On Oct 1, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Mark Greenwood wrote: > > That is one ugly aircraft > > Mark Beauty's in the eye of the beholder. I walked all around it today. Its a very spectacular paint job. here's a good photo, http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=933358&size=L but I haven't seen a photo yet that does the paint complete justice. I think that's also true of the Disney Tinkerbell paint job - much more vibrant in real life than in any photo. There was a Potlatch featuring native artists and a great salmon and halibut barbecue put on in one Seattle hangar today by Alaska and various fish companies and associations (who through the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board essentially paid for the event including the special paint beyond what AS would have spent on a normal repainting). Capacity was limited to 4,000 employees and guests. Great turnout on a Saturday. A smaller event will be held in the Anchorage hangar Sunday. Nice to have something positive and upbeat what with all the bad news in the industry lately. Mike