Read more Alaska Airlines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13000/alaska-airlines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:50:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/54142/latest-redoubt-eruption-sends-ash-11-miles-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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. “That’s going...http://www.newser.com/story/54142/latest-redoubt-eruption-sends-ash-11-miles-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 13:39:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27356/companies-bypass-microsoft-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCompanies 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 11%...http://www.newser.com/story/27356/companies-bypass-microsoft-vista.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 May 2008 12:00:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20587/fare-war-breaks-out-at-lax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven 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....http://www.newser.com/story/20587/fare-war-breaks-out-at-lax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Mar 2008 11:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8953/buying-on-flight-perks-with-plastic-priceless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore 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...http://www.newser.com/story/8953/buying-on-flight-perks-with-plastic-priceless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Oct 2007 15:35:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7781/airline-to-offer-internet-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlaska 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...http://www.newser.com/story/7781/airline-to-offer-internet-access.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Sep 2007 5:17:32 CDT