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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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29-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 01:15PM PDT 03:45PM PDT Scheduled
29-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 10:40AM PDT 11:24AM PDT Scheduled
29-Mar-2024 B738John Wayne ()Portland Intl () 07:05AM PDT 09:19AM PDT Scheduled
28-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()John Wayne () 08:15PM PDT 10:17PM PDT Scheduled
28-Mar-2024 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Portland Intl () 03:52PM CDT 05:44PM PDT Scheduled
28-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 09:00AM PDT 02:32PM CDT Scheduled
28-Mar-2024 B738Anchorage Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:39AM AKDT 04:42AM PDT En Route
27-Mar-2024 B738Deadhorse ()Anchorage Intl () 06:24PM AKDT 07:52PM AKDT 1:27
27-Mar-2024 B738Anchorage Intl ()Deadhorse () 04:02PM AKDT 05:27PM AKDT 1:25
27-Mar-2024 B738Kodiak ()Anchorage Intl () 02:14PM AKDT 02:56PM AKDT 0:42
27-Mar-2024 B738Anchorage Intl ()Kodiak () 12:22PM AKDT 01:07PM AKDT 0:44
27-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Anchorage Intl () 08:37AM PDT 10:44AM AKDT 3:07
27-Mar-2024 B738Anchorage Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 02:04AM AKDT 06:21AM PDT 3:16
26-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Anchorage Intl () 09:56PM PDT 12:04AM AKDT (+1) 3:08
26-Mar-2024 B738Santa Barbara Muni ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 05:44PM PDT 08:04PM PDT 2:19
26-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Santa Barbara Muni () 02:23PM PDT 04:11PM PDT 1:48
26-Mar-2024 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 10:18AM PDT 01:04PM PDT 2:45
26-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 07:08AM PDT 08:44AM PDT 1:36
25-Mar-2024 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Portland Intl () 08:48PM CDT 10:30PM PDT 3:42
25-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 01:42PM PDT 07:12PM CDT 3:29
25-Mar-2024 B738John Wayne ()Portland Intl () 09:46AM PDT 12:13PM PDT 2:26
25-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 06:15AM PDT 08:18AM PDT 2:03
24-Mar-2024 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:49PM PDT 11:23PM PDT 2:34
24-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 05:39PM PDT 07:42PM PDT 2:02
24-Mar-2024 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 02:24PM CDT 04:12PM PDT 3:48
24-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 07:22AM PDT 12:53PM CDT 3:31
23-Mar-2024 B738Reagan National ()Portland Intl () 07:03PM EDT 09:22PM PDT 5:18
23-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Reagan National () 10:21AM PDT 05:55PM EDT 4:33
23-Mar-2024 B738John Wayne ()Portland Intl () 07:12AM PDT 09:12AM PDT 2:00
22-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 08:01PM PDT 10:22PM PDT 2:21
22-Mar-2024 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 04:06PM PDT 06:10PM PDT 2:04
22-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Los Angeles Intl () 12:27PM PDT 02:46PM PDT 2:18
22-Mar-2024 B738Reagan National ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:18AM EDT 10:57AM PDT 5:38
21-Mar-2024 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Reagan National () 01:07PM PDT 08:38PM EDT 4:30
21-Mar-2024 B738Reagan National ()Los Angeles Intl () 09:26AM EDT 11:33AM PDT 5:06
20-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Reagan National () 03:05PM PDT 10:13PM EDT 4:07
20-Mar-2024 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 10:42AM PDT 12:48PM PDT 2:06
20-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 07:31AM PDT 09:27AM PDT 1:55
19-Mar-2024 B738Nashville Intl ()Portland Intl () 04:23PM CDT 06:56PM PDT 4:33
19-Mar-2024 B738Portland Intl ()Nashville Intl () 09:13AM PDT 03:01PM CDT 3:48
18-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Portland Intl () 08:01PM PDT 08:32PM PDT 0:30
18-Mar-2024 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:48PM PDT 03:06PM PDT 2:18
18-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 08:21AM PDT 10:44AM PDT 2:22
17-Mar-2024 B738Salt Lake City Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 10:41PM MDT 11:11PM PDT 1:30
17-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Salt Lake City Intl () 06:39PM PDT 09:14PM MDT 1:35
17-Mar-2024 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:41PM PDT 05:13PM PDT 1:32
17-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Francisco Int'l () 12:37PM PDT 02:18PM PDT 1:40
17-Mar-2024 B738Roberts Fld ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:52AM PDT 09:37AM PDT 0:44
16-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Roberts Fld () 07:49PM PDT 08:29PM PDT 0:40
16-Mar-2024 B738Metro Oakland Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:51PM PDT 05:28PM PDT 1:36
16-Mar-2024 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Metro Oakland Intl () 01:09PM PDT 02:47PM PDT 1:37
16-Mar-2024 B738Juneau Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 06:02AM AKDT 09:04AM PDT 2:02
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