Alaska Airlines celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2007 marking the airline's growth from a single-aircraft operation in 1932 to one of the largest US carriers today.

Alaska Airlines traces its roots to McGee Airways, which inaugurated service between Anchorage and Bristol Bay, Alaska in 1932 with a single-engine, three-passenger plane.

Over the years, mergers and acquisitions produced changes in the name of the airline and saw business expand throughout Alaska and the Lower 48. The Alaska Airlines name was adopted in 1944. Alaska's sister carrier, Horizon Air, was founded in September 1981 in Seattle to serve communities on routes vacated by larger airlines after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.

Today, the airline operates a fleet of 114 Boeing jets, among one of the youngest fleets of all major airlines, while a strong tradition and reputation for outstanding customer service consistently earns Alaska Airlines best U.S. airline recognition from the likes of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler magazines.

Alaska Airlines has pioneered technologies and customer innovations that make the travel experience easier. Alaska was the first airline in North America to sell tickets online and first in the world to allow customers to check in and print boarding passes via the Internet.

The airline has also blazed trails in navigation technology too, which allows it to fly into fog-shrouded Juneau, Alaska, and airspace-restricted Washington, D.C., with equal precision. Alaska's new Airport of the Future design for their hub Seattle Tacoma (Sea-Tac) InternationalAirport is allowing customers to get from curbside to planeside in record time.

Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, serve 92 cities through an expansive network in Alaska and the US, including Hawaii, Canada and Mexico.

A popular choice for Australians travelling in the USA, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air offer the "West Most" schedule, offering passengers the convenience of services to 16 California airports from the Pacific North West.