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Boeing 737-800 (N577AS) - Ever feel like youre being watched?
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Boeing 737-800 (N577AS)

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Ever feel like you're being watched?

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Ian Moult
That is so cool!
Miguel Paredes
What a fun capture! I've always loved that Alaska Airlines livery, and you have made it come to life in this shot!
Alex Georgescu
I find this disturbing :)
Guy Genbrugge
Can somebody tell me who that person is on the back of each airplane?
Wayne Brown
Nice to see Americas favorite airline. Treating customers as people everyday not as cattle.
Thrilled to see this airline expanding its routes across America and International.
My preferred carrier since 1972.
Isaac Vogelzang
Guy, I have heard that that is "the eskimo man".
Cool shot!
Don Lynch
I think the pic is great. However I have no idea who that is. It has no meaning to me.
Mike Whetstone
Might be Eskimo Joe; runs a great tavern in Stillwater, Oklahoma, usually shown with a big cheesy grin and perfect teeth. :)
Max Jones
Guy Genbrugge, I think I posted this story on this site years ago but this is a perfect opportunity to tell it again! When I was a controller at Burbank tower back in the mid eighties Alaska was taxiing and someone came on frequency and asked "Hey Alaska, who's that guy on your tail?" Alaska replied "He's our Chief Pilot" to which the first guy responded "He's better looking than ours!"
And Isaac Vogelzang is correct. It's just an image of an anonymous Eskimo, according to the Alaska pilot.
Dwight Hartje
Incredible shot!!
Glenn Mottley
I heard once that it is the semblance of a gold miner (in Alaska, a "sourdough"). Kinda cool that it can be viewed both ways. Can anyone from Alaska weigh in on this?
www.alaska.net "After the California gold rush, when the Klondike prospectors sailed from San Francisco to Alaska, they carried precious sourdough starter with them - and ever since sourdough bread has been associated with San Francisco. And in Alaska, a prospector with a pot of sourdough strapped to his back was quickly nicknamed a "sourdough"."
drsmith737
Great😀
Austen Pyle
It is cool to see the old and new of Alaska's Livery. I really like the new Eskimo! Alaska is the BEST!
Greg Byington
Whether the eskimo on the tail is a real person or not, and if it is who is it, is something of a mystery, and the airline is apparently happy to leave it that way. See their explanation here:

https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/who-is-the-eskimo/

I flew Alaska for the first time last year, and it was great.
nycslc1
Love this picture!
n9341c
Oh my god a Muammar Gaddafi look alike convention?
Had to laugh! Great shot of my favorite aircraft and airline! Thank you for this unique shot!
Derek MacphersonPhoto Uploader
Thanks so much guys!
Greg Byington
Oh, and great shot, DMac!. It is like a forest of Alaska Airlines tails. ;-)
Sean Ellis
The guy on the tail of the Alaska jets is my friend Thomas Piscoya from Nome Alaska. Tom is a senior Captain at Alaska Airlines and has Ben flying in Alaska about 40 years. Others will say it’s an artistic rendition of a native Alaskan but those of us who know better know for sure it’s Tom!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
26-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 08:07AM PDT 01:21PM CDT Scheduled
25-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 09:43PM HST 06:01AM PDT (+1) Scheduled
25-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 12:29PM PDT 02:56PM HST Taxiing
25-Jul-2025 B738Sitka Rocky Gutierrez ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 07:11AM AKDT 10:01AM PDT 1:49
24-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Sitka Rocky Gutierrez () 10:17PM PDT 11:16PM AKDT 1:59
24-Jul-2025 B738Newark Liberty Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 05:58PM EDT 08:48PM PDT 5:49
24-Jul-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Newark Liberty Intl () 08:16AM PDT 04:30PM EDT 5:14
23-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Francisco Int'l () 06:48PM PDT 08:28PM PDT 1:39
23-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:09AM HST 04:52PM PDT 5:43
22-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 07:48PM PDT 10:16PM HST 5:27
22-Jul-2025 B738St Louis Lambert Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:49PM CDT 05:34PM PDT 3:44
22-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()St Louis Lambert Intl () 09:21AM PDT 02:41PM CDT 3:19
22-Jul-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 06:15AM PDT 07:53AM PDT 1:37
21-Jul-2025 B738Lihue ()San Francisco Int'l () 02:19PM HST 10:35PM PDT 5:15
21-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Lihue () 10:43AM PDT 01:06PM HST 5:22
20-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 06:35PM CDT 08:08PM PDT 3:33
20-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:37AM PDT 04:52PM CDT 3:14
20-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Portland Intl () 08:08AM PDT 10:11AM PDT 2:02
19-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 07:48PM PDT 09:59PM PDT 2:11
19-Jul-2025 B738Reno/Tahoe Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 06:57PM PDT 08:32PM PDT Cancelled
19-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Reno/Tahoe Intl () 04:18PM PDT 05:49PM PDT Cancelled
19-Jul-2025 B738Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:35PM CDT 05:44PM PDT 4:09
19-Jul-2025 B738Sacramento Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 01:04PM PDT 02:27PM PDT Cancelled
19-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Sacramento Intl () 10:09AM PDT 11:29AM PDT Cancelled
19-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 08:36AM PDT 01:59PM CDT 3:22
18-Jul-2025 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 02:58PM PDT 05:13PM PDT 2:14
18-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 11:14AM PDT 01:00PM PDT 1:46
18-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Portland Intl () 07:11AM PDT 09:09AM PDT 1:58
17-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()John Wayne () 08:05PM PDT 10:07PM PDT 2:02
17-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Portland Intl () 05:09PM CDT 06:41PM PDT 3:31
17-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 10:11AM PDT 03:35PM CDT 3:24
16-Jul-2025 B738Kahului ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 11:32PM HST 07:49AM PDT (+1) 5:17
16-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Kahului () 07:42PM PDT 10:05PM HST 5:23
16-Jul-2025 B738Kansas City Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:46PM CDT 05:18PM PDT 3:31
16-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Kansas City Intl () 09:23AM PDT 02:19PM CDT 2:55
15-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 06:04PM EDT 08:12PM PDT 5:07
15-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Reagan National () 08:10AM PDT 03:56PM EDT 4:46
14-Jul-2025 B738Kahului ()Portland Intl () 09:51PM HST 05:55AM PDT (+1) 5:03
14-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Kahului () 06:16PM PDT 08:29PM HST 5:13
14-Jul-2025 B738Gowen Field ()Portland Intl () 04:06PM MDT 04:01PM PDT 0:55
14-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Gowen Field () 12:54PM PDT 02:53PM MDT 0:59
14-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:11AM PDT 10:38AM PDT 2:26
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