ANCHORAGE, ALASKA —
Weighing in at 91,000 pounds, the world's largest salmon landed in Anchorage today to a cheering crowd of hundreds of Alaska Airlines employees and seafood industry executives. Stretching nearly 129 feet, the fish-themed Boeing 737-800 is the most intricately painted commercial aircraft in the world and celebrates the partnership of Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.
"Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II" trivia
The 129-foot-long Boeing 737-800
Wingspan of 117 feet
Cruising speed of 530 mph.
Four gallons of Mylar paint was used to create an iridescent sparkle over the nearly 3,500 fish scales, which also makes the painting three dimensional. More than 90 percent of the fuselage was airbrushed with 21 unique colors to create the lifelike king salmon.
A crew of eight worked around the clock for 27 days at Associated Painters Inc. in Oklahoma City to paint the plane. The plane accommodates 157 passengers and six crew members.
Beginning on Friday, the aircraft will fly passenger routes throughout Alaska Airlines' network, connecting destinations from Hawaii to Boston and from Anchorage as far south as Mexico.
The "Salmon-Thirty-Salmon II" aircraft is an original design of Mark Boyle, a Seattle-based wildlife artist who is also a recognized leader in the livery design of commercial aircraft.
Boyle designed the first Salmon-Thirty-Salmon plane and has created a dozen other special paint themes for Alaska Airlines in recent years, including the Spirit of Disneyland I and II and the Spirit of Make-A-Wish planes.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves 95 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines has ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Network Carriers" in the J.D. Power and Associates North America Airline Satisfaction StudySM for five consecutive years from 2008 to 2012.
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Source: Alaska Airlines
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