Alaska Air Cargo

Customer Spotlight

Managing Director Adam Drouhard

Spring update from the Managing Director: Our commitment to reliability as we grow 

Our investment in streamlined cargo systems, a larger dedicated freighter fleet and reinforced infrastructure will pay off in expanded capacity and new route offerings this year.

New larger freighters will connect Alaska communities with L.A. in time for peak fishing season 

Alaska Air Cargo’s growing freighter fleet will expand its reach to Los Angeles this spring – the first time our dedicated freighters will fly beyond Seattle in the lower 48.

Prudhoe Bay: Decades of cargo experience at “our home away from home” 

Alaska Air Cargo serves as a lifeline for this industrial outpost, with freighters flying in critical time-sensitive parts and goods. Here, it’s the people who make the job fun.

New spring growth: More cross-country nonstops and return of popular overnight routes

This spring we are adding multiple options to fast-track perishables and other time-sensitive shipments across our 100-city North American network. 

New bigger 737-800 freighter boosts cargo capacity – a holiday gift that will keep on giving 

Just in time for the holidays, our new 737-800BCF freighter increases the payload and flexibility of our dedicated cargo fleet, serving the state of Alaska and connecting to the lower 48.

Second “Fresh Hops Fly” collaboration brings flavor of Northwest to Austin, San Diego 

For the second straight year, we shipped hundreds of pounds of fresh hops in a farm-to-glass collaboration to bring a uniquely Pacific Northwest beer to consumers across the country.

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.

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.

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.