Alaska Airlines is not an Alaska corporation, nor is the majority of its business in Alaska. However, when coming to Fairbanks there are not a lot of choices in carrier. Alaska Airlines has a very fine attitude when they fly in Alaska and are friendly and folksy rather than coldly professional on the Anchorage-Fairbanks leg. They like their Alaskan customers.
The last I remember about Alaska Air is that it was owned by AMR, as well as Wings West (if they still fly) American and American Eagle.
I never one said it was an Alaska corp, nor did I ever once say it did a majority of its business in Alaska. I live in Seattle.
thats a big thing with asa. the crews into alaska are either sea or anc based and the crews south are mostly lgb based. big attitude difference.