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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
15-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 05:17PM EDT 07:13PM PDT Scheduled
15-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Reagan National () 08:10AM PDT 03:44PM EDT Scheduled
14-Jul-2025 B738Kahului ()Portland Intl () 09:48PM HST 05:44AM PDT (+1) Scheduled
14-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Kahului () 05:56PM PDT 08:14PM HST Scheduled
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
13-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 08:32PM PDT 10:40PM PDT 2:08
13-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 10:34AM HST 06:57PM PDT 5:22
13-Jul-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 07:19AM PDT 09:09AM HST 4:50
12-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()San Francisco Int'l () 06:06PM PDT 07:28PM PDT 1:21
12-Jul-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Portland Intl () 03:27PM PDT 04:44PM PDT 1:17
12-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()San Francisco Int'l () 12:51PM PDT 01:49PM PDT 0:57
12-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 09:20AM PDT 11:36AM PDT 2:16
11-Jul-2025 B738Santa Barbara Muni ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 07:48PM PDT 10:02PM PDT 2:13
11-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Santa Barbara Muni () 04:49PM PDT 06:46PM PDT 1:56
11-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:56PM PDT 03:13PM PDT 2:16
11-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()San Diego Intl () 09:50AM EDT 11:32AM PDT 4:42
10-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Reagan National () 01:05PM PDT 08:49PM EDT 4:43
10-Jul-2025 B738Lihue ()San Diego Intl () 02:38AM HST 10:56AM PDT 5:17
09-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Lihue () 11:07PM PDT 01:40AM HST (+1) 5:33
09-Jul-2025 B738Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:04PM CDT 04:54PM PDT 3:49
09-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 08:19AM PDT 01:39PM CDT 3:20
08-Jul-2025 B738San Luis Obispo County Rgnl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 07:44PM PDT 09:31PM PDT 1:47
08-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Luis Obispo County Rgnl () 04:33PM PDT 06:35PM PDT 2:02
08-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:40PM PDT 02:53PM PDT 2:12
08-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()San Diego Intl () 09:35AM EDT 11:31AM PDT 4:55
07-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Reagan National () 01:06PM PDT 08:27PM EDT 4:21
07-Jul-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()San Diego Intl () 09:11AM EDT 11:57AM PDT 5:46
06-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 11:17PM PDT 07:14AM EDT (+1) 4:56
06-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Diego Intl () 07:18PM PDT 09:40PM PDT 2:21
06-Jul-2025 B738Daniel K Inouye Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 09:12AM HST 05:33PM PDT 5:20
05-Jul-2025 B738Anchorage Intl ()Daniel K Inouye Intl () 08:17PM AKDT 12:04AM HST (+1) 5:46
05-Jul-2025 B738Sacramento Intl ()Anchorage Intl () 03:13PM PDT 06:39PM AKDT 4:25
05-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Sacramento Intl () 12:21PM PDT 01:40PM PDT 1:18
05-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:16AM PDT 10:44AM PDT 2:28
04-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 05:38PM PDT 07:55PM PDT 2:16
04-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:00AM HST 04:24PM PDT 5:23
03-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 07:22PM PDT 10:06PM HST 5:43
03-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 03:14PM PDT 05:20PM PDT 2:06
03-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 11:31AM PDT 01:53PM PDT 2:21
03-Jul-2025 B738Denver Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:17AM MDT 09:37AM PDT 2:20
02-Jul-2025 B738Anchorage Intl ()Denver Intl () 11:17PM AKDT 06:02AM MDT (+1) 4:45
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