Alaska Airlines and 700 Pacific Northwest business leaders are celebrating the 100th birthday of Boeing at the Museum of Flight, unveiling a new Alaska 737 painted in a special centennial paint theme. “Boeing is a global aerospace leader and our country’s leading exporter, and people throughout the Northwest should be very proud of them,” said Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden. “They design and build amazing jets like the 737, and the more than 77,000 local employees of Boeing strengthen the economic and social fabric of our region. All of us at Alaska want to congratulate them on their 100th anniversary.”
The new jet features a Boeing logo with “100 years strong” painted boldly on both sides of the 900ER fuselage. The 737-900ER, officially dubbed “Celebration of Boeing,” is the 153rd Boeing 737 in Alaska’s “Proudly all Boeing” fleet, and commemorates the rich, five-decade partnership between the airline and aircraft manufacturer. Boeing will officially celebrate its birthday on July 15, 2016, 100 years to the day after William Boeing first incorporated Pacific Aero Products Co. in Seattle.
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