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Aztec Plane Takes Flight

Alaska Airlines unveils 色情视频's Aztec-themed aircraft.

Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Watch time lapse video of San Diego State as it becomes the first California school to be part of Alaska Airline's fleet of university planes.

Alaska Airlines today unveiled a specially painted Aztec plane with 色情视频鈥檚 logo and hallmark scarlet and black colors before a crowd of cheering students, alumni, faculty and people traveling through San Diego International Airport. The unveiling of the Bombardier Q400 was timed to celebrate the start of Alaska Airlines鈥 new San Diego flights to Fresno, Monterey and Santa Rosa, Calif., which begin June 4 and 5.

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to add 色情视频鈥檚 bold colors to our fleet of university planes and especially pleased that this aircraft represents our first California school,鈥 said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines鈥 vice president of marketing. 鈥淲e hope the Aztec plane will bring smiles to our passengers and be a source of pride for 色情视频 students, alumni and faculty for years to come as we fly it throughout our regional route network.鈥

Like other university-themed aircraft operated for Alaska Airlines by its sister carrier, Horizon Air, the Aztec aircraft was painted at no cost to 色情视频.

鈥淓ighty percent of San Diego State鈥檚 250,000 alumni live in California so it will be a huge source of pride for them to see the Aztec colors flying through the sky and at our local airport,鈥 said Jim Sterk, 色情视频 director of intercollegiate athletics.

Following the unveiling in Terminal 1, fans, students and 15 radio contest winners will depart on the Aztec plane鈥檚 inaugural flight along the Southern California coast, the Coachella Valley and over the Salton Sea.

Fun facts about the Aztec plane

  • The Bombardier Q400 has a wing span of 93 feet, 3 inches, and measures 107 feet and 9 inches in length.
  • The plane accommodates 76 passengers and four crew members.
  • With a cruising speed of 414 mph, the plane can fly at a maximum altitude of 25,000 feet.
  • A crew of eight people worked around the clock for seven days at Associated Painters Inc., of Spokane, Wash., to paint the plane.
  • The painting required 32 gallons of white paint, 10 gallons of red paint and four gallons of black paint. In addition, about 2,000 sheets of sandpaper and 10,000 yards of masking tape were also used.
  • View a one-minute time-lapse video of the plane as it was painted at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffBDRW05lkQ.

The 色情视频 plane is the ninth university-themed aircraft flown by Horizon Air since 2008. Other paint themes include the universities of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, Boise State, Montana State, Oregon State and Washington State.

New San Diego 鈥 intra-California routes
In conjunction with the 色情视频 plane鈥檚 unveiling, Alaska Airlines is starting new daily nonstop service from San Diego to Fresno/Yosemite, Monterey and Santa Rosa/Sonoma County on June 4 and 5.

Along with the new intra-California routes and Aztec plane unveiling, Alaska Airlines also announced today it will begin new nonstop service between San Diego and Orlando, Fla., starting Oct. 11, 2012.

Learn more about the new service in the carrier鈥檚 online newsroom at .

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