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July 19, 2023

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

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

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.
September 26, 2022

How we made fresh hops fly – and helped a seasonal beer take off beyond the Northwest

We are the first U.S. airline cargo service to fly a bulk shipment of fresh hops to Hawaii and Alaska within 24 hours of harvest – a potential game-changer for the craft beer industry.
August 5, 2022

For this baby bear, our Alaska Air Cargo service was just right

An orphaned brown bear cub found alone on a military base near Anchorage is settling in at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo after flying to her new home in the special care of Alaska Air Cargo.
May 4, 2022

Pet Connect with the pros: Top 5 tips for our furry and feathered frequent flyers

For the thousands of pets flying with us – and the humans who love them – preparations begin well before flight. Our expert pet shippers share their advice for safe and smooth travel.
March 24, 2022

Freighter fleet capacity to expand with addition of 737-800s

In 2023, we will add two 737-800 aircraft to our Alaska Air Cargo fleet, increasing our payload capacity and giving us five scheduled freighters serving the state of Alaska.
March 9, 2022

Innovative Airspace goes for GoldStreak Express with its time-critical shipments

For innovative freight forwarder Airspace, Next Flight Out cargo service isn’t a splurge, it’s the necessary choice. And across our 100-city network, Airspace chooses GoldStreak Express.
February 14, 2022

Partnering with Hassett Logistics to provide fast solutions for publishing, entertainment industries

Alaska Air Cargo is proud of our long partnership with Chicago-based Hassett Logistics to deliver reliable solutions for the most time-sensitive publications and music-industry products.

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