska Airlines are considering bypassing Microsoft’s latest operating system. Facing problems getting Vista to work on its computers, GM may simply wait for Windows 7, due in 2010 or 2011. Consumer hesitation on Vista finally hurt Microsoft in the last quarter, when profits slipped... More »

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Microsoft • General Motors • Microsoft Vista • Alaska Airlines • operating system • personal computers

Fare War Breaks Out at LAX

Thanks to Virgin America, ticket prices dip as fuel prices soar

Mar 3, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as fuel prices soar, Los Angeles airline passengers are enjoying an old-fashioned fare war sparked by newcomer Virgin America, the LA Times reports. Sir Richard Branson's brainchild has drawn United, Alaska, Southwest, and even longtime LAX holdout JetBlue into a feud that's seen one-way fares as low as $44.... More »

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San Francisco • airline industry • JetBlue • Los Angeles • United Airlines • Seattle • Southwest Airlines • airfare • Alaska Airlines • Virgin America • New Yrok

Buying On-flight Perks With Plastic: Priceless

Carriers eye plastic-only policies to 'save bazillions of dollars'

Oct 6, 07 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - More airlines are letting flyers buy perks with plastic, hoping it will speed up service and save money. American Airlines is the latest to sell meals by credit or debit, but others are way ahead: JetBlue, Alaska Air and Virgin America are already cashless. Nixing cash sales will ease the... More »

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JetBlue • American Airlines • Aloha Airlines • Alaska Airlines • Virgin America

Airline to Offer Internet Access

Alaska jet will have Wi-Fi hot spots for phones, laptops

Sep 19, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Airlines will become the first US carrier to offer  satellite-based Wi-Fi internet access to passengers, reports AP. The airline will install the wireless service on one 737 jet next spring with a view to outfitting the entire 114-plane fleet. American Airlines announced plans for internet access on some of... More »

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Internet • Boeing • Singapore Airlines • American Airlines • Korean Air • air travel • Lufthansa • WiFi • Alaska Airlines • AirCell • Connexion • Japan Airlines • airplane

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