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Boeing 737-800 (N577AS) - Ever feel like youre being watched?
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Boeing 737-800 (N577AS)

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Ever feel like you're being watched?

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Ian Moult
That is so cool!
Miguel Paredes
What a fun capture! I've always loved that Alaska Airlines livery, and you have made it come to life in this shot!
Alex Georgescu
I find this disturbing :)
Guy Genbrugge
Can somebody tell me who that person is on the back of each airplane?
Wayne Brown
Nice to see Americas favorite airline. Treating customers as people everyday not as cattle.
Thrilled to see this airline expanding its routes across America and International.
My preferred carrier since 1972.
Isaac Vogelzang
Guy, I have heard that that is "the eskimo man".
Cool shot!
Don Lynch
I think the pic is great. However I have no idea who that is. It has no meaning to me.
Mike Whetstone
Might be Eskimo Joe; runs a great tavern in Stillwater, Oklahoma, usually shown with a big cheesy grin and perfect teeth. :)
Max Jones
Guy Genbrugge, I think I posted this story on this site years ago but this is a perfect opportunity to tell it again! When I was a controller at Burbank tower back in the mid eighties Alaska was taxiing and someone came on frequency and asked "Hey Alaska, who's that guy on your tail?" Alaska replied "He's our Chief Pilot" to which the first guy responded "He's better looking than ours!"
And Isaac Vogelzang is correct. It's just an image of an anonymous Eskimo, according to the Alaska pilot.
Dwight Hartje
Incredible shot!!
Glenn Mottley
I heard once that it is the semblance of a gold miner (in Alaska, a "sourdough"). Kinda cool that it can be viewed both ways. Can anyone from Alaska weigh in on this?
www.alaska.net "After the California gold rush, when the Klondike prospectors sailed from San Francisco to Alaska, they carried precious sourdough starter with them - and ever since sourdough bread has been associated with San Francisco. And in Alaska, a prospector with a pot of sourdough strapped to his back was quickly nicknamed a "sourdough"."
drsmith737
Great😀
Austen Pyle
It is cool to see the old and new of Alaska's Livery. I really like the new Eskimo! Alaska is the BEST!
Greg Byington
Whether the eskimo on the tail is a real person or not, and if it is who is it, is something of a mystery, and the airline is apparently happy to leave it that way. See their explanation here:

https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/who-is-the-eskimo/

I flew Alaska for the first time last year, and it was great.
nycslc1
Love this picture!
n9341c
Oh my god a Muammar Gaddafi look alike convention?
Had to laugh! Great shot of my favorite aircraft and airline! Thank you for this unique shot!
Derek MacphersonPhoto Uploader
Thanks so much guys!
Greg Byington
Oh, and great shot, DMac!. It is like a forest of Alaska Airlines tails. ;-)
Sean Ellis
The guy on the tail of the Alaska jets is my friend Thomas Piscoya from Nome Alaska. Tom is a senior Captain at Alaska Airlines and has Ben flying in Alaska about 40 years. Others will say it’s an artistic rendition of a native Alaskan but those of us who know better know for sure it’s Tom!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
12-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 09:10 PDT 11:39 PDT Scheduled
11-Jul-2025 B738Santa Barbara Muni ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 19:36 PDT 21:38 PDT Scheduled
11-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Santa Barbara Muni () 16:12 PDT 18:10 PDT Scheduled
11-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:23 PDT 14:42 PDT Scheduled
11-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()San Diego Intl () 09:18 EDT 10:56 PDT Scheduled
10-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Reagan National () 13:05 PDT 20:49 EDT 4:43
10-Jul-2025 B738Lihue ()San Diego Intl () 02:38 HST 10:56 PDT 5:17
09-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Lihue () 23:07 PDT 01:40 HST (+1) 5:33
09-Jul-2025 B738Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 15:04 CDT 16:54 PDT 3:49
09-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 08:19 PDT 13:39 CDT 3:20
08-Jul-2025 B738San Luis Obispo County Rgnl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 19:44 PDT 21:31 PDT 1:47
08-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Luis Obispo County Rgnl () 16:33 PDT 18:35 PDT 2:02
08-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 12:40 PDT 14:53 PDT 2:12
08-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()San Diego Intl () 09:35 EDT 11:31 PDT 4:55
07-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Reagan National () 13:06 PDT 20:27 EDT 4:21
07-Jul-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()San Diego Intl () 09:11 EDT 11:57 PDT 5:46
06-Jul-2025 B738San Diego Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 23:17 PDT 07:14 EDT (+1) 4:56
06-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()San Diego Intl () 19:18 PDT 21:40 PDT 2:21
06-Jul-2025 B738Daniel K Inouye Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 09:12 HST 17:33 PDT 5:20
05-Jul-2025 B738Anchorage Intl ()Daniel K Inouye Intl () 20:17 AKDT 00:04 HST (+1) 5:46
05-Jul-2025 B738Sacramento Intl ()Anchorage Intl () 15:13 PDT 18:39 AKDT 4:25
05-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Sacramento Intl () 12:21 PDT 13:40 PDT 1:18
05-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:16 PDT 10:44 PDT 2:28
04-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 17:38 PDT 19:55 PDT 2:16
04-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:00 HST 16:24 PDT 5:23
03-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 19:22 PDT 22:06 HST 5:43
03-Jul-2025 B738John Wayne ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 15:14 PDT 17:20 PDT 2:06
03-Jul-2025 B738Seattle-Tacoma Intl ()John Wayne () 11:31 PDT 13:53 PDT 2:21
03-Jul-2025 B738Denver Intl ()Seattle-Tacoma Intl () 08:17 MDT 09:37 PDT 2:20
02-Jul-2025 B738Anchorage Intl ()Denver Intl () 23:17 AKDT 06:02 MDT (+1) 4:45
01-Jul-2025 B738Portland Intl ()Anchorage Intl () 21:54 PDT 00:09 AKDT (+1) 3:15
01-Jul-2025 B738Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole ()Portland Intl () 12:22 HST 20:14 PDT 4:52
01-Jul-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Ellison Onizuka Kona Intl At Keahole () 08:47 PDT 11:02 HST 5:15
01-Jul-2025 B738Juan Santamaria Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 01:01 CST 05:34 PDT 5:32
30-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Juan Santamaria Int'l () 16:47 PDT 23:10 CST 5:23
30-Jun-2025 B738Guanacaste ()Los Angeles Intl () 10:12 CST 14:37 PDT 5:25
30-Jun-2025 B738Los Angeles Intl ()Guanacaste () 00:09 PDT 06:19 CST 5:10
29-Jun-2025 B738Los Cabos Int'l ()Los Angeles Intl () 20:20 MST 22:26 PDT 2:05
29-Jun-2025 B738San Jose Int'l ()Los Cabos Int'l () 16:25 PDT 18:55 MST 2:30
29-Jun-2025 B738Los Cabos Int'l ()San Jose Int'l () 12:19 MST 14:57 PDT 2:38
29-Jun-2025 B738San Francisco Int'l ()Los Cabos Int'l () 07:33 PDT 10:10 MST 2:36
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