Posted on 10/03/2005 11:34:24 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
Alaska Airlines today landed the world’s largest king salmon—stretching 120 feet and weighing in at 140,000 pounds—at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The “Salmon-Thirty-Salmon,” sporting the glimmering image of a wild Alaska king salmon, is among the world’s most intricately painted commercial airplanes. Complete with shiny scales, a dorsal fin and gills, the livery on the Alaska Airlines 737-400 passenger aircraft is the result of a dedicated team of 30 painters working nearly nonstop for 24 days.
The airplane symbolizes the critical role Alaska Airlines plays in transporting fresh Alaska seafood to the continental United States and beyond. The paint scheme was produced in partnership with the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board (AFMB), which promotes the export of Alaska seafood.
“This airplane celebrates Alaska Airlines’ unique relationship with the people and communities of Alaska and underscores our air transport commitment to the state’s seafood industry,” said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska Airlines’ executive vice president of marketing and planning. “Alaska seafood is more popular than ever, and Alaska Airlines is proud to play a role in getting much of it from the waters of Alaska to dinner tables across the country in record time.” (click for more)
(Excerpt) Read more at alaskaair.com ...
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So, should we do Chinook or King? Wild, not farmed please!
Already posted yesterday.
Chinook = Spring = King = Tyee...Same thing
Smoked.
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Cooked just like this, but at the beach...
Nice plane, but does it fly back to the Boeing factory in Renton, WA, to spawn?
Cooked just like this, but at the beach...
That was Leslie Nielson, the Doctor. "These people need to be gotten to a hospital." "A hospital, what is it?" "It's a big building with patients, but that's not important now."
Already posted, with lots of finny puns. :-)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1495388/posts
Besides, duplicates give me a haddock!
Shadowed by a 400 ft UFB (unidentified flying bagel- with a 40 ton schmear)
Don't people refer to the 737 as the guppy.
Alaska Airlines takes flying fish to a whole new level--$500K fed grant pays for custom paint job
I am glad to pay for it.
Mike
Native meets and adopts corporation.
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