Alaska Airlines purchases 10 Boeing 737-900er aircraft

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Alaska Airlines, Seattle's hometown airline, continues to invest in the long-term success of its business and the region it calls home. Alaska, which exclusively flies Chicago-based Boeing airplanes, today announced the purchase of 10 additional Boeing 737-900ER aircraft.

The company is celebrating the significance of this order by launching a contest to 'test-drive' one of Alaska's 737 flight simulators at its Seattle flight operations center.

Today's purchase, which brings Alaska's total Boeing jets on order to 74.

"We love having Seattle as our home and buying locally built airplanes is a point of pride for us," said Alaska Airlines' president and CEO Brad Tilden.

"These new planes will allow us to serve our customers even better with improved in-cabin experience, including our new leather Recaro seats with added leg room, power outlets at every seat and larger overhead bins."