Alaska Airlines has added a Hawaiian themed plane to their fleet courtesy of a high school student. USA Today reported that Kaiser High School student Aaron Nee's Hawaii themed design won a competition of more than 2,700 en tress in Alaska Airlines "Paint-the-Plane" contest. Nee's Hawaiian design was one of three finalists and then picked in an online vote by Hawaiian residents.
"For the past five years, Alaska Airlines has been a proud part of the community in the Islands and we wanted to share that Island spirit with the rest of the world. To do that, we invited Hawaii's keiki from kindergarten through 12th grade to help create a design for one of our planes in honor of the Aloha State," says Alaska Airline's website."The winning design will be painted on one of our 737s and will fly all across our extensive route network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. We thank everyone who participated in sharing the "Spirit of the Islands'."
The winning design features a canoe, yellow hibiscus, the Hawaiian Islands chain and the phrase, "Spirit of the Islands." Alaska Airlines was the sponsor of the contest and it was in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Education and Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.
The plane will fly throughout Alaska Airlines' North American Route. Nee was floewn from the company's headquarters in Seattle to Honolulu for the unveiling of the plane. Nee also received a trip for four to any of Alaska Airline's destinations and a $5,000 scholarship.
"Our commitment to Hawaii goes far beyond flying airplanes to and from the West Coast," Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden said according to the Pacific Business News. "Our company is built on a culture of caring. We understand the importance of lifting up our youth and supporting their education."
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