#alaska787 — Public Fediverse posts

"Alaska plans “next-level” 787-10 business class" by Executive Traveller - Interview with Alaska Airlines exec at a media event got some detail about Alaska's plans for its upcoming 787-10 planes. 4 of the 5 787-9s it has came from acquiring Hawaiian Airlines, and have Hawaiian interiors even after repainting the outside. Alaska is getting another new 787-9 in October and the last one in 2027 before 787-10s start in 2028. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/alaska-airlines-787-10-business-class #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek

"Alaska plans “next-level” 787-10 business class" by Executive Traveller - Interview with Alaska Airlines exec at a media event got some detail about Alaska's plans for its upcoming 787-10 planes. 4 of the 5 787-9s it has came from acquiring Hawaiian Airlines, and have Hawaiian interiors even after repainting the outside. Alaska is getting another new 787-9 in October and the last one in 2027 before 787-10s start in 2028. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/alaska-airlines-787-10-business-class #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek

"Seattle Relief: Alaska Airlines Breaks Ground On $135 Million Widebody Hangar In Portland" by SimpleFlying - More about the Alaska PDX maintenance hanger: they're spreading more of their operations out to their secondary hub at PDX from their overcrowded SeaTac HQ. https://simpleflying.com/alaska-airlines-breaks-ground-135-million-widebody-hangar-portland/ #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #avgeek #business #PNW

"Seattle Relief: Alaska Airlines Breaks Ground On $135 Million Widebody Hangar In Portland" by SimpleFlying - More about the Alaska PDX maintenance hanger: they're spreading more of their operations out to their secondary hub at PDX from their overcrowded SeaTac HQ. https://simpleflying.com/alaska-airlines-breaks-ground-135-million-widebody-hangar-portland/ #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #avgeek #business #PNW

"Alaska Airlines breaks ground on new hangar facility at Portland International Airport" press release by Alaska Airlines - They broke ground today on the 2-bay widebody maintenance hangar at #Portland PDX. Alaska needed a widebody-sized hangar on the mainland for the A330 & 787-9 jets that came with the Hawaiian merger. Currently their only hangar that big is in Honolulu. No room at their SeaTac HQ. Completion 2Q2028. https://news.alaskaair.com/company/alaska-airlines-breaks-ground-on-new-hangar-facility-at-pdx/ #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #avgeek #business #PNW

"Alaska Airlines breaks ground on new hangar facility at Portland International Airport" press release by Alaska Airlines - They broke ground today on the 2-bay widebody maintenance hangar at #Portland PDX. Alaska needed a widebody-sized hangar on the mainland for the A330 & 787-9 jets that came with the Hawaiian merger. Currently their only hangar that big is in Honolulu. No room at their SeaTac HQ. Completion 2Q2028. https://news.alaskaair.com/company/alaska-airlines-breaks-ground-on-new-hangar-facility-at-pdx/ #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #avgeek #business #PNW

2 months ago I speculated about timing of two upcoming Alaska Airlines widebody-related developments: the 787/A330 2-bay maintenance hangar at Portland #KPDX and delivery of 787-9 LN1340, next #Alaska787 from CHS factory.
* PDX hangar is expected to break ground this summer and take up to 2 years to build (permits in progress)
* LN1340 delivery looks like September (1320 just rolled out + 2-2.5 months at 8-10 planes/month + 1 month to paint/test/deliver) https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/116372267495657520 #aviation #avgeek

2 months ago I speculated about timing of two upcoming Alaska Airlines widebody-related developments: the 787/A330 2-bay maintenance hangar at Portland #KPDX and delivery of 787-9 LN1340, next #Alaska787 from CHS factory.
* PDX hangar is expected to break ground this summer and take up to 2 years to build (permits in progress)
* LN1340 delivery looks like September (1320 just rolled out + 2-2.5 months at 8-10 planes/month + 1 month to paint/test/deliver) https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/116372267495657520 #aviation #avgeek

London #avgeek alert: Alaska Airlines Flight 100, the airline's inaugural service from Seattle SEA to London Heathrow LHR, has taken off and is on its way for arrival after 3pm local. It's being flown on 787-9 N781HA, one of the 5 #Alaska787 planes in their Aurora Borealis-themed "global livery". (4 including this one are from the Hawaiian acquisition. 1 so far was delivered new to Alaska.) https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260522/0450Z/KSEA/EGLL #aviation #travel

London #avgeek alert: Alaska Airlines Flight 100, the airline's inaugural service from Seattle SEA to London Heathrow LHR, has taken off and is on its way for arrival after 3pm local. It's being flown on 787-9 N781HA, one of the 5 #Alaska787 planes in their Aurora Borealis-themed "global livery". (4 including this one are from the Hawaiian acquisition. 1 so far was delivered new to Alaska.) https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260522/0450Z/KSEA/EGLL #aviation #travel

While the first transatlantic service by Alaska Airlines was big for them, it technically wasn't new. They already fly the same duration flights on 787s between Seattle & Seoul, about 11 hours on the westbound leg. For the summer season, their fleet of 5 787-9s are SEA-FCO🇮🇹 & SEA-ICN🇰🇷. 787s on SEA-HNL will mostly end after moving the 787 pilot base from HNL to SEA. SEA-NRT🇯🇵 switched to Hawaiian A330s to free up 2 787-9s for Rome. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=sea-icn,+sea-fco #Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

While the first transatlantic service by Alaska Airlines was big for them, it technically wasn't new. They already fly the same duration flights on 787s between Seattle & Seoul, about 11 hours on the westbound leg. For the summer season, their fleet of 5 787-9s are SEA-FCO🇮🇹 & SEA-ICN🇰🇷. 787s on SEA-HNL will mostly end after moving the 787 pilot base from HNL to SEA. SEA-NRT🇯🇵 switched to Hawaiian A330s to free up 2 787-9s for Rome. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=sea-icn,+sea-fco #Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

#Alaska787 N780HA took off from Seattle on Alaska Airlines' first transatlantic scheduled service. (They've flown a 787 to Europe on a route-proving test flight. This is the first with passengers.) Follow for yourself at https://adsb.lol/?icao=aa9136 . (Goofs by adsb[.]lol to ignore: shows old photo in Hawaiian livery, mistakenly describes ASA180 by prior route for that flight number GEG-SEA.) #aviation #travel #avgeek

#Alaska787 N780HA took off from Seattle on Alaska Airlines' first transatlantic scheduled service. (They've flown a 787 to Europe on a route-proving test flight. This is the first with passengers.) Follow for yourself at https://adsb.lol/?icao=aa9136 . (Goofs by adsb[.]lol to ignore: shows old photo in Hawaiian livery, mistakenly describes ASA180 by prior route for that flight number GEG-SEA.) #aviation #travel #avgeek

"Alaska Airlines launches first flight from Seattle to Rome" by @TheSeattleTimes / Lauren Rosenblatt - First transatlantic service by 94 year old Alaska Airlines goes today to Rome🇮🇹, 70 years after moving its headquarters to Seattle. It wasn't until the 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines that it had widebody airliners for long-haul routes. It was probably about time for this. Andiamo! ("Let's go" in Italian.) https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-launches-first-flight-from-seattle-to-rome/ #Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

"Alaska Airlines launches first flight from Seattle to Rome" by @TheSeattleTimes / Lauren Rosenblatt - First transatlantic service by 94 year old Alaska Airlines goes today to Rome🇮🇹, 70 years after moving its headquarters to Seattle. It wasn't until the 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines that it had widebody airliners for long-haul routes. It was probably about time for this. Andiamo! ("Let's go" in Italian.) https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alaska-airlines/alaska-airlines-launches-first-flight-from-seattle-to-rome/ #Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW

One day before Alaska Airlines begins Seattle-Rome service, they announced the new on-board safety video for their 787-9 Dreamliners. It features scenes from Seattle, Tokyo, Seoul, Rome & Sydney. (None in Alaska or Hawaii.)

Sydney is not an announced Alaska 787 destination from Seattle. But Hawaiian A330s already fly there from Honolulu, now with Alaska radio callsign. So it's pre-announcing SEA-SYD plans must be next. https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/alaska-airlines-safety-video-boeing-787-dreamliner/ #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek #PNW

One day before Alaska Airlines begins Seattle-Rome service, they announced the new on-board safety video for their 787-9 Dreamliners. It features scenes from Seattle, Tokyo, Seoul, Rome & Sydney. (None in Alaska or Hawaii.)

Sydney is not an announced Alaska 787 destination from Seattle. But Hawaiian A330s already fly there from Honolulu, now with Alaska radio callsign. So it's pre-announcing SEA-SYD plans must be next. https://news.alaskaair.com/guest-experience/alaska-airlines-safety-video-boeing-787-dreamliner/ #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek #PNW

#avgeek musings: with the #Alaska787 hangar lease at PDX approved and groundbreaking expected this summer, avgeeks will have to watch how the timing unfolds for two events both possible around late Summer to Fall: completion of the PDX hangar and delivery of Alaska's next Boeing 787-9 line number 1340. If the hangar & maintenance facility is done first, it becomes possible the 787 delivery flight would be to #KPDX. Currently Alaska does fleet induction at #KLAX. #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

#avgeek musings: with the #Alaska787 hangar lease at PDX approved and groundbreaking expected this summer, avgeeks will have to watch how the timing unfolds for two events both possible around late Summer to Fall: completion of the PDX hangar and delivery of Alaska's next Boeing 787-9 line number 1340. If the hangar & maintenance facility is done first, it becomes possible the 787 delivery flight would be to #KPDX. Currently Alaska does fleet induction at #KLAX. #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

#avgeek musings: with the #Alaska787 hangar lease at PDX approved and groundbreaking expected this summer, avgeeks will have to watch how the timing unfolds for two events both possible around late Summer to Fall: completion of the PDX hangar and delivery of Alaska's next Boeing 787-9 line number 1340. If the hangar & maintenance facility is done first, it becomes possible the 787 delivery flight would be to #KPDX. Currently Alaska does fleet induction at #KLAX. #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

#avgeek musings: with the #Alaska787 hangar lease at PDX approved and groundbreaking expected this summer, avgeeks will have to watch how the timing unfolds for two events both possible around late Summer to Fall: completion of the PDX hangar and delivery of Alaska's next Boeing 787-9 line number 1340. If the hangar & maintenance facility is done first, it becomes possible the 787 delivery flight would be to #KPDX. Currently Alaska does fleet induction at #KLAX. #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

#avgeek musings: with the #Alaska787 hangar lease at PDX approved and groundbreaking expected this summer, avgeeks will have to watch how the timing unfolds for two events both possible around late Summer to Fall: completion of the PDX hangar and delivery of Alaska's next Boeing 787-9 line number 1340. If the hangar & maintenance facility is done first, it becomes possible the 787 delivery flight would be to #KPDX. Currently Alaska does fleet induction at #KLAX. #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

"Port approves lease for major Alaska Airlines maintenance hangar at PDX" - press release from Port of Portland (Oregon): lease approved for Alaska Airlines to build its widebody airliner maintenance operations hangar at Portland International Airport PDX. Groundbreaking and construction expected this summer. This will be Alaska's first hangar on the mainland big enough for A330s & 787s from Hawaiian Airlines acquisition. https://www.portofportland.com/Newsroom/port-approves-lease-for-major-alaska-airlines-maintenance-hangar-at-pdx #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

"Port approves lease for major Alaska Airlines maintenance hangar at PDX" - press release from Port of Portland (Oregon): lease approved for Alaska Airlines to build its widebody airliner maintenance operations hangar at Portland International Airport PDX. Groundbreaking and construction expected this summer. This will be Alaska's first hangar on the mainland big enough for A330s & 787s from Hawaiian Airlines acquisition. https://www.portofportland.com/Newsroom/port-approves-lease-for-major-alaska-airlines-maintenance-hangar-at-pdx #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

The last Alaska 787 is out of the paint hangar. #N783HA is headed to Seattle #KSEA from Ft Worth #KFTW after a quick 12 days. 5 787s in aurora livery: 1 new & 4 repainted from Hawaiian. Next new 787-9 for Alaska this Summer and last 787-9 in 2027. Then 10 787-10s.
• N784HA AS paint new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted HA->AS Jan 29
• N781HA repainted HA->AS Feb 11
• N782HA repainted HA->AS Feb 26
• N783HA repainted HA->AS Mar 11
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N783HA/history/20260311/1725Z/KFTW/KSEA
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

The last Alaska 787 is out of the paint hangar. #N783HA is headed to Seattle #KSEA from Ft Worth #KFTW after a quick 12 days. 5 787s in aurora livery: 1 new & 4 repainted from Hawaiian. Next new 787-9 for Alaska this Summer and last 787-9 in 2027. Then 10 787-10s.
• N784HA AS paint new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted HA->AS Jan 29
• N781HA repainted HA->AS Feb 11
• N782HA repainted HA->AS Feb 26
• N783HA repainted HA->AS Mar 11
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N783HA/history/20260311/1725Z/KFTW/KSEA
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

2-week turnaround in the paint hangar in Fort Worth: formerly-Hawaiian #N782HA 787-9 now repainted Alaska, heading to SEA to re-enter service. The last Hawaiian 787 #N783HA will fly to KFTW tonight. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N782HA/history/20260227/0210Z/KFTW/KSEA

That makes 4 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in Aurora livery
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA repainted Alaska Feb 26
• N783HA last Hawaiian (next for paint)
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

2-week turnaround in the paint hangar in Fort Worth: formerly-Hawaiian #N782HA 787-9 now repainted Alaska, heading to SEA to re-enter service. The last Hawaiian 787 #N783HA will fly to KFTW tonight. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N782HA/history/20260227/0210Z/KFTW/KSEA

That makes 4 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in Aurora livery
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA repainted Alaska Feb 26
• N783HA last Hawaiian (next for paint)
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Attention avgeeks: if you want to catch a picture of a #Hawaiian787, you have about a week left to do so. #N783HA is currently the last 787-9 in Hawaiian livery, doing SEA to HNL/NRT/ICN flights. It's due to go to the paint hangar around the middle of next week if N782HA is painted in #Alaska787 livery as quickly as N781HA was. Here's a video I got of N783HA departing PDX after fog in Seattle diverted it here on a flight from Honolulu on Dec 31. https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/115816368291110708 #aviation #avgeek #PNW

Attention avgeeks: if you want to catch a picture of a #Hawaiian787, you have about a week left to do so. #N783HA is currently the last 787-9 in Hawaiian livery, doing SEA to HNL/NRT/ICN flights. It's due to go to the paint hangar around the middle of next week if N782HA is painted in #Alaska787 livery as quickly as N781HA was. Here's a video I got of N783HA departing PDX after fog in Seattle diverted it here on a flight from Honolulu on Dec 31. https://avgeek.social/@ikluft/115816368291110708 #aviation #avgeek #PNW

Portland City Council unanimously approved a boundary adjustment to include the half of the property for the proposed Alaska Airlines widebody maintenance hangar not already in the airport "Enterprise Zone", where up to 5 years of property tax discounts are available for exceeding a threshold of long-term job creation. Currently Alaska only has such a hangar in Honolulu, from Hawaiian Air acquisition. No room in Seattle. https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/resolution/enterprise-zone-boundary-amendment #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

Portland City Council unanimously approved a boundary adjustment to include the half of the property for the proposed Alaska Airlines widebody maintenance hangar not already in the airport "Enterprise Zone", where up to 5 years of property tax discounts are available for exceeding a threshold of long-term job creation. Currently Alaska only has such a hangar in Honolulu, from Hawaiian Air acquisition. No room in Seattle. https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/resolution/enterprise-zone-boundary-amendment #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek #PNW

Portland zoning permits were approved for the planned Alaska Airlines widebody maintenance hangar at PDX Airport. This hangar will have 2 bays for widebody planes (787-9/10, A330). There's no room for such a hangar at Alaska's HQ Seattle SEA. PDX was apparently next choice as Alaska's secondary #PNW hub. Alaska Air Group regional subsidiary Horizon Air has its primary maintenance base at PDX, adjacent to this property. https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/news/2026/2/10/notice-land-use-decision-lu-25-094494-ad #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek

Portland zoning permits were approved for the planned Alaska Airlines widebody maintenance hangar at PDX Airport. This hangar will have 2 bays for widebody planes (787-9/10, A330). There's no room for such a hangar at Alaska's HQ Seattle SEA. PDX was apparently next choice as Alaska's secondary #PNW hub. Alaska Air Group regional subsidiary Horizon Air has its primary maintenance base at PDX, adjacent to this property. https://www.portland.gov/ppd/zoning-land-use/news/2026/2/10/notice-land-use-decision-lu-25-094494-ad #Alaska787 #KPDX #aviation #business #avgeek

Just under 2 weeks was quick turnaround for repainting a widebody airliner. #N781HA was repainted from Hawaiian to Alaska Aurora livery. It's now flying from the paint facility in Ft Worth back to Seattle. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260212/0410Z/KFTW/KSEA
That makes 3 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in the new livery.
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA still Hawaiian (next for paint)
• N783HA still Hawaiian
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Just under 2 weeks was quick turnaround for repainting a widebody airliner. #N781HA was repainted from Hawaiian to Alaska Aurora livery. It's now flying from the paint facility in Ft Worth back to Seattle. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260212/0410Z/KFTW/KSEA
That makes 3 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in the new livery.
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA still Hawaiian (next for paint)
• N783HA still Hawaiian
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Just under 2 weeks was quick turnaround for repainting a widebody airliner. #N781HA was repainted from Hawaiian to Alaska Aurora livery. It's now flying from the paint facility in Ft Worth back to Seattle. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260212/0410Z/KFTW/KSEA
That makes 3 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in the new livery.
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA still Hawaiian (next for paint)
• N783HA still Hawaiian
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Just under 2 weeks was quick turnaround for repainting a widebody airliner. #N781HA was repainted from Hawaiian to Alaska Aurora livery. It's now flying from the paint facility in Ft Worth back to Seattle. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260212/0410Z/KFTW/KSEA
That makes 3 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in the new livery.
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA still Hawaiian (next for paint)
• N783HA still Hawaiian
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Just under 2 weeks was quick turnaround for repainting a widebody airliner. #N781HA was repainted from Hawaiian to Alaska Aurora livery. It's now flying from the paint facility in Ft Worth back to Seattle. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260212/0410Z/KFTW/KSEA
That makes 3 of Alaska's 5 787-9's in the new livery.
• N784HA painted new from factory Jan 7
• N780HA repainted Alaska Jan 29
• N781HA repainted Alaska Feb 11
• N782HA still Hawaiian (next for paint)
• N783HA still Hawaiian
#Alaska787 #aviation #travel #avgeek

Update: Portland City Council is considering zoning changes with tax incentives for Alaska Airlines' planned widebody (787, A330) maintenance hangar at Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX in exchange for job creation. Approved in committee on Jan 13, now on agenda for the full council Feb 12. [edit: postponed Feb 18] The new hangar would be adjacent to Alaska's regional Horizon Air division's existing maintenance facility. https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/resolution/enterprise-zone-boundary-amendment #Alaska787 #aviation #business #avgeek #Portland #PNW

Update: Portland City Council is considering zoning changes with tax incentives for Alaska Airlines' planned widebody (787, A330) maintenance hangar at Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX in exchange for job creation. Approved in committee on Jan 13, now on agenda for the full council Feb 12. [edit: postponed Feb 18] The new hangar would be adjacent to Alaska's regional Horizon Air division's existing maintenance facility. https://www.portland.gov/council/documents/resolution/enterprise-zone-boundary-amendment #Alaska787 #aviation #business #avgeek #Portland #PNW

Alaska Airlines completed repainting #N780HA, the 2nd of 5 #Alaska787 planes in Aurora Borealis livery. It flew from Fort Worth Meacham Field #KFTW to Seattle #KSEA this morning to re-enter service. It took 3 weeks for repainting. The next ones may take less time - filed and canceled flight plans looked like they wanted to get it out before last weekend's ice storm. At the same time, next plane in line #N781HA flew from SEA to FTW for repainting. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260129/0925Z/KSEA/KFTW #aviation #travel #avgeek

Alaska Airlines completed repainting #N780HA, the 2nd of 5 #Alaska787 planes in Aurora Borealis livery. It flew from Fort Worth Meacham Field #KFTW to Seattle #KSEA this morning to re-enter service. It took 3 weeks for repainting. The next ones may take less time - filed and canceled flight plans looked like they wanted to get it out before last weekend's ice storm. At the same time, next plane in line #N781HA flew from SEA to FTW for repainting. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260129/0925Z/KSEA/KFTW #aviation #travel #avgeek

Alaska Airlines completed repainting #N780HA, the 2nd of 5 #Alaska787 planes in Aurora Borealis livery. It flew from Fort Worth Meacham Field #KFTW to Seattle #KSEA this morning to re-enter service. It took 3 weeks for repainting. The next ones may take less time - filed and canceled flight plans looked like they wanted to get it out before last weekend's ice storm. At the same time, next plane in line #N781HA flew from SEA to FTW for repainting. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260129/0925Z/KSEA/KFTW #aviation #travel #avgeek

Alaska Airlines completed repainting #N780HA, the 2nd of 5 #Alaska787 planes in Aurora Borealis livery. It flew from Fort Worth Meacham Field #KFTW to Seattle #KSEA this morning to re-enter service. It took 3 weeks for repainting. The next ones may take less time - filed and canceled flight plans looked like they wanted to get it out before last weekend's ice storm. At the same time, next plane in line #N781HA flew from SEA to FTW for repainting. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260129/0925Z/KSEA/KFTW #aviation #travel #avgeek

Alaska Airlines completed repainting #N780HA, the 2nd of 5 #Alaska787 planes in Aurora Borealis livery. It flew from Fort Worth Meacham Field #KFTW to Seattle #KSEA this morning to re-enter service. It took 3 weeks for repainting. The next ones may take less time - filed and canceled flight plans looked like they wanted to get it out before last weekend's ice storm. At the same time, next plane in line #N781HA flew from SEA to FTW for repainting. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N781HA/history/20260129/0925Z/KSEA/KFTW #aviation #travel #avgeek

Speculation has swirled about where Alaska Airlines will build a hangar in or near Seattle big enough for its widebody 787s & A330s. Their Seattle maintenance hangars are 737-sized. While plans at SEA are rumored, apparently their first new West Coast widebody hangar may be in Portland #KPDX. Presentation slides for Portland City Council show location. (It's adjacent to Alaska's Horizon subsidiary PDX maintenance base.) https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/council-documents/2026/01132026_A-ECmte_2026-016_E-ZoneBoundaryAmendment.pdf#page=16&zoom=page-fit,-180,1 #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek #PNW

Speculation has swirled about where Alaska Airlines will build a hangar in or near Seattle big enough for its widebody 787s & A330s. Their Seattle maintenance hangars are 737-sized. While plans at SEA are rumored, apparently their first new West Coast widebody hangar may be in Portland #KPDX. Presentation slides for Portland City Council show location. (It's adjacent to Alaska's Horizon subsidiary PDX maintenance base.) https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/council-documents/2026/01132026_A-ECmte_2026-016_E-ZoneBoundaryAmendment.pdf#page=16&zoom=page-fit,-180,1 #Alaska787 #aviation #business #travel #avgeek #PNW

I went for a day trip to Seattle today to try to catch the #Alaska787 #N784HA with Aurora Borealis livery. For the takeoff, I found a spot with better lighting, putting the late-afternoon setting sun behind me. #KSEA #aviation #travel #avgeek #PNW