Cargo Connections

Newsletter | Volume 27 | June 2023
New freighters, new tech, new recycling initiatives and summer routes.
August 22, 2023 | Our Services

Tails of travel: How 2 cougar kittens flew cross-country to become the newest big cats in Philadelphia

Orphaned cougar siblings are settling into their new home at Philadelphia Zoo after traveling in care of Alaska Air Cargo.
July 19, 2023 | Destinations

How Bristol Bay’s fishing families and Alaska Air Cargo bring sustainable sockeye salmon to your table 

More than half the world’s sockeye comes from Bristol Bay, and hundreds of thousands of pounds of the fresh salmon fly out on our cargo freighters each summer.
June 7, 2023 | News & Updates

New cargo program to carry thousands of pounds of recyclables out of Nome 

An innovative idea from an Alaska Airlines ramp agent sparked a new cargo program that will carry up to 50,000 pounds of recyclables each year out of rural Alaska.
September 29, 2022 | Our Services

A cargo partnership that saves lives

We care for thousands of organs and tissue samples on their way to transplant recipients every year – part of our partnership with LifeCenter Northwest and transplant centers across the U.S.