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Vol. 25 No. 25		Monday May 18, 2026

As Alaska Launches Seattle/London

     Time moving forward and keeping things simple saw a goodbye last month, and a bit of a tweet-tweet farewell for the 97 year old Flight Code "HA" at Hawaiian Airlines.
     Parent company Alaska Airlines is driving expanding & streamlining horizons with air cargo and passenger connections to and from HON via Seattle, across the entire Alaska Air system.
     It's AS for the airlines with two identities, as one airline code now keeps it simple for shippers whilst bright ideas drive integration of reservation systems and operational structures into the future..
     This week, hold on to your hat as the action just got hotter with AS launching daily year round services above and below deck to London (LHR) via Seattle (SEA).
     This exciting London expansion via Alaska Air’s newly minted and growing fleet of B787-9s, comes on the heels of flights from SEA that spearheaded AS expansion internationally to the Eternal City of, Rome just last month.
     In the picture we say bravo and good luck to these bright faces moving together from the familiar to destinations yet to be discovered.
     During 2026 keeping it simple for exciting new air cargo shipping and passenger possibilities is written all over this crew.

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