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Here are more more more amazing about Alaska Airlines!!!
Alaska Airlines is the only airline in the world who had mid-air collision with a fish!!! YES a fish!!! This caused 2 hour delay for the plane so that mechanics could examine the plane for any damage.
Also, Alaska Airlines is the only airline in the world who had collision with moose which caused the 737's front landing gear wheels to be ripped out and front land gear to be bent during the collision with moose.
Moreover, Alaska Airlines between 1948 and 1950 got special charter service from country of Israel to evacuate thousands thousands thousands of Jewish people from Yemen to Israel. Alaska Airlines used C-46s and DC-4s to fly from Yemen to Israel while learning how to duck and avoid gunfire from neighboring Arab countries. Alaska Airlines had to install extra fuel tanks on the planes because the airline learned that if their planes landed on Arab countries for refueling, their pilots as well as Jewish passengers would be shot. The engines of C-46s and DC-4s had no problem handling freezing Alaskan winters but Alaska Airlines pilots were having hard time handling engines that were badly affected by desert sand. They used route through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba to avoid being shot down. DC-4s which had operating permit to carry 70 passengers carried average load of 150 Jewish passengers per flight. C-46s which were allowed by American federal aviation agency to carry 46 passengers flew average load of 70 Jewish passengers. Alaska Airlines planes usually arrived in Israel with few bullet holes on the wings or bodies of planes. One Alaskan airline plane made emergency landing in Egypt after the pilots miscalculated fuel consumption rate and ran out of fuel Since pilots were scared that they along with passengers would get shot in Egypt, pilots devised a fake story saying their passengers were suffering from chicken pox and they were on emergency medicalflight to Europe. The Egyptian airport authorities got scared, rushed to pump fuel into the plane while avoiding inspecting inside the plane, and told the pilots to get lost and fly out of Egypt which the pilots were glad to do so making their way to Israel.
Why did Alaska Airlines get the job flying thousands of Jewish people from Yemen to Israel which was far far far away from Alaska? That is because Alaska Airlines in 1945 to 1950 was one of world's largest cargo airlines which was why it was ALSO chosen to participate in famous Berlin Airlift hauling lots of cargo loads to Berlin.
Those NEW amazing facts are in addition to previous unbelievable facts about Alaska Airlines as seen below:
Alaska Airlines was first in America to offer inflight movies.
Pilot training for Alaska Airlines is one of two or three most rigorous airline training programs in the world. To train for flying in Arctic operations, Alaska Airlines pilots would need six years of training to get special certificate for flying around in Arctic areas and airports. Many of new hires for this airline are usually bush taxi pilots.
Alaska Airline was first to use satellite navigation in 1990s.
Some airports in Alaska are so dangerous and so difficult that Alaska Airlines' first officers are not allowed to land there. Only captains are allowed to do so!!!
Alaska Airlines made profits for 33 out of 39 past years. Last year was almost 1/2 billion dollar profit which was 29 percent more than year 2011!!!
Regards,
Aharon
Edited by Aharon, 18 March 2013 - 01:21 PM.
