Ep. 901: Whitetails in Alaska? And Other Alaskan Deer Questions Answered with Bjorn Dihle and Colin Arisman

This week on the show we're discussing the surprising arrival of whitetails and mule deer to Alaska, my new sitka blacktail hunting film, and other questions related to Alaska's changing landscape. Joining me is author, Alaska resident, and …

Alaska Airlines Is Elevating Its Onboard Meals in All Cabins—What to Know

Alaska Airlines Some of the new elevated on-board menu items available. Alaska Airlines recently updated its First Class and Main Cabin menus. For economy passengers, a healthy new grain bowl will be available for pre-order on most flights. First Class …

IBM, Nokia, Alaska Air Group And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Thursday's Pre-Market Session

U.S. stock futures were lower this morning, with the Dow futures falling around 200 points on Thursday. Shares of International Business Machines Corporation IBM fell sharply in today's pre-market trading after the company reported first-quarter …

Alaska Airlines Clears Out Embraer E175 After Passenger Jokes About Carry-On Bag Bomb

While it’s good to be light-hearted in stressful situations, some jokes just don’t fly in airplanes (pun intended). If anything a passenger says is even remotely considered as a potential threat to the safety of the airplane and passengers, the airline …

Hawaiian Airlines helps buffer Alaska’s $166M loss

Alaska Air Group posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings Wednesday due to negative impacts of macroeconomic factors on air travel demand. However, the parent of Alaska and Hawaiian airlines said the results reflect strong initial progress on the …

Homer musicians to make Alaska debut of conceptual piece ‘We Are Phoenix’

Homer High School’s Concert Choir and Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus will perform the Alaska premiere of an immersive work by renowned composer Tim Takach this weekend at the Homer Mariner Theatre. “We are Phoenix” is a new choral work being performed in …

Mary Penney and Her 1898 Alaska adventure — Part 4

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Mary L. Penney and a group of other gold-seeking stockholders in the Kings County Mining Company of Brooklyn, New York, sailed for Alaska in mid-February, hoping to strike it rich. Their plan called for sailing around Cape Horn and then …

Alaska Air lost $166M in 3 months. What does that mean for expansion?

Alaska Airlines lost $166 million in the first quarter of 2025 but is confident it will weather the impact of tariffs and economic uncertainty as it looks to launch new trans-Pacific nonstop routes later this year. SeaTac-based Alaska Air Group, with newly …

Alaska Airlines Forecasts Weakened Q2 Earnings Due To "Softer Demand"

Amid lower-than-expected bookings and an overall global economic uncertainty, US airlines are revisiting their previous earnings forecasts. While Alaska Airlines has not updated its 2025 guidance, it said that its second-quarter revenue could be hit by as …

Alaska Airlines Forecasts Hit to Revenues Due to Weak Demand