Third flight with the MAX 8. Think I’ll try to get all the North American airlines in with it by Christmas.
Server: Solo
Airline: Alaska Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Origin: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, SeaTac, Washington (SEA)
Destination: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Burbank, California (BUR)
Flight Number: AS1290
Route: KSEA-KBUR
Seat: 19F (Main Cabin)
Time En Route: 2 Hours 16 Minutes
Boarding at Gate C17 on a typical foggy morning in Seattle
Taxiing out to Runway 34R
Taking the SUMMA2 departure out of SeaTac
Punched through the haze over Lake Washington
At our intial cruising altitude of 33,000 feet. We’ll climb to 34,000 from LKV to SUNBE, then climb to 35,000 feet until we start our descent into Burbank.
At our final cruising altitude of 35,000 feet near Mount Shasta, a dormant stratovolcano in northern California
Descending near Santa Paula in Ventura County
Bumpy landing in Burbank
Getting our personal item from under the seat after we’ve parked at Gate B5
Look back at it